Waterloo must upgrade sewage plant to meet health standards
The editorial urges Waterloo to follow Cedar Rapids in expanding the sewage system. It notes Waterloo’s refusal to order necessary upgrades risks losing $161,000 in federal funds, while Cedar Rapids’ $2.4 million expansion and $1.3 million plant improve river purity and public health. The piece calls for swift action and stronger state enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Waterloo
State Health Department
Marion
Indian Creek
U.S
Skyward Tax Burden Illustrated By Silver Dollar Stunt
The piece describes Linn county taxes for Iowa utilities including Iowa Electric Light and Power, Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric, and Northwestern Bell Telephone. It notes half year payments, year totals, and compares tax burdens, citing counts of silver dollars reaching great heights, rising tax per line, and overall tax share from revenue. The tone emphasizes the broad tax squeeze on all utilities and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Linn County
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa
Senators seek funds for inmate grievance program
A letter from Sen. Eastland requests $5,000 to cover costs of inmates’ gripes to senators. He says the program lets prisoners tell their stories to an outside observer and that no serious riot has occurred since its start. Critics joke about the penitentiary visit, but experts see morale benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Senate
Jim Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mississippi
Sen
Eastland
Congress
Managed News Control and its Washington Roots
Column argues news management spans government and media with thousands of public information staff. It cites Arthur Sylvester’s Cuban crisis remark and notes reporters sometimes aid selective news to advance viewpoints. Example given: Hill leaks from the atomic energy committee reveal bias against a nuclear test ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Kennedy
Arthur Sylvester
Washington
Capitol Hill
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Secret testim ony and news management debated in secrecy
Officials testify behind closed doors as leaks distort testimony and press coverage. The Moss committee probes secret labeling and security overreach, linking it to the military industrial complex and press access. Hearings will examine South Vietnam coverage under Ngo Dinh Diem, with sessions held in secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Moss
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh-Diem
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Senate
Pentagon
Rep. King
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
Gen. Clay
Movies Fight for Life Against TV and Local Culture
In DeKalb Illinois a cultural explosion and rising TV use challenge Hollywood’s hold. Local venues like the DeKalb Stagecoach Players and Northern Illinois University stage community theater, concerts, and arts groups drawing capacity crowds and season tickets as film profits waver.
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Hollywood
DeKalb
Texas State Chorus
Houston
Augustana Choir
Don Cossack
de Kalb Stagecoach Players
de Kalb
Northern Illinois University
de Kalb High School
American Association of University Women
Sycamore Concert Association
S. Romeo Zulaus
Audubon Society
Washington's hearings keep Capitol life lively and afloat
Mary McGrory argues Rep. Cecil King overstates the need to end congressional hearings. She notes Washington thrives on hearings and the city’s social life would collapse without them. The piece highlights tax bill fatigue, lobbyist practice, and moments with Gen. Lucius Clay and press officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Cecil R. King
Calif
Washington
Rep. King
Golden State
Capitol Hill
Memorial coliseum pillars deemed too costly hazardous
Me morial Commission spokesmen call for removal of auditorium pillars as impractical. Cedar Rapids events note election of Harry K. Burmeister as president of the Cedar Rapids Education Assn for two years and a Horace Heidt show exhibition by Obe Bryan at the Eagles lodge amateur event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Commission
Memorial Coliseum
Harry K. Burmeister
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Obe Bryan
Cedar Rapids
Horace Heidt
Eagles Lodge
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H. R. Gross
Drew Pearson
Marquis Childs
Childs
By Harry Ferguson
United Press International
Elizabeth Taylor
United States
Vernon Scott
UPI
June Allyson
Doris Day
Marty
Louis B. Mayer
New York
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Cleopatra
Illinois
Mary McGrory
Entertainment Value
Wilbur Mills
Tennessee Williams
McGrory
House Freedom of Information Committee
Washington Press Corps
Robert Manning
State Department
Yankee Stadium
Defense Department
Charles Kosek
Iowa House
G. K. Thompson
Don Hines
Young Men’s Bureau
Lee Winterberg
George Clark
Martha
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