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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1956
Page
3
The Belle Plaine Jaycees push for legislation to require painting a broken yellow line 250 feet before no passing zones on Iowa highways. The plan aims to warn drivers approaching restricted areas and reduce risky passing maneuvers.
On November 25 1946 Cedar Rapids began parking meters with Police Chief T J Condon pledging tolerance. Gazette files recount a visiting motorist ticketed for not inserting coin on the first day and claiming he would pay later for time away.
Wyoming highways test a new shoulder striping called edge line. A six inch inset reflectorizing stripe four inches wide guides drivers to stay on their side. Officials say the measure reduces head on collisions caused by drifting toward the center line.
A Reading passenger train rammed a five ton boulder in the Phoenixville tunnel. The engine was damaged but the train continued to Reading after workers removed the rock. The boulder likely fell due to tunnel vibration. Another train passed through the tunnel 45 minutes earlier.
Violin professor Joseph Kitchin of Coe College will perform a concert Tuesday night at 8 15 in the Coe auditorium with his wife Flora MacKay Kitchin at the piano. The program features Mozart Leclair and Wieniawski pieces among others.
The Cedar Valley subsection of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers schedules a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting in the Collins Radio Company Engineering building cafeteria. A consulting electrical engineer with years of experience in cable and cable accessories will present a cable splicing task and demonstration. The talk is open to all interested in cable splicing or electrical engineering.
In Litchfield Maine John Thibodeau told police he wandered into dense woods and fell into a pond. He said he did not want to go home because his pants were wet and he stayed hidden for 14 hours until found unharmed.
Workers at Moscow Hammer and Sickle Steel urge the culture minister N A Mikhailov to outline steps to improve Soviet film quality in a letter published by Izvestia. The appeal cites concern over current movie standards and seeks official action from the former plant metal roller.
A brief TV listing notes CRUNCH and the CBS network airing Tuesday at 9 30 PM on Channel 9. The notice specifies a prime time pairing and channel.
Alvin Snyder of Ithaca met cousin Carl Litweiller headed to the same dinner in Middleton when Verle Snyder crashed into parked cars nearby. No injuries reported, but all four autos sustained about 850 dollars in damage.
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