Iowa tax survey prompts slow changes and questions
An Iowa interim committee hired a Chicago tax consultants firm to survey commission methods at a cost of $6000. The firm proposed 69 changes, but Chairman Johnson says the tax commission will proceed slowly, weighing existing procedures against the recommendations. Critics call the move a merry-go-round with little use of prior surveys.
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Iowa Legislative Interim Committee
Chicago
Iowa Tax Commission
Brookings Institute
Little Hoover Commission
Johnson
The
Tax Commission
Commission
Iowa
Truman Declines Draft for Democratic Nomination
President Truman states he will not accept a draft for the Democratic presidential nomination. No move yet to push a draft, but he is viewed by some as the strongest potential candidate among those willing to run if a draft arises.
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Adlai Stevenson
Mr. Truman
Stevenson
Truman
Timely inspiration from Dr. Trueblood moves churches to action
Enthusiastic responses hail Dr. Elton Trueblood’s noonday Holy Week messages as a timely call to apply Christian ideals to secular problems. The YMCA and Cedar Rapids Marion Ministerial Association and Council of Churches organized the visit, urging daily emphasis on spiritual values to overcome practical difficulties.
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Elton Trueblood
YMCA
Cedar Rapids and Marion
Trueblood
Ex posed Symptoms and the Writer’s Privacy Dread
The author muses on doctors reading personal signs from behavior and writing for newspapers. He compares medical intuition to car mechanics and reflects on readers, including psychiatrists, ever scrutinizing his thoughts and work while revealing discomfort with public exposure.
War department to build Clinton cantonment hospital under five million
Rep W S Jacobsen of Iowa said in Washington the war department would authorize a cantonment type army hospital at Clinton for under 5 000 000. Coe College events include Mary Towne and Lucille Speer winning superior ratings at a five days national Phi Kappa Delta tournament in Minneapolis.
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W. S. Jacobsen
Iowa
Washington
War Department
Clinton
Coe
Mary Towne
Burlington
Lucille Speer
Freeport
Ill
Minneapolis
Phi Kappa Delta
Roosevelt High School Dramatic Club
Bill Taylor
Marjorie Ferguson
Roberta Dinwiddie Sheets
Pyorrhea Debate Sparks Dental Health Row
Dr Wm Brady argues against the term pyorrhea and defends the broader condition called periodontoclasia noting local and systemic causes. He questions dentist and physician understanding, cites terminology shifts, and recalls a teen abscess case with cautious tooth preservation.
Voice of America Eyes Big New York Office Complex
George E. Sokolosky notes the Voice of America seeks to lease 500000 square feet in Manhattan for 5 to 25 years with 30000 square feet double height studios. He questions budget use, economy, and long term viability amid government waste and Hoover Commission disputes. The piece laments inefficiency in the post office and federal departments.
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HE Real Estate Board of New York, Inc
State Department
Public Buildings Service
New York
Voice of America
Voice
Congress
Hoover
Hoover Post Office
Post Office
Washington
Hoover Commission
India
Ceylon
Yugoslavia
Truman's Untruths On Steel Dispute Spark Controversy
In a wartime era critique, the author accuses President Truman of misleading statements about steel industry profits and wage costs. It argues taxes shrink reported profits, wage costs exceed claims, and the president hid factors like replacement funds and tax funding for wage increases.
Miloro Keeps Drums Ringing at Kips Bay Boys Club
Tenants on 50th Street in Manhattan complained to police after Charles Miloro shook the building with drum practice. He will continue practicing at the nearby Kips Bay Boys Club two blocks away.
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50Th Street
Manhattan
Charles Miloro
Charles
Kips Bay
Christian Science Monitor
Former tax chief Bolich pleads poverty under oath
Former deputy commissioner Dan Bolich testified secretly to congressional investigators that he was financially strapped, spending at least 63000 beyond his reported income over five years while enforcing tax laws. He later refused to answer in public, citing self incrimination.
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Acro
Dan Bolich
Bolich
King
Frankie Costello
Los Angeles
Guaranty Finance Company
Midcontinent Petroleum
Internal Revenue
Washington
Saver
Quinn
New York
Lemay
Baradel
Stanley Surrey
Goering Products
Adrian de Wind
Schoeneman
Wales
de Wind
Asking Too Much Farmer Jones Oil Scene
An exchange from Phil news features Maggie refusing to change her dress after striking oil with her husband Farmer Jones. He wants her to wear decent clothes, while she insists she has always worn modest attire and will continue to do so.
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Farmer Jones
Maggie
Bugle or Wrong Notes In Foreign Policy Debate
The piece critiques political rhetoric comparing music and policy, noting voters will decide by November. It jokes about keeping soldiers in office, piano versus bugle, and legal tactics, concluding investigations and disguises are part of the political landscape.
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Gage
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Cedar Rapids
Sigma Delta Chi
Marquette University
Paul H. Nesbitt
Logan Museum
Beloit College
Wis
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Elizabeth Cook
Archaeology Society of America
Helen Robb
Cedar Rapids Commercial Club
YWCA
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Lynn E. Garwood
Gyro Club
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Wm. Brady
JE. Brady
George E. Sokolsky
Sokolsky
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Lawrence
Korea
George Clark
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Phil News
Bugs” Baer
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