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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1954
Page
11
Two Iowa patrolmen, Cal Wagner and Harry Cloud, chased a rolling wheel from a semi on highway 30 eight miles west of Cedar Rapids. They edged the five foot diameter wheel off the road, it stopped in a ditch then resumed before ending stationary off the highway, possibly saving a life.
Shelton Connecticut state policeman Glen Thomas used a theater paging tactic to arrest a suspected thief. The suspect left his seat and moved to the lobby where officers detained him.
Mrs. Irving Kessler of Grand Rapids survived two lightning fires in her home during a single electrical storm. The first blaze began in upstairs wiring and was extinguished by the couple, aided by barking dogs. Hours later a second bolt hit the outside wiring, starting another fire which was quickly controlled.
About 100 Chicago women form Calories Anonymous with a slogan Slim by Christmas. The group plans to pursue weight loss through shared goals and support.
Cyril N. Hoyler of RCA will speak at Cedar Rapids Engineers Club ladies night at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Montrose hotel on Principles of Color Television. The talk uses props including a monitor and a tri color kinescope to illustrate color TV concepts. Hoyler, tied to RCA’s Sarnoff Center, notes epileptics show first symptoms before age 20 in about 70 percent of cases, often in childhood.
William O. Coe who lost the Democratic nomination said he would back Republican Ruben Sparks. Joe H. Barber, runner up in the GOP primary, announced support for Raymond Gary.
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