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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1954
Page
4
Washington AP reports a subcommittee backed delaying action on private power for TVA area. Lawmakers cited hearings and questioned if the contract allowed free bidding. Kefauver pressed that the AEC had not answered prior resolutions.
Local items report births and marriages including several Sept 28 entries for families in Central City and Marion. An explosion at a Central City school boiler injured a worker. Wilmer Whitmer, Sgt. Whitmer, and others are noted with hospital updates. Funeral services and notices for Louise Trueblood, Walter Stewart, and others are listed along with police and fire calls across Cedar Rapids area.
A longtime senator, seen as conservative by younger Democrats, urged support for the Democratic slate shortly before his death. The piece references his career including a 1956 bid and mentions Cornell dormitory contracts and organizational factions within the party.
Brief wire-like recap notes a partial baseball series entry with fragmented terms including no runs hits and outs. The readable fragments suggest inning actions and player notes but lack full names dates or teams to confirm the event or outcome.
Shaded obituary notice for Kenneth Barta of Ely born in Shueyville on January 17 1985 and a Cedar Rapids resident later, highlighting his life with a 1923 marriage to Maude Schast and membership in Ely Lodge No 881 Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Brosh chapel with burial in Czech National cemetery. surviving wife daughter Claribel Kenneth of Sacramento four sisters and a half brother note the family details and funeral arrangements
Stanley Divers, 39, accused of attempting a Des Moines holdup. Detectives say Divers admitted trying to rob a Cedar Rapids doughnut shop, and he is held for charges. Also noted are related local crime items and obituaries for Cedar Rapids residents.
Speculations in diamonds are examined in a US tax case while a Des Moines incident ends with a woman escaping a bandit. Mrs Hatfield defied the robber, called for help, and Divers the empty shan died as she identified Divers as Bisa Wiles. Doctor R B Remboldt warns heredity is a small factor in mental retardation, citing early development and oxygen disruption as key risks to infants and adults.
The Linn County board of supervisors accepted eight more petitions for establishment of secondary road improvement districts, part of a busy road surfacing season. Most petitions require majority owner agreement to finance rock surfacing. a prior week saw 19 petitions on file.
The executive committee approved a 434.2 million general contract to Gethmam Construction of Gluebrook for a new men’s dormitory at Cornell College in Mt Vernon. The deal excludes plumbing, heating, electricity and furnishings, with additional grants and funding details updated as costs rise due to dry conditions and necessary site work.
Washington officials disclosed that cutbacks to Army strength were canceled and the force would remain about 1,200,000 men. The revelation came after a Denver conference with Gen Matthew Ridg e and Secretary Robert Stevens, following a Pentagon source briefed by INS.
The sheriff's office is probing a breakin at a Lisbon fruit stand on new highway 30. Deputy Larry Condon says entry occurred Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. nothing definite missing yet. Public Finance Company reports Hugh J. Dietz owes $388.04 on a wall contract. Emmett B. Neill won $170.28 damages against Gilman Sackton.
Professor Leslie Moeller of the University of Iowa urged Kiwanis members to support better newspapers to provide more useful government and business information. The talk touched on audience influence, journalism education, and the need for improved reporting and public awareness.
A community school district plans a formal citizen group setup tonight to aid the new merged district. Committees include public relations, adult education, boundary issues, and site planning for a college high school. Educational consultant H C DeKock will advise on organizing groups to support the College board of education.
The Republican gathering continues on page one with senatorial and congressional races. Senator Hlette faces challenger Tom Martin of Council Bluffs. A fatal two vehicle crash west of Vinton injures a wife. McBaker’s car hit a truck near a curve on highway 218. The conference includes chairmen of Iowa GOP groups and ends with state central committee sessions. Mrs Dirksen’s illness prevents attendance. Miriam Smith to address Young Republicans.
Iowa City police investigated a series of burglaries across the city with a sixth break in at the Osks Coal Company site. Entry was gained by glass cutting. valuables reportedly included about $200. Read as fragmented OCR with references to local officials, editors, and public interest. Names include Donna Lou MacTag Batt, 19 months, Strawberry Point, and Richard Heiderstadt, 9, Manchester, as hospital admissions.
The report states 500 000 Chiang Kaleshek troops were mobilized and urged to pull back coastal defenses and troops along the Vola region, signaling a strategic shift in the ongoing conflict.
Two youths escaped from the State Boys Training School at Eldora after leaving a movie outing. The Texas or Montpelier natives, identified as Tommy Hart, 16, of Des Moines, and Donald Stradt, 18, of Montpelier, broke from a group returning to the facility. Authorities pursued them, with search efforts ongoing Wednesday.
Floren di Sapglia of Des Moines appeals to the Iowa supreme court from his conviction for attempting to bribe a Drake player to shave points in a December 22 basketball game. He was sentenced April 19 to 10 years in Anamosa state reformatory and freed on $4,000 bond. His lawyers challenge the new athletic bribery law as unconstitutional and the sentence as excessive.
Washington reports the United States will do its share to back a sizable French expeditionary force in Indo China to guard the partitioned region against renewed communist aggression. The statement came from Guy Lachambre after two days of high level talks on military and economic issues stemming from Viet Nam division.
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