Petersen Amendment Aims 99 Iowa school tax units and 50 50 funding
The Petersen amendment proposes 99 basic school tax units largely aligned with counties to shift 50 percent of public school costs to a tax on earnings and 50 percent to local property taxes. It would provide state equalization aid to districts with below statewide per pupil costs, funded by reallocating current aids and ending transportation and other general aids. The measure was withdrawn for Easter recess but likely to be offered again as a substitute. supporters say it could better achieve lasting property tax relief.
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Petersen
Iowa
Leroy H. Petersen
Grimes
John M. Ely, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Keith H. Dunton
Thornburg
House
Segregationists Eh A Pause on Intercollegiate Tennis
A newspaper column questions a trend toward segregation in college tennis as Illinois and Indiana cancel matches with Washington University after reports that a female player, Carol Hanks, ranked No 12, competes at high level and defeats male opponents. The piece urges states to recognize equal athletic ability and cautions against extending segregation.
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Indiana University
University of Illinois
Washington University of St. Louis
Iowa
Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Carol Hanks
Americans Eye Haiti Purchase as Caribbean Protectorate
Dollar diplomacy in play as American millionaires weigh buying Haiti to turn it into a U N protectorate. Haiti spans over 10 000 square miles with four million people and a $32 million annual budget. advocates tout tourism and economic health, while critics call it unlikely. The piece muses whether Cuba could be bought to resolve the Castro communist challenge.
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Caribbean
Haiti
U.N
Cuba
Peculiarities at Coffee U N Cafeteria Reveal Global Gossip
A writer visits the United Nations glass house cafeteria and hears insider chatter about Adlai Stevenson, U Thant, and Congo policy. The piece links U.S. union politics, Walter Reuther, and postwar diplomacy to UN decisions, noting the cafeteria as a microcosm of international power dynamics.
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Glass House
U.N
East River
New York City
Moscow
Washington
Paris
London
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
U.S
Dean Rusk
State Department
Mrs. Roosevelt
Democratic
U Thant
Katanga
United States
Congo
Michigan
Churchill's Dream, NATO Nuclear Move, and De Gaulle Rift
Roscoe Drummond analyzes NATO's unanimous plan for an inter allied nuclear force as a modest fix to De Gaulle's Europe policy. He notes the move signals European disapproval of a Franco British split while France keeps its own nuclear option. The piece weighs Britain US ties and the larger Atlantic Community dream versus De Gaulle's continental vision.
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Ashington
NATO
de Gaulle
France
States
Britain
Europe
European
United States
U.S
Atlantic
Gen. de Gaulle
Commission of the European Economic Community
Sicco Mansholt
Washington
United Kingdom
French
Winston Churchill
Rockefeller signals hard campaign over Cuba policy
Mary McGrory reports Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York signals a tough campaign stance using the word appease to frame Kennedy policy on Cuba. Rockefeller cites his concern over appeasement as he questions administration policy and its handling of the anti-C Castro exile movement.
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Ashington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Cuba
Kennedy
Death of Dr Harlan Up degraff former Cornell president
A 1953 notice reports Dr Harlan Updegraff former president of Cornell College from 1923 to 1927 died in Pasadena. The Cedar Rapids Symphony Association recommends ending Joseph Kitchin band tenure this season with him named conductor emeritus after he asked to step down a year early. Linn county records long service in Iowa Senate highlight Sen Frank C Byers of Cedar Rapids and Marion. Linn county’s second war loan drive concluded with results noted.
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Harlan Updegraff
Cornell College
Pasadena
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Assn., Inc
Joseph Kitchin
Linn County
Iowa
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Neighbors Rally Toward Large War Bond Goal in Iowa
Cedar Rapids merchants purchased 170000 in bonds in one day as part of a 4,730,000 goal. The Linn county home project day drew 300 women with plans to aid small industries in securing war orders. Governor Rockefeller faced questions about debates and alignment with Nixon amid GOP tensions and a push toward his orthodox image.
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Cedar Rapids
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Linn County
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Nixon
Midwest
Senator Goldwater
Congress Moves In Spring To Sharper Pace
William S. White argues Congress is starting to move after a slow winter. Senate quickly passes two major bills and the House shows momentum. He predicts a moderate, do-nothing agenda with a trimmed budget, balanced by expected partisan dissatisfaction and claims of democracy in crisis.
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Ashington
Congress
Republic
Senate
Kennedy
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Roscoe Drummond
Drummond
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Rocky
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Iiowa
W. H. Stepanek
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George Clark
William S. White
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