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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1954
Page
6
At a Cedar Rapids school committee meeting Chairman Abbott Lipsky urged clarity on the 1.4 mill operating levy versus the high school bond issue. He stressed operating revenue is separate from debt service, with bond sales pending favorable market conditions and debt service not exceeding state limits.
A Tax Foundation comparison on the present tax burden contrasts a typical American family man earning 4500 dollars yearly with the nation’s tax load. The piece notes broad taxpayer unease at the figures and interpretations.
Cedar Rapids hosts the sixth annual Mardi Gras Halloween program a joint effort by the Moose lodge and the American Legion to curb vandalism. pledge cards distributed in Linn county schools commit students to property protection in exchange for a parade prizes and a Memorial Coliseum show and dance. police praise the plan noting vandalism has declined to sub normal levels.
The piece discusses Leninist emphasis on language as a tool of propaganda, noting how Bolsheviks framed minorities and national liberation movements. It explains how Communists infiltrate U S groups by turning temporary committees into permanent proponent bodies, exposing legal and social risks for Americans.
Ten years ago Rear Admiral H G Taylor spoke at a Navy day program warning the Pacific war would follow the European victory. Robert Armstrong urged reports for the Community War Chest, noting Cedar Rapids raised 154 267 toward a 186 398 goal. Twenty years ago Cedar Rapids traffic surged toward the Iowa Homecoming, police reset signals downtown to handle the flow. WMT's William B Quarton Jr was elected president of the Chamber's Young Men's Bureau. Thirty years ago plans for Fourth Street, a city sign and construction of a new Evening Gazette roof sign were approved by the city council and Harland Bartholomew.
A pair of gubernatorial campaign transcripts present Herschel C. Loveless Democratic and Karl M. LeCompte Republican candidates arguing 1954 district concerns. Loveless cites farm relief, price supports, tax policy, public lands, defense, and district representation. LeCompte urges support for President Eisenhower and a pro program Congress to sustain Korea exit gains.
The Gazette publishes candidate essays from Herschel C. Loveless Democrat and Karl M. LeCompte Republican for U S representative from Iowa's Fourth District. Each argues why voters should elect them on November 2, outlining qualifications, policy priorities, and visions for change.
A satirical column mocks government and Ike era policies noting tax collection persists after business closures. It jokes about manufacturing brake bands for whirling dervishes and markups for Orinoco hat returners while predicting the end of the international nursery near the state department and windfalls in construction and diplomacy.
A city man seeks to become a farmer and visits his bank to withdraw savings for a farm purchase. The banker questions his knowledge, and the man explains a plan of down payment, credit for implements, and government aid as time passes.
A wife telling a friend in another city about her first child sent Isa 9 6 in a telegram. The friend misreads the verse and asks why the baby is named Isaiah, noting the weight nine pounds six ounces.
The writer defends declining free Iowa Purdue game tickets for public officials and candidates, arguing that gifts create subtle influences. He cites examples, polls, and figures showing trust issues, urging officials to be above suspicion and stressing impartial public conduct.
A reader expands on Frank Upah’s claim that Congressman Talle uses government documents as campaign literature. The writer says many eastern Iowa residents received invitations from Talle to request free government bulletins, printed and mailed at government expense, with over 400,000 people in the district affected.
Letter from Walter F. Stromer of Mt. Vernon urges the newspaper to publish a side by side set of questions for national candidates. He asks how each would answer about public housing, recognition of Communist China, tariffs, and government versus private control of electric power, to aid voters next Tuesday.
The Gazette will not publish People's Forum letters received after Thursday morning to prevent eleventh hour political ads and partisan attacks the candidates cannot answer before election day. Late campaign developments with news value will be handled by the Gazette's news department.
Ward J Hauskins argues Democrats campaign fairly while he says Republicans mislead with big business propaganda. He asserts Eisenhower era promises failed and urges voting for the Democratic ticket on November 2. He cites farm supports tax bills and labor legislation as the key issues.
A sampling of views from residents on women smoking pipes as cigaret papers raise cancer concerns. Responses range from rejection and ridicule to cautious openness and prediction of a temporary fad.
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