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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1954
Page
9
Lou Brewer reflects on Bert Acosta Aces pilot who raced speed records, flew with Lindberghs era, and later faced poverty illness and jail. The piece weighs his legendary hero status against his decline, arguing the balanced truth honors his pioneering spirit and risks.
Fort Lewis, Wash. soldiers of the 2nd army division erected a pedestrian safety sign as part of a traffic campaign. The sign reads Use the crosswalk avoid that run down feeling.
Milwaukee radio DJ Bob Larsen won the county surveyor post as a write in vote gag. With half precincts counted Larsen led 158 to 21 and faces potential fines if asked to survey tasks he cannot perform though officials doubt any duties exist.
Cedar Rapids Symphony will open its season Monday night with a transcription by conductor Henry Denecke based on a Bach organ work. Critics in Twin Cities praised his Dufay transcriptions and his Bach arrangement references. The article also lists arts events for November including Marin etchings at the public library, a science film series, and the Barbershop Parade at Memorial Coliseum.
Dr Bruce A Rogers senior metallurgist at Iowa State College will address the Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Society for Metals Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the Roosevelt hotel. He will discuss properties of several new metals with slide illustrations. In a coffee talk Prof Ned L Ashton consulting engineer discusses reconstruction of the A avenue viaduct.
A Atlanta family of four nicknamed the Battling Sullivans is ordered to attend church and Sunday school regularly for two years. Charles Sullivan wife and two sons also receive a two year nightly 9 p.m. curfew as part of probated jail sentences for a home brawl during which they allegedly attacked police. The article notes multiple historical conquests of Trieste by various powers.
Colorado planners warn the state faces a drought crisis with water supply at 40 percent of normal. Engineers caution the shortage will worsen even with a hard winter as scarce reservoirs and dwindling inflows threaten future development plans.
California seeks to bind Colorado in a legal battle over water rights as two million acre-feet flow into California. The state hopes to present a unified upper Colorado River project to Congress this month, potentially shaping ongoing disputes and usage during litigation.
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