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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1957
Page
4
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The Iowa GOP chair L L Jurgemeyer attacks Gov Loveless for remarks on reapportionment calling farmers hay seeds and hicks while Loveless and news reports show no inflammatory language. The piece notes the push for reform is urgent but hard to achieve amid party tensions and cautions against echoing snobbery while urging informed discussion.
Dr John J Murray of Coe College wrote four background articles last week explaining why the Turkien people were not highly disturbed by the threat from Russia and the Syria Turkey situation.
The article surveys forecasts from eight New York scientists about scientific gains by 2057. It imagines a world with controlled emotions by pills, four to eight hour workweeks, food from sunshine, sea-derived raw materials and water, abundant vegetables, and universal radio mail, while noting moon visits and space travel may be less central. It also ponders how today’s achievements will be viewed in 2057, and suggests a averted atomic war might render the Cold War a blessing in disguise, spurring progress.
Long list of possible Democratic contenders with notes on Averell Harriman Hubert Humphrey Lyndon Johnson Estes Kefauver John Kennedy Robert Meyner Adlai Stevenson Stuart Symington Soapy Williams and others. It weighs experience civil rights and regional balance, predicting a tough path to the nomination and a stronger congressional win than presidency amid party splits.
A snapshot of past events notes Blue's special committee meeting in Des Moines on December 2 to discuss state approval of federal plans for Coralville dam. Cedar Rapids groups form an investment association with Ernest Kosek as president and Cedar Rapids hospital chaplaincy appointment by the Iowa Interchurch Council. The Stark Building project aims for December occupancy, and Dr. Charles H. Covewell, a Cedar Rapids physician and Masonic leader, dies in Pasadena. Amana officials wrestle with farming future for 26,000 acres. The Cocollege men’s glee club visits Independence for a concert. A Kenyon sustains a leg gash in a crash at Avenue No. 3. Fred and Mrs. Schantz return from a month in California and Mexico.
Dr. Joseph Mother Your Health explains simple cuticle care to halt hangnails and infections. Soften hands in warm water, press back cuticles with a clean orange stick dipped in antiseptic, and avoid tearing or biting hangnails. Use small scissors to clip close without tearing to prevent infection.
George Sokolsky argues that the United States wastes the expertise from the Manhattan Project by not consulting its veterans on missiles and rockets. He questions current agency experience, cites General Groves and MacArthur, warns against empty propaganda, and urges leveraging seasoned minds to close the gap with the Soviet Union.
Dorothy Williams reports on a three day conference at Gettysburg College marking its 25th anniversary. Allan Nevins Bruce Catton and John Kenneth Galbraith offered views on the war creating a new America. The speakers discussed taxation mobilization and reconstruction shaping the North South and modern governance. The event included ceremonies at the Soldiers National Cemetery and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address anniversary observances.
Attendees toured the battlefield during the three day program and later rode a bus route tracing General Robert E. Lee's retreat to the Potomac. A college choir performed a medley of Civil War songs including Bonnie Blue Flag, The Battle Cry of Freedom, and Just Before the Battle, Mother, reflecting both Union and Confederate sentiments.
A humorous remark from a student on a school bus hints at ongoing teacher shortages. The pupil notes the teacher quit due to noise, the principal’s complaint about the class, and the bus driver’s question about quietness. The boy admits they could not hear the teacher anyway.
The piece mocks driving habits with quips about holidays and traffic rules. It warns against risky behavior and urges sticking to a steady 50 mph pace, avoiding distractions, and not chatting while driving. It humorously contrasts human foibles with a hog in a stockyard rights-of-way.
In a Reynolds interview, Herbert L. More head of Morehead Construction discusses Cedar Rapids boyhood memories, early work starting in 1930 with James Frederickson, and later joining by his son in 1945. He recalls local venues like the T. M. Sinclair packinghouse grounds and Hill Park, plus wooden First Avenue blocks and iron bridges. He highlights a $2 million hospital project in Iowa City and notes Cedar Rapids near-term growth with hospital and dormitory additions. He mentions family details, retirement thoughts, and philosophy of daily accomplishments.
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