Hudson Light Car Sets November Debut as Low Price Model
Detroit INS reports Hudson showcases a lightweight 1953 passenger car with a 2,800 pound curb weight and six seats, aiming at the low price field. Production starts in November, price not yet set, while power and economy claims spark debate on high horsepower trends and future gas turbine and diesel use in autos.
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Detroit
INS
Hudson
Schwartz
Packard Motor Car Company
U. S. Navy
Packard
James J. Nance
Some Progress but Not Enough in Teaching of Geography
Jean Strong reports on Dr Clyde F Kohn and others urging stronger geography instruction. Cedar Rapids and Iowa universities discuss current curricula and calls for national policy to expand geography education nationwide.
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Gaul
Clyde F. Kohn
National Council of Geography Teachers
Northwestern University
Dockery's Sink Marks Montana Geographical Center
LEWISTOWN Mont AP The geographical center of Montana sits under Raymond E Dockery's kitchen sink The sink has drawn visitors since 1910 when a government surveyor declared his plumbing on the heart of the state
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Dockery’s Sink
State of
Montana
Lewistown
Mont
Raymond E. Dockery
Dockery
Traffic restrictions in Israel to be lifted
Jerusalem reports that Israel will end two day per week traffic bans on taxis and most private cars as fuel savings fell short of expectations. Officials say restrictions will be removed nationwide and phased out in the near term.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Optimist Leader To Speak In Cedar Rapids Club
J Warren Day of Fort Worth will address the Cedar Rapids Optimist club Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Elmcrest Country Club. Day, a certified public accountant, is president of Optimist International, elected at the 34th annual convention in Louisville Kentucky. He graduates from Texas Christian University and serves on its evening college faculty.
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J. Warren Day
Fort Worth
Optimist International
Cedar Rapids
Etzel Purple Heart Awarded to Marion Soldier
Mr and Mrs Ernest Etzel of Marion received the purple heart awarded to their son Pfc George Etzel who was wounded August 19 on Heartbreak ridge in Korea He is convalescing in a Japanese hospital A Cedar Rapids navy reserve member Fireman Samuel E Cooper earned high praise for recruiting 45 Red Cross blood donors at the All Iowa fair in August a letter from Ninth Naval District commandant Francis P Old at Great Lakes commends Cooper Mars came within 50 million miles of Earth in May 1952.
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Ernest Etzel
Marion
Pfc
George Etzel
Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
Etzel
Cedar Rapids
Ninth Naval District
Red Cross
Samuel E. Cooper
Francis P. Old
Great Lakes
Cooper
Linn County
Mars
Earth
Flying Slow Planes Outpace Jet Pilots In Angst Of Progress
In Propwash by Lou Brewer the piece muses on slow planes versus fast jets, urges readers to rent a light plane for a taste of flight, recalls a bullseye landing, and praises a new Convair liner with convertible seating by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft.
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Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Convair
Y Camera Club Plans Evening Meeting and Film Show
The Y Camera Club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. to view 16 mm films in the Keen Teen room of the YMCA. Members should bring their own movies and officers will be elected.
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Y Camera Club
Y” Camera Club
Keen Teen
YMCA
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