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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1954
Page
3
New York columnist Inez Robb reflects on postwar college life, recalling primitive conditions, scarce comforts, and resilience. The piece contrasts old students walking miles with modern dorm luxuries, noting jokes about gas fuses and shortages while students chase diplomas amid frugal times.
A reflective verse by Edgar A Guest imagines attending a wedding in modest dress and old customs. The speaker predicts tearful vows, rice showers, a can tied to a bumper, and a farewell toast while wishing happiness to the bride and groom.
A Scranton woman returned from a wedding party to find her three children aged 21 months 5 and 4 and their elderly babysitter dead. Coroner Dr. Paul E Kabasko ruled accidental asphyxiation after the mother found the bodies with an oven jet partially opened. The babysitter was 65 and identified as John Bell. the mother’s husband Jack died last April.
Automotive industry writers report Studebaker's 1955 model price cuts of 37 to 287 dollars as a possible catalyst for further reductions by rivals. American Motors may follow, leveraging shared body shells to cut costs, while Ford and Chevrolet face intensified competition as dealers push discounts and delivery bonuses to boost sales.
Rear Adm. Donald B. MacMillan, 79, after completing his thirtieth voyage to the far north, says he will return next year. His 81-foot schooner battled gales up to 120 miles per hour on the journey to within 11 degrees of the North Pole.
Oven baked pork spare ribs come out beautifully crisp when slow cooked and trimmed of fat. Baste with barbecue sauce in the final thirty minutes for a glossy finish.
British authorities reported a private escaped from the Tower of London but was recaptured by a London policeman less than two hours later on a street within a mile of the tower.
The court lists a divorce petition filed in Linn County Iowa with the Cedar Rapids address for service and attorney Fisher. The notice requires the defendant to respond by a stated deadline and mentions general equitable relief and terms of the decree.
In Frankfurt Germany the U S 2nd armored division publicized a second lieutenant tale about Lt John P Bartholomew who mistook a real tree for a camouflage soldier during maneuvers. The error was noted as humorous in the divisions official publication Hell on Wheels.
Washington DC schools chief Dr. Hobart M. Corning outlined a mixed approach to desegregation affecting just over 100000 students. About 60000 are Negro and one fifth of schools have Negro and white teachers with unsegregated classes in roughly two fifths. The plan aims to model both immediate and gradual integration as the Supreme Court set to rule next year.
On September 13 students report to their current or nearest school with first time enrollees assigned by zone. By October parents may choose between current or geographically assigned schools. Many campuses already host both races and staff. several elementary and high schools mix white and Negro teachers and students as options roll out nationwide.
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