Meat-Ax Methods Threaten Iowa Highway and School Plans
The editorial argues lawmakers let grudges guide bills that stall highway construction and politicize the state Department of Public Instruction. It urges keeping appointive, professionally chosen leadership and warns against reverting to partisan elections as state involvement in education expands.
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Iowa General Assembly
Highway Commission
Senate
State Department
Department of Public Instruction
Cedar Rapids Paving Policy Faces City Budget Constraints
The article argues against lowering the 33 foot residential street width or using asphaltic surface to cut costs. It warns of long term maintenance and safety losses, urging keep to current standards and channel funds to established areas with greatest need. It notes state law limits funds for subdivision paving and favors preserving community-wide benefits. In a separate note, it discusses Nebraska's proposed recreational liquor licenses and a broad taxonomy of liquor types tied to consumption and taxation.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Nebraska
Nixon Eyes Southern Win On Economic Policy
Nixon argues the Republican path to the solid South lies in economic conservatism rather than civil rights. He plans to shape the party line during a Washington visit en route to Miami and says he can better argue Kennedy’s record. Ohio GOP leaders note how white voters in four cities could have altered 1960 results.
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Ashington
Richard M. Nixon
Republican Party
Nixon
Washington
New York
Miami
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Missouri
National Committee
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
North
South
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Kennedy Brothers
Time to fish or time to grow up in Jimmy Mode letter
The Associated Press recounts Jimmy Mode, an 8th grader from York South Carolina, asking Clemson for the best fishing times. Joe Sherman replies with a broader message about pursuit of wonder, grandfatherly guidance, and the meaning of outdoors over precise feeding times.
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Lemson
S.C
Joe Sherman
Clemson College
South Carolina
Jimmy Mode
Oakwood Street
York
Jimmy
York Junior High
T. P. Lail
Clemson
Sherman
Hartwell Lake
Joe
National Pastime Faces Capital Skepticism and Yankee Dominance
The piece argues Washington's Senators play a weak role in a sport led by the New York Yankees, with expansion teams and labor economics shaping a lopsided era. It notes the uneven revenue from broadcasting, and the lack of shared profits for visiting clubs amid the 1963 TV deals.
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Las Vegas
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Chicago
Broadcasting Magazine
Yankees
Senators
CBS
NBC
Cbs-Tv
Broadcasting
Cbs-Tyv
Henry Ford Delivers Newspapers for Two Years
A young applicant named Ford tells the Midland store manager his full name Henry Ford and reveals he has spent two years delivering newspapers around town, earning a smile from the manager as a sign of growing pride.
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Ford
Henry
Henry Ford
Midland
Tristan Islanders Return to Volcanic Home
The 250 residents of Tristan da Cunha plan to return to their volcanic island after evacuation years ago due to eruptions. While in Britain they adapted to modern life and watched world events, they prefer their secluded homeland over the comforts of civilization.
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Tristan da Cunha
Great Britain
Tristan
Reporters Wish Theyd Hear the End of It
Merriman Smith discusses news management in Washington, where governments and media clash over what is printed. He notes growing coverage yet many dull items flood outlets, while reporters strive to reveal facts despite press pressures and occasional uses of secrecy.
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Ashington
Washington News
Washington
Kennedy
Air Force
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William Dickinson
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Calvin Griffith
Minneapolis
Nats
Rogelio Alverez
Rogelio
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Mickey Vernon
Larry Osborne
Tom Brown
Islanders
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