State highway plans face questions over 18 foot widening
The Iowa discussion questions whether state and federal officials are aligned on widening 18 foot concrete roads. Governor Hoegh defends selective modernizing while federal officials cite inferior geometries and funding limits. The public must understand what is being done to avoid future disputes over tax and road policy.
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State Highway Commission
Hoegh
Iowa Highway) Commission
Federal Bureau of Roads
Iowa State Fair Tax Question Draws Surprising Result
At the Iowa State Fair the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation polling booth asked if income tax cuts suggested by both parties are justified now. While most expect positive replies, 144 voters answered no, challenging assumptions about tax attitudes. The event highlights public views on taxation amid a fair audience.
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Iowa State Fair
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Pitfalls In Benson’s Europe Trip For Surplus Cotton
The plan to sell surplus U S crops abroad faces two hazards. Dumping could disrupt foreign markets and hurt allied economies. Also trading food with Iron Curtain nations risks treating food as a military asset. Benson warns against venturing into nonstrategic trade behind the Iron Curtain while aiming to improve foreign markets through education and goodwill missions and private traders.
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Severany
Ezra Taft Benson
Europe
U. S
Free World
Benson
London
Congress
National Farm Institute
Des Moines
John H. Davis
Davis
United States
No Coaching From the Banks About Trout Education
A 1955 King Features Syndicate column mocks Michigan conservation psychologists hired to train hatchery fingerlings to feed on the bottom rather than jumping at surface food or shadows. The piece argues the effort wastes scarce experts and may overstate benefits, while fishermen prefer streams with smarter, more cautious trout.
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Michigan Conservation Department
Boyd
Hiyself
King Features Syndicate, Inc
City council awards razing bid for Washington High
The council awarded the contract to raze the old Washington high school building to a Quincy firm for 1250 dollars plus salvage. Cedar Rapids firemen pressed for Kelly days extra time off from 24 hour duty. Finance Commissioner Burgus said the new airport could be run by city workers without outside help. Coralville dam plan faced opposition from farmers and Amana colonists. Local businessmen recalled 1920s sales levels. Fingerprinting proposed by Police Chief Tapper for identification and kidnaping prevention. Linn county farmers toured soil terracing near Whittier. Miss Lucile Furnas, former Cedar Rapids teacher, headed to Los Angeles. Misses Shirer and Bealer returned from Europe.
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Washington High School
Quincy
Cedar Rapids
Kelly
L. D. Burgus
Coralville
Iowa City
Amana
Ray S. Tapper
Linn County
Louis B. Stanley
Whittier
George Dillon
Diverticulitis facts from a health columnist
Dr. Joseph Mother explains diverticulosis and diverticulitis, noting a quarter of people have diverticula though most show no trouble. Inflammation leads to symptoms. treatment is usually simple, with surgery only for stubborn cases. He stresses staying calm and consulting a doctor if concerns arise.
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Atascadero
Calif
W. J
Flood Ruined Berkshire Topsoil and Farms
George E. Sokolsky describes flood damage in Berkshire hills where torn streets and wrecked homes masked the loss of topsoil. Neighbors near Farmington river faced gravelly, sand-filled land making corn and alfalfa planting in spring uncertain and costly to restore soil health.
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Berkshire
New Boston
Sokolsky
Nes
Farmington River
Cedar Rapids Board President backs high school bonds
Dr. Kesler, Cedar Rapids board president, urges voters to approve both high school propositions in Friday's special election. He cites higher costs, market conditions, and a two year build plan while stressing no tax increase beyond a transfer within the general fund and a continued 214 4 mill levy.
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Kesler
Cedar Rapids
Deesler
Citizens Committee
Proposed Cedar Rapids high schools plan gains support
The Cedar Rapids Education Association urges voters to approve two ballot propositions for new high school facilities. The piece credits central planning committee members Guerin Thompson Paul Schenken Harry Dourmeister Wilbur Carthey Maurine Morgan Donald Hahn Bob Davison with gathering ideas from staff to form practical plans focused on pupil needs despite rising costs.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Central Planning Committee
Independent School District
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Guerin Thompson
Paul Schenken
Harry Dourmeister
Wilbur Carthey
Maurine Morgan
Donald Hahn
Bob Davison
Red Smiles Prompt Western Policy Shifts
Marquis Childs analyzes how Soviet leadership hints at reform after Stalin, balancing forces under Khrushchev and Zhukov. The piece notes West–East tensions persist in broadcasts and air space control, praises potential Geneva mutual reconnaissance, and warns against relying on a Russian negation to resolve the Cold War.
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America
Soviet Union
Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Marshal Zhukov
Russia
British Broadcasting Corporation
Radio Free Europe
RFE
Europe
British European Airways
Stockholm
Scandinavian
Scandinavian Airlines
British Isles
Yugoslavia
Swissair
Zurich
Belgrade
Switzerland
Eisenhower
Geneva
United States
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Michigan
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Jacksonville
Fla
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Warren G. Harding
Josephine Shirer
Audrey Bealer
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George E. Sokolsky
Society of Soil
New England
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Marquis Childs
Cominform
Moscow
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George Clark
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