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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1954

Page

11

Cedar Rapids Servicemen Named in Navy and Air Force Notices

Brought to light are Cedar Rapids sailors and Marines serving aboard the escort vessel Robert F Keller the destroyer Henley and the USS Faribault among others. Also listed are airmen and paratroopers including Calvin Ham Markham and Wilbur O Bannon as well as two Cedar Rapids sailors receiving honorable discharges at Norfolk.

Elmer F. Pirkl Roosevelt High School Fred Pirkl Swisher Camp McNair Mt. Fujiyama Gerald L. Kimm G. M. Kimm Third Street Far East Treasure Island Calif Philippines Indo-China Calvin E. Markham Cedar Rapids Lincoln Way Trailer Court George Air Force Base California North Carolina Navy Norfolk Naval Receiving Station Norfolk Marvin G. Walker Joyce E. Walker Twelfth Street George W. Walker Route 1 Edward W. Stritesky Ee Stritesky C Street

Equator’s Gravity Vanishes If Earth Spins Faster

If the planet kept its current shape but rotated once every 85 minutes, centrifugal force would cancel gravity at the equator, causing objects there to become weightless. The idea highlights how rotation affects apparent weight on surface.

Millionaire Adolph Spreckels II Enjoyed Jail Time

Sugar heir Adolph Spreckels II, released after a 30-day sentence for beating his wife Kay Williams, said he had a good time in Orange County jail and would not mind returning. He received five days off for model prisoner behavior and praised the jail food.

Santa Ana Calif Adolph Spreckels II Orange County Kay Williams Spreckels

Curfew Keeps Cedar City Awake In New Rule

Cedar City Utah enacts a curfew requiring youths under fifteen to be off the streets by 11 p m The town marks the curfew hour nightly with the fire siren drawing complaints from older residents who say they lose sleep The measure aims to curb after dark youth activity and enhance safety.

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