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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1956

Page

2

Morrison Hopeful On Strong U N For Peace

British Labour leader Herbert Morrison told a Cornell audience in King Memorial chapel that he hopes the United Nations becomes authoritative and strong. He urged expeditious fair impartial decisions and nursing governments to possess the same qualities. Morrison offered a British view on the Suez crisis, called Israel's attack on Egypt aggression, and discussed U S politics noting Americans are mixed in views of British actions. He and his wife, visiting 40 cities since September, will depart in December. Morrison praised U S campaigns as longer but civil.

MT. Vernon United Nations Herbert Morrison Cornell College King Memorial Chapel U.N Morrison Suez Israel Egypt Nasser the Gazette Near East America Mr. Morrison U.S Britain

Iowa Firms Win Defense Contracts in October

Thirteen Iowa companies shared 2 617 381 in defense contracts for October per the Iowa Development Commission. Blue Star Foods Council Bluffs led with 1 450 880 across four contracts, followed by Collins Radio Cedar Rapids at 327 935 and Concrete Materials Construction Cedar Rapids at 249 109. Other awards ranged from 95 238 to 10 990 for Cedar Rapids Des Moines Davenport Keokuk New London Waterloo and Des Moines firms. A curbliner fire in Des Moines caused $100 damage but no injuries.

DES Moines Iowa Iowa Development Commission Blue Star Foods Council Bluffs Collins Radio Company Cedar Rapids Concrete Materials & Construction Co., Inc R. B. Burch, Inc Midland Industries, Inc Standfield- Pyland Construction Co Hubinger Co Keokuk Red Jacket Mfg. Co Davenport Iowa Mfg. Co Northwest Grove Co New London the Boyt Co Bert W Newsom Denman Phillips Construction Co Waterloo

Nine Preferred Risk Policy Holders Sue DES MOINES

Nine policy holders of Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance sue in Des Moines federal court seeking accounting of profits from eight affiliated companies. They claim settlement actions were not fully disclosed and policy holders were not represented. Plaintiffs include Dr. Glenn Cunningham of Kansas.

DES Moines INS Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company Federal District Court Sam Morris Texas Morris J. J. Mallon William Plymar Preferred Risk Insurance Commissioner's Office Glenn Cunningham Kansas

Probers Urge State Enact Fair Job Law

Des Moines AP report: Governor's Commission recommends passage of a state fair employment practices law with enforceable powers. A subcommittee will draft the recommendation and a bill. Vote main 5-2, two members abstained. minority report possible. Commission plans formal adoption December 13 in Des Moines.

Des Moines Governor's Commission Donald Johnson West Branch Commission Johnson Harry Harper Fort Madison Richard Bruner David Kruidenier Marvin Schmidt Ray Smith Oskaloosa Arnie Hansen Council Bluffs Arnold Utzig Dubuque Meyer S.levitt Sioux City Levitt

U S Collects Taxes in Iowa for 1956 Fiscal Year

Federal taxes in Iowa for the year ended June 30 1956 totaled 557 345 000 with 541 851 000 from income and employment taxes. Individual income taxes and old age insurance accounted for 397 735 000 while corporate taxes were 141 913 000. other taxes reached 30 494 000 including estate 7 507 000 gift 1 178 000 alcohol 1 046 000 and 20 000 000 in excise taxes. There were 1 386 retail liquor dealer stamps 50 each and 93 stamps for wine and malt liquor retailing.

Washington Iowa Internal Revenue Service Revenue Service

Strawbery Point Honors Masonic Open House Leader

Mark J. Goodrich, Strawberry Point’s oldest businessman, celebrated an open house at the Masonic Temple while marking his seventieth birthday this Tuesday. In Tipton Ralph Williams and Vernon Williams faced drunken driving and intoxication pleas, with Ralph fined $100 and costs.

Strawberry Point Mark J. Goodrich

Executrices Appointed in Zezula Estate

Emma Zezula and Emily Zezula Fqing appointed executrices of John Zezula late of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors must file claims authenticated with Linn County District Court. Pred W. Hann attorney.

Towa Linn County John Zezula Iowa Emma Zezula Emily Zezula Executrices W. Hann

Loras Lane Installed as Rockford Bishop

The Most Rev Loras Thomas Lane 46 former president of Loras College Dubuque and former auxiliary of Dubuque was installed as bishop of the Rockford Illinois diocese Samuel Cardinal Stritch archbishop of Chicago preached the sermon Lane born Cascade Iowa is the fifth bishop of Rockford His family witnessed the ceremony including his mother sisters Mrs Joseph Struett and Mrs A M Hess and his brothers Dr Robert Lane The Rockford diocese covers 11 counties in northwestern Illinois.

Rockford Ins Loras Thomas Lane Loras College Dubuque Rockford, Ill Samuel Cardinal Stritch Chicago Lane Illinois Cascade Bishop Lane Thomas Lane St. Martin's High School University of Notre Dame North American College Rome Italy Gregorian University Marchetti Selvaggiani Joseph L. Struett A. M. Hess Ferguson Robert Lane San Jose

Calif James Lane of Omaha and John Lane of Oak Ridge

Calif James Lane of Omaha and John Lane of Oak Ridge Tennessee appear in readable fragments from a regional notice. The item mentions these individuals in a context suggesting a legal or administrative record. Further readable details are unavailable.

Calif James Lane Omaha John Lane Oak Ridge, Tenn

Father Laffey Appeals Fine in Drunk Driving Case

Father P. J. Laffey of Nolan Settlement near Solon appealed a Cedar Rapids district court sentence after a May 6 1954 auto accident. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs over 600 and had his license suspended six months after a guilty verdict returned October 11. An appeal of the overruled motion for a new trial followed the November 16 sentencing.

Tipton P. J. Laffey Nolan Settlement Solon Charles A. Penningroth Cedar Rapids Laffey Penningroth

Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Set at Cornell College

MT VERNON Dr Edwin G Nourse of Washington DC will give the annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture Tuesday at 830 pm Nov 27 at the Little theater Cornell college on invitation of the Cornell college chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa His subject is Intellectualism and the Employment Act A graduate of Cornell University and a PhD from the University of Chicago Dr Nourse taught economics for 15 years and then turned to research work at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC He specialized in price policy and income relations as he served as vice president of the institution

Washington, D.C

Mrs Carol Claypool Patient at University Hospitals

Mrs Carol Claypool is listed as a patient at University Hospitals in Iowa City. The notice confirms her current hospitalization status.

Sigourney Mary Wierman Keokuk County Clayton Lowe North English Carol Claypool University Hospitals Iowa City

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