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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1955

Page

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Cedar Rapids mayoral race faces crowded filing and council contrast

Scattered notes show Cedar Rapids election buzz with less than two weeks to file by October 10 for city races. Balloting scheduled for November 8 with several judgeship and municipal court candidates already naming, while council contenders are fewer and pay raises linger from Iowa legislature.

Helsinkveld Cedar Rapids Can Bailn Ate Council Imary Iowa

State Urges Public Sewer For Cleveland Ditch Area

The Cedar Rapids Cleveland ditch pollution issue prompts a call for a public sewer system to cover the Cleveland school area. Paul J. Houser of the state health department urges installation, citing hazardous conditions and lack of sanitation, after officials toured fringe city zones.

Rapids Cedar Rapids Cleveland Ditch Board of Supervisors Paul J. Houser Department of Health Houser Cleveland School Nousci Joseph E. Wilde First Avenue Cleveland Douser Hether

Hopkinton Auto Crash Injures Two Men

Two young men were injured Saturday around 2:30 p.m. near Hopkinton in a one vehicle crash. Cent R. Chapman 25 of Monticello and Andrew Dotte 29 of Hopkinton were taken to Monticello hospital. Chapman in fair condition. Dotte not admitted. Chapman was driving when the car failed to negotiate a highway 38 curve and rolled 250 feet, hit a concrete culvert and ended in a field. Sheriff Arthur Longseth and Patrolman Burnett Haven investigated.

Coavette Hopkinton Here R. Chapman Monticello Andrew Dotte Hopkinton Monticello Hospital Chapman Dotteweich Chapmen Delaware County Arthur Longseth Burnett Haven

Peron Faces Growing Discontent as Dictatorship Frays

The article analyzes mounting unrest in Argentina under Juan Peron, noting repeated uprisings, a state-controlled press, political imprisonments, and corruption. It cites declining meat production, reliance on government pricing, and Evita's former supporter base eroding. Peron’s governance appears eroded by police state practices and loss of civil liberties.

Thomas R. Curran United Press Peron Juan In Juan Duarte Argentina Redly Duarte Ron South America Great Britain Russia Czechoslovakia Hungary Triil Navy Bruce Henderson Buenos Aires Juan D. Peron Pam Suerees Cordoba Bahia Blanca-Puerto Belo Bruno Curuzu-Cuatia Entre Rios Rio Santiago Dalmiro Videla Balaguer

Accident Victim Still Critical in Cedar Rapids

Mrs Eliza Beth Clifton 63 of Highland TL listed in full critical condition after her car rolled over on highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids Saturday afternoon. St Luke s hospital spokesmen said she had regained consciousness briefly and responded to stimulation. She suffered severe head injuries two fractured collarbones and possible internal injuries when her car overturned near Draport curve.

Cedar Rapids Newe Elizabeth Clifton Highland St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Finns Celebrate Porkkala Return

HELSINKI INS The Finnish capital rang with carnival mood after Soviet Premier Bulganin announced Porkkala naval base would be returned to Finns. Radio stations interrupted programs and papers issued extras as K A Fagerholm the speaker of the Finnish house welcomed the return of the lease property from 1944.

Helsinki Ins Nikolai Bulganin Porkkala A. Fagerholm Finnish House of Representatives

Khrushchev warns smiles do not signal policy change

In Moscow Khrushchev told East German visitors at a Kremlin reception that smiles do not mean abandoning Marx, Engels and Lenin. He praised peaceful coexistence, declared Russia seeks friendship with all nations, and toasted with toasts amid a lively 32 hour event.

Moscow Communist Party Nikita S.khrushchev Khrushchev Kremlin Marx Engels Lenin Otto Grotewohl Walter Ulbricht Merry Round

Nixon Vows Bold Action On Farm Aid

In a speech at the National Plowing Contest in Wabash Indiana, Vice President Nixon promised bold imaginative government action to halt sagging farm income and attack Democratic claims Eisenhower broke pledges. He blamed a eight billion five hundred million dollar commodity surplus for price drops and outlined a five point program including flexible price supports and new markets. Nixon urged continued parity while criticizing demagoguery in the farm issue.

Wabash Ind Richard M. Nixon Eisenhower Nixon Kasson Minn ST Louis FBI Agriculture Iso Carl Austin Hall Bobby Benson Farmers of America America

East German demands key role on German unity

East Germany backed by the Soviet Union asserts West Germany must negotiate for a united Germany. Deputy Premier Otto Nuschke says reunification hinges on East German influence, framing options of association with West Germany or no reunification.

East Germany Moscow Germany West Germany Otto Nuschke Konrad Adenauey Kremlin Nuehhke Otto Grotewohl Bulgania Leuttet Grotewohl NATO Lva Koniey

Mitchell To Reply To Truman Labor Day Speech

Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell will broadcast nationwide Tuesday in response to Truman's Labor Day speech criticizing Republican labor policies. A GOP official said equal time was requested on all networks after the televised address. The ABC broadcast is set for 8:30 p.m. Eastern.

Washington James P. Mitchell Truman Republican National Committee G.O.P ABC

Nixon Caricature At San Francisco Exhibit Removed

A San Francisco mural exhibit faces upheaval as a caricature of Peron titled Dick McSmear is removed from the Civic Center venue amid a broader conflict mirror of a Buenos Aires crisis. The piece attracts authorities while protests echo the regional upheaval and calls for Peron’s resignation.

Nixon San Francisco Victor Arnautoff Juan Doming Peron Vicw Richard Mc Dick McSmear San Francesco Navy Adm Juan Fo Rojas Buenos Aires River Plate Plo de la Phat Montevideo

Lithograph Removed by Art Commission President

Harold Zellerbach ordered removal of a lithograph from an exhibit. The piece depicted Vice President Nixon wearing an eye mask with a pumpkin in his left hand and a paint brush dripping red. Zellerbach defended artistic self expression but said public affairs should not be caricatured in a publicly funded show.

Harold Zellerbach The Art Commission Zellerbach Harnautoff Nixon Wabashina Whitaker Chambers Ted Paty

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