Paul Harvey Warns Americans Against Perpetual Christmas
Veteran broadcaster Paul Harvey told 1100 Collins Radio members at the Roosevelt hotel that Americans cannot afford endless Christmas desires as government grows. He urged self restraint, warned of a bloated bureaucracy, praised Cedar Rapids governance, critiqued socialized medicine, and called for renewed civic action before a Q&A on Cuba, voter apathy, and the UN.
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Uncle Sam
America
Paul Harvey
Collins Radio Technical Assn
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn Supervisors Sign Open Spaces Pact With Hiawatha Cedar Rapids
Linn County supervisors approve intergovernmental open spaces agreement with Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids to acquire land for parks with up to 30 percent federal funding. They also authorize a gas main project on Rogers road and Wiley boulevard NW and note January to March assistance of 10,616.85.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
State Highway Commission
Louise Swalley
Lena L. Hodgin
Nelma Scott
Emma M. Young
Bankrupt Martin-Roasa seeks tax cut for 1961 bill
Representatives for Martin-Roasa Equipment Co. asked Linn county supervisors to reduce the 1961 tax bill from 10 377.58 to 4 151.02 arguing a grossly overstated inventory. Attorney John Locher and Arthur Clauss said assets were inflated and liquidation proceeds insufficient to cover the assessed value.
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Martin - Roasa Equipment Co
Sixth Street
Linn Board of Supervisors
John Locher
Arthur F. Clauss
Locher
Martin
Scolaro
Martin-Roasa
Newman
Rockefeller Hopes Kennedy Not Ap peasing Cuba Policy
Governor Rockefeller urged that President Kennedy avoid appeasement of Khrushchev over Cuba. He argued Cuba must see Soviet troops withdrawn and Castro toppled before Latin American communist threats ease. Rockefeller proposed a $10 billion tax cut to spur jobs and warned of an $8.4 billion deficit if spending stays level. He backed delaying a $500 million public works appropriation and urged use of federal highway funds to fix unemployment.
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Washington
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Cuba
New York
Fidel Castro
Latin’ America
U. S
Vietnam
Dwight Eisenhower
House
Industrial Development Conference at University of Iowa
Harold Ewoldt, assistant executive vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, attended an industrial development conference Tuesday at the University of Iowa. The program tackled how the University of Iowa could aid Iowa’s industrial growth with representation from Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Davenport, Burlington, Keokuk, Centerville, Iowa City, Muscatine, Clinton, Fort Madison and Des Moines.
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Harold Ewoldt
Chamber of Commerce
University of Iowa
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Davenport
Burlington
Keokuk
Centerville
Iowa City
Muscatine
Clinton
Fort Madison
Des Moines
Supervisors delay decision on firm assessment relief
Scolaro argues against reducing assessments to avoid a flood of requests if merchandise is sold below assessed value. The supervisors postpone action until Martin-Roasa reps report expected proceeds from inventory and creditor recoveries.
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Scolaro
Martin- Roasa
Russia accuses Britain of blocking Vietnam Cambodia border probe
Moscow alleges Britain blocked an inquiry into communist charges that South Vietnam violated Cambodian borders, with officials signaling diplomatic friction over regional disputes.
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Moscow
Russia
Britain
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Bay Tract Sold for New Hiawatha Post Office
Mr and Mrs Edward Hartl sold the northwest corner at B avenue and Willman street to Commonwealth Construction Co of Oklahoma City for 6333 dollars. The lot fronts 150 feet on B avenue and 100 feet on Willman street and will serve as the site for the new post office.
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Hiawatha
Edward Hartl
B Avenue
Willman ‘Street
Commonwealth ‘Construction Co
Oklahoma City
Willman
ICC Approves Eastern Iowa Freight Service Bid
Des Moines Iowa commerce commission granted approval to Bailey Express Agency Inc for an application filed with General Hospital and TV 9 noted in the record. The action centers on an ICC decision Wednesday approving the proposed freight service arrangement amid administrative reviews.
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ICC Okay
Eastern
Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Angie
ICC
Haran
Bailey, General Hospital
Lway Express Agency Inc
Freight service ban and ports of origin for rail air routes
The order directs an auxiliary truck freight and express service linking Oelwein Sumner Fredericksburg Readlyn and Tripoli to support air rail shipments and through bills. It bans freight from Waterloo to Fredericksburg Readlyn and Oelwein and blocks shipments from the three towns to Waterloo.
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Oelwein
Sumner
Fredericksburg
Readlyn
Tripoli
Waterloo
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ABC
By Ben Blackstock
Harvey
ABC News
Congress
Ford
C.R
Castro
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
U.N
Courthouse News
Vincent C. Hart
Marion Township
Charles Bullcek
Alvin J. Teigeler
Mollie Linville
Nick Williams
Franklin Township
Otis Lee
Maine Township
Soldiers’ Home Commission
Clauss
Linn County
Rocky
By Jack Bell
Thrift Pla
1St Ave. SE
Sui
Smulekoff
New Hiawatha
Spit Heights
DuPont
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