Iowa Liquor Bill Faces House Test After Slim Senate Margin
A Senate vote barely approved a liquor by the drink bill with strict restrictions and strong tax and licensing provisions. The local option clause, seen as its weak point, could trigger city council battles and worsen drunk driving. House action remains uncertain, and a different coalition might alter support. The bill may still be better than passing none.
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Space and Timber HY and the value of space effort
The piece argues public funding for rocketry yields practical benefits on earth. Advances from space research could improve forest fire fighting through automatic smoke detectors and rocket‑launched fire suppressants, protecting lives and timber while space gains justify themselves with down to earth dividends.
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Delaware Whipping Post Debate Sparks Punishment Talk
The Delaware Supreme Court ruling on whipping as non cruel prompts debate over punishment by lash or hand. A judge defends lashes as non bloody but admits moral effects vary with the enforcer. Authors consider whether public embarrassment or corporal methods best deter crime.
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Traffic Safety Urges Universal Car Inspections
The article argues for nationwide periodic auto safety checks, noting that less than half the states require programs. Fourteen states are considering inspection legislation, and quarterly checks would improve road safety beyond the current semiannual standard.
Winds of Change in World Politics Prompt Global Unrest
A U.S. State Department scan predicts 30 nations will change governments in 1963–64, mostly by elections but some by internal conflict. The piece outlines shifts in Italy, Germany, Britain and France, noting Pope John XXIII’s Peace on Earth encyclical urging restraint amid a tense cold war backdrop.
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Britain
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
John XXIII
Letters on loose children and US policy instincts
A reader urges better neighborly conduct over loose dogs and children, quoting Abe Lincoln and criticizing local rules, then critiques an editorial that defines foreign policy by American instincts. The writer questions whether emotions or logic should drive Cuba policy decisions and calls for careful, well justified choices.
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Spraying Dilemma in Suburbia Sparks Carson Debate
Suburban residents grapple with whether to spray for gypsy moths and other pests amid Rachel Carson’s critiques. Entomologists warn against indiscriminate chemical use while noting limited success of biological controls. The choice pits ecological risk against defoliation threats as families weigh two difficult options.
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Castro
Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Time Drags As Listeners Glance At Watches At Speech
A humorous quip by a speaker who enjoyed giving public addresses notes that nothing is more disagreeable than audience members glancing at their watches. Another orator adds a sharper point about those who hold up watches to check they haven’t stopped.
Rain in the Southwest Native Reply Quip
A Southwest traveler asks a native about rain in the arid region. The native recalls Noah's Ark and notes they once had a quarter inch of rain, implying heavy rainfall is rare. The banter ends with mutual acknowledgement.
City Relays mark 1953 show. Goettel cindermen lead
Franklin star athlete led the City's Relays at Coe in 1953 as Lloyd Goettel's cindermen won four of five varsity events and set a record in one. Over 800 visitors attended the Cedar Rapids African violet show at the library by Cedar Valley Violet club chaired by Mrs. Fred Williamson.
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Lloyd Goettel
Cindermen
Cedar Rapids
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Violet Club
Fred Williamson
Richard Kretschmar
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
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