Sutera Leads on County Office Modernization
Kiln county supervisor Miles Sutera of Robins advocates consolidation of county offices to boost efficiency and reduce costs under a 1959 Iowa law. Association president Harold Heying backs modernization while Clinton County Treasurer Paul Eastlund objects to consolidation, arguing it threatens citizens' choice.
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Miles Sutera
Robins
Law Association of County Officers
Des Moines
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Sutera
Association
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Alta Vista
Chickasawy
Clinton County
Paul Eastlund
Jleving
Eastland
Greter
Jess Ose
Gezelie
Heyjng
Aril County
Thhey
Communities Act Local Control Warns of Fed Help
Secretary of Labor Mitchell praised local communities and warned of a dangerous shift toward federal government solutions. He blamed state legislatures for failing to empower local control, forcing communities to seek Washington’s aid despite opposition to centralization.
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Ecretary of Labor
Mitchell
Iowa City
America
Washington
Borrowing Confusion Heats Up Over Disclosure Law
William Martin chairman of the Federal Reserve Board endorses a law requiring full disclosure of borrowing costs. He told a senate banking subcommittee that current practices are confusing and that clear display of true interest charges and financing costs could help consumers pace themselves and avoid overextending on installments.
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William Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Loas
Real story behind state scandals and new highways
The Kansas City Star editorial argues that state highway scandals are being used to attack the federal highway program. It notes states plan and fund highways with federal standards, federal observers check work without subpoenas, and argues bipartisan politics and city expressways should be weighed against costs. It highlights progress, costs, miles built, and the vast future of the national program.
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Kansas City Star
Ile
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Congressional Investigating Committee
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Wiltee
Staer
Modi Ne
St Lawrence Seaway Settles Into Second Navigation Season
The St Lawrence Seaway moves into its second season amid tempered expectations. Experts such as Jean-Claude Lessard warn against overselling the project while ports battle costs and inland lines adjust, with Welland canal upgrades hoped to speed traffic and cargo volumes forecast to grow over time.
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al Ostrow Newspaper Enterprise Association
St. Lawrence Seaway
North American
St. Lawrence
St. Lambert
Montreal
Great Lakes
Jean-Claude Lessard
Lessard
Canadian Seaway Authority
Lake City
Benang
Grace Lines
Sc. Lawrence
Lewis G. Casile
American Seaway Development Corp
Canada
United States
Eisenhower
Responsibility of Decision Weighs Heavily in Nuclear Ban Dilemma
The public debate on whether Washington should join Moscow in a limited ban on testing small nuclear weapons centers on two points. Opponents fear losing an edge in the arms race and being outflanked by Soviet cheating. A hidden factor is internal Communist bloc politics, with Khrushchev’s fate tied to the suspension issue and East German Ulbricht warming to China, signaling possible shifts in strategy.
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West
Joseph C. Harsch
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Moscow
United States
London
Khrushchev
Trying To Build in Quicksand on Moscow nuclear aims
The piece links Ulbricht’s alliances with Chinese forces and a covert opposition awaiting Khrushchev’s stumble, suggesting Western gains from supporting Khrushchev to keep his relatively liberal line. It argues choosing to back or oppose him shapes Soviet policy for years and risks undoing any chance for reform. The burden of the decision rests on ending nuclear testing and curbing spread of weapons.
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Ulbricht
Khrushchev
Reservoir of Latent Power Inward Kingdom Awakens
Norman Vincent Peale argues the kingdom of God lies within, with the unconscious mind as a vast reservoir of latent power. He recounts a New York man who transforms from discontent to lay preacher after embracing inner divine strength, urging readers to start each day affirming the kingdom within.
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New York City
Southwest
Tie
San Antonio
Villila
Jim
Mary
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