Not a Super Board meeting in Cedar Falls Iowa Board of Regents opposition
The Iowa Board of Regents opposed a proposal by State Rep. Leroy Petersen to create a state educational policy coordinating board of legislators and laymen. The paper argues the plan would not usurp existing boards but would integrate planning from kindergarten through university, including layman input, and believes the idea is good.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Board of Regents
Leroy Petersen
Grimes
Regents
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Rep. Petersen
Reluctance To Fight In Viet Nam Draws Fire From General Clark
General Mark Clark argues draft resistance is rising among youths. He calls it a new breed, but observers note many historic wars faced similar reluctance. Some citizens serve as a lesser evil to prevent communist aggression, reflecting enduring tension between personal conviction and national duty. The piece cautions war weariness is not decadence, but warns widespread avoidance could edge the world toward doom.
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Eneral
Mark Clark
South Vietnam
Senate
General Clark
Senate panel backs bill to require census certify results
Governmental affairs committee of the Towa senate recommended passage of a house approved bill. It would force municipalities using the special census law to certify results even if lower than the last federal census and base per capita tax refunds on that lower figure. The bill aims to close the loophole that allows inflated populations to receive higher funds.
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Towa Senate
Towa
Iowa
Senate
Cedar Rapids
Senate Committee
Bishop George Bishop consecrated in Dubuque
On this day 1957 a Ced- Rapids native was consecrated Catholic bishop in Dubuque. The Rt Rev Msgr George Bishop 45 was vicar general of the archdiocese. Appointment announced by Apostolic Delegate Cicognani from Rome. Clary Miian Cedar Rapids first Iowa house page girl in 20 years became the Lady from Linn at a mock legislative session in the house chamber. William Becker 83 Elkader ends 65th year as pharmacist in same store, helping after selling business to nephew. Cedar Rapids union layoff hit 1947 three-fourths of 18,000 workers amid a threatened Des Moines house action. Collins Radio production largely steady. Truman urges price relief to steady economy. Iowa appropriations dispute 1937.
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Dubuque
George
Amielo G. Cicognani
United States
Rome
Clary Miian
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn
Clary
Ernest Kosek
Kosek
William Becker
Elkader
George Schmidt
Conference committee to resolve budget after House rejects Senate figures
The House rejected the Senate budget 93 to 3, sending the measure to a conference committee for compromise. In a packed courtroom, singer Rudy Vallee was convicted of assault and battery despite denying striking a Boston newspaper photographer.
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Senate
Rudy Vallee
Boston
High Danger of Border Wars Echoes of Greek-Turkish Aid
Marquis Childs argues the 1949 Yugoslav Greek border closure altered fate in Greece Greek civil war. He contrasts with Vietnam noting open borders invite wider war while stressing restraint over North Vietnam MiG bases and China Soviet transit, citing Gen. Van Fleet on consolidation with advisers and gear.
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Greece
Turkey
Tito
Childs
Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
Asia
Red China
Peking
Moscow
Soviet Union
Robert 5
McNamara
China
Korea
Nguyen Cao Ky
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Tito and the Greek War Aftermath and Aid to Greece
The article surveys Tito's 1949 move and its impact on Greek guerrillas sheltering in Yugoslavia. It notes volunteers from communist satellites, Greek rebels in Bulgaria and Albania, and Tito’s split with Cominform in 1948. It covers U.S. aid to Greece from 1946 to 1949 totaling $818 million, with $345 million for military. It contrasts rhetoric of freedom with power interests, and reflects on Vietnam after 1954 Geneva accords and Dulles declaring South Vietnam a freedom bastion.
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Tito
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece
Vietnam
Geneva
Ho Chi Minh
China
John Foster Dulles
South Vietnam
United States
The People's Forum Amish Plan Draws Local Opposition
A reader letter condemns the proposed Amish exemption from teacher certification as unworkable for language differences and opposes standardized testing. The writer urges Iowa officials to seek a solution that preserves education and Amish needs without unfair testing, arguing against civil liberties group proposals.
Library's Value To the Editor
As National Library week ends, the library and its staff are praised for service. The 1904 building on Third Avenue and Fifth Street SE began with 12 123 volumes serving 28 750 residents and now, after two additions, houses 165 000 volumes.
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National Library Week
Public Library
Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Readers Letters: guidelines for publication standards
Readers are advised letters to the forum should be 409 words or fewer and focus on a single topic. Include the writer’s name address signature and a telephone number for authentication verification.
Real-Life Caine Mutiny on the USS Vance
The navy faced a probe into Lt. Cmdr. Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter aboard the USS Vance off Vietnam. Officers alleged misconduct and the captain's madness log but investigation found the charges frivolous and he was cashiered for enforcing discipline and pushing the wartime mission.
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Herman Wouk
Vietnam
Cmdr
Marcus Aurelius Arnheiler
Vance
Arnheiter
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