Cedar Rapids Gets First Enclosed Cab Fire Truck
Cedar Rapids introduces its first enclosed cab fire engine, a $15,800 Peter Pirsch rig at Kenwood station replacing a 20 year old truck. It features 750 gpm at 150 psi, 250 hp, on-board 500 gallon water, 1200 ft of 2 1 2 inch hose, and two booster lines. The truck will move to Fire Station No. 4 as a reserve for a replaced unit. Chief Hunter notes broader move to enclosed cabs for enhanced protection and plans for more in future purchases. Two crew ride in cab, tail rider handles hose deployment on entry. Radio equipment pending arrival. department adds own small gear.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenwood
Third Street SE
Hunter
Peter Pirsch
Lincoln Zarub
Hoover School PTA Open House Sparks Community Event
The Hoover School PTA sponsors an open house and fun night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the new building. Ice cream cake coffee and drinks will be served. Activities include ring toss and a dart game with Cub Scouts participating. Mrs. Gerald McConnell invites all interested to attend. One sentence notes that one third of the 50 million cars in the United States are over ten years old.
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Hoover School Parent- Teachers Association
Gerald McConnell
Association
United States
Push-button priming and dual valves on truck design
The description notes a truck featuring push-button priming and volume controls with valves located on both sides, indicating a more advanced control system compared to earlier models.
Kroger Opens Store With Air Curtain Front
Cincinnati AP reports Kroger opens a supermarket using an air curtain as an invisible wall to keep heat in and insects out. The unit, first used in a U S supermarket, was developed in Switzerland and folding doors replace the curtain at night.
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Cincinnati
Kroger Company
Kroger
U.S
Switzerland
Patrons Flee Fire At New York Coffee Shop
About 50 patrons evacuated a New York coffee shop when a grease duct fire started. Fire crews extinguished the blaze quickly, but none of the customers returned to pay their bills, the proprietor said.
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New York
Black Market Baby Rackets Scrutinized By Kefauver Probe
Miami report details senate subcommittee hearings on the black market in babies. Prices up to 5000 dollars, typical around 1000, with cases in Chicago Augusta New York Memphis and Sherman revealing adoptions fraud and child sales across states. Kefauver calls for federal and state action and better support for unwed mothers to curb the racket.
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Miami
Senate
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Pittsburgh
Sen. Kefauver
International
Kefauver
Chicago
Massachusetts
Augusta
Sherman
Texas
Memphis
Tenn
California
New York City
Wedding on Boat Off English Coast Sparks Offshore Ceremony
A Finnish pastor married Neils Erick Palmein and Miss Toini Turunen aboard a fishing boat six miles at sea off Bridlington because the clergy in Britain could not authorize Finns to wed there. The Rev John Lothivuori, a Finnish pastor in London, officiated.
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Bridlington
England
Britain
John Lothivuori
London
Neils Erick Palmein
Hull
Toini Turunen
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Hoover School
PTA
Air
Efo
Ed Planer
Canada
Jack Shelley
W. E. Kipper
Who-Am-Fm-Tv
Des Moines
Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Belleview
Kansas
Irvin E. Miller
Standard Oil Laboratory
Mandan
North Dakota
Standard
Sugar Creek
Standard Oil
Jack Siler
Sheridan
Wyoming
Edward A. Metcalf
Neodesha
McPartland
Pat McPartland
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Kissel Kars
Pat
Mr. McPartland
Cedar Rapids Sunday Gazette
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