No easy fix for Iowa sales tax buffer idea
The Cedar Rapids editorial argues against extending Iowa’s 2 percent sales tax to hotels and motels and explores a proposed buffer zone for counties bordering Nebraska and Minnesota. It notes legal precedents, questions the zone’s practicality, and warns it could become nationwide class legislation. The piece calls for a better solution than creating a state-wide buffer system.
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Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dillard Stokes
Arkansas’ Supreme Court
Colorado
Iowa
Arkansas Supreme Court
Rockefeller influence in politics and policy funding
A historical note on the Rockefeller fortune and its political impact, detailing Rockefeller money in national politics, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund support for policy studies, and the 1958 report The Challenge to America Its Economic and Social Aspects chaired by Nelson Rockefeller, urging government action to boost growth.
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Ashington
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
America
News-Source Secrecy vs Public Interest in Crime Probes
Roscoe Drummond analyzes the conflict between protecting confidential news sources and aiding grand jury investigations. He notes editors in Philadelphia face possible prison for refusing to reveal sources while arguing press shield laws serve the public interest by exposing crime and promoting reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United States
Leaders at Montrose banquet and civic updates
In 1953 Quarter Century Motorcycle club leaders spoke at the Montrose banquet including Le Roy Quinn Marion president Ira Alberts Waterloo vice president Elmer Dietz Cedar Rapids secretary Jesse Clift Cedar Rapids treasurer Eddy Meisel Cleveland Joe Wolters Guttenberg. Delmar G Hilton elected to Marion school board vacancy caused by James Gruenwald resignation. Easter broadcast prep in Cedar Rapids led by War Savings Staff and production crew for We the People with Henry Morgenthau Jr. Mayor Hahn urged daily flag flying citywide. Gazette’s Clare Marshall spoke at the American Newspaper Publishers Assn national meeting in New York. Cedar Rapids city council approved drill tower purchase and tele...
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Montrose
LeRoy Quinn
Marion
Ira Alberts
Waterloo
Elmer Dietz
Cedar Rapids
Jesse Clift
Eddy Meisel
Cleveland
Joe Wolters
Guttenberg
Delmar G. Hilton
James F. Gruenwald
Federal
War Savings
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Frank Hahn
Clare Marshall
the Gazette
American News
Neighbors Phone Switchboard at Central Fire Station
Cedar Rapids hotels report beer returning after 24 hours boosts dining room business. Patrons drink with meals rather than as liquor, boosting revenue for local inns.
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Central Fire Station
Cedar Rapids
Newspaper Confidential Sources and Free Press Duty
The piece argues reporter source confidentiality is vital to a free press and compares journalist privilege to attorney client protections. It cites the Bulletin case and Judge Kelley’s ruling, noting tradition and editor courage underpin security against disclosure. It also discusses economic growth policy debates involving Rockefeller, Goldwater, and the Kennedy era.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Bernard J. Kelley
Bulletin
Taylor
Selby
Naming Cedar Rapids schools after presidents sparks debate
Citizens ponder assigning ex presidents to new junior highs and a north Cedar Rapids senior high. The piece argues for or against repeating Lincoln and suggests Coolidge Pierce and Kennedy as potential names. It warns that living presidents should stay off school names until campaigns end.
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Harding
Taft
Cedar Rapids
Coolidge
Pierce
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Adams
Harrison
Fillmore
Johnson
Arthur
Taylor
Buchanan
Washington and Jefferson
North Cedar Rapids
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Pierce
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
People’s Forum on Coe Assessments and Tax Exemption
The Cedar Rapids assessor asks Coe College students to declare personal property for tax purposes. The piece cites Iowa code 427.1 to note student property is exempt from taxation. Author laments taxing radios and instruments, urging respect for education and personal autonomy.
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Self Support and Age debate in Gazette letter
The writer challenges Patricia McCormack and Dr. Carter R. Rowe of Harvard Medical School who urged people over sixty to carry a cane for safety. The author resents the implication that seniors should fold up and withdraw from life, insisting they can stay active beyond 60.
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Patricia McCormack
Carter R. Rowe
Harvard School of Medicine
Thanks to helpers behind Chicago Anamosa and Northern Rail story
In the April 14 piece Pershing Scott, William Harris, Thomas Neally, Joseph Giehart, Harry and Stanley Zimmerman, Mrs. Harry Hoisington, and William Armstrong the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad buildings engineer are thanked for their efforts enabling the story.
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Chicago, Anamosa and Northern Railroad
People’s Forum
Pershing Scott
William Harris
Thomas Neally
Joseph Giehart
Harry and
Stanley Zimmerman
Harry Hoisington
William Armstrong
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
No Delicacy In London Sparks U S Prestige Debate
Lord Shackleton warned the House of Lords that Polynesian cannibals were ordered by chiefs to stop eating Americans because their fat is contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons. The Richmond News Leader notes a contrasting call for Mr Kennedy to claim U S prestige remains intact abroad.
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London
Lord Shackleton
House of Lords
Kennedy
United States
Major Explosion Warning Spurs Juvenile Delinquency Plan
Washington officials push a federally supervised plan led by Jack Goldberg to curb crime by creating job opportunities for Black youths in the District. Robert F. Kennedy signals that without action the city faces a major explosion, as the JDPB seeks corporate hires and labor cooperation to train youths and cut crime.
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Ashington
Juvenile Delinquency Planning Board
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Jack Goldberg
Goldberg
Gut
District of Columbia
Community leaders urge action to break cycle of delinquency
Mr Gold berg argues that intervention is essential as churches close doors to troubled youths. He warns delinquents seek payoff from crime, insists on a broad mobilization to make a meaningful impact before time runs out.
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JDPB
Mr. Goldberg
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India
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Adolf A. Berle
American Economic Republic
Rockefeller Brothers
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
G.O.P
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Goldwater
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the People’s Forum
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Richmond News Leader
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D.C
Mary McGrory
Department of Labor
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