Iowa Senate Faces Dilemma Over Property Tax Relief
A groundwell of sentiment in the Iowa senate opposes a pure hold the line budget as a solution to the two year property tax problem. The piece urges shifting tax load away from property, cites past failed omnibus tax plans, and calls for a Brookings Institution long range tax study to address capital improvements and educational needs.
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Iowa Senate
Town House
Senate
Iowa
Brookings Institution
Airport growth prompts Cedar Rapids terminal expansion study
An AST report by consultant James Buckley forecasts Cedar Rapids airport will need 88,024 square feet of terminal space by 1985, up from 32,135. Projections show rising air traffic across passenger departures arrivals mail cargo and freight, while carriers have yet to commit to concrete expansion steps or a schedule.
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Cedar Rapids
James C. Buckley
New York
Buckley
Air Express
Airport Commission
First Negro Astronaut Candidate Earns Southern Respect
Capt Edward J Dwight Jr a 29 year old test pilot from Kansas City has been approved as a candidate for future United States manned space flight programs. He is the first Negro chosen and aims to ride a rocket rather than take an administrative role.
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Air Force
Edward J. Dwight, Jr
Kansas City
United States
Dwight
Sioux veneer joke at Cleveland wigwam
A Plain Dealer item recounts a Sioux man building a wigwam faced with evergreen. A neighbor quips about green veneer and the owner answers with a playful line about loco. The anecdote reflects light tribal humor from the era.
Fat-Fee Lobbyist Claims Credit for Philippine Act
Mary McGrory notes John A. O’Donnell, a Washington lobbyist, pushed for the 1962 Philippine war damage act though not registered as a lobbyist for it. Fulbright calls his actions deceptive while detailing his long work for the Philippine Sugar Association and other claimants.
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Philippine Sugar Association
Department of Justice
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
O’donnell
Congress
O'Donnell Lobbying Ties Stir War Damage Bill Debate
The text outlines accusations that Mr. O'Donnell funneled 1966 campaign funds from clients to U S lawmakers across parties, claimed as modest gifts, and did not report them as taxes. It notes his conduct before the Foreign Relations Committee and suggests Fulbright shaped him into a prominent lobbyist. It also mentions efforts to modify the war damage bill to avoid a new fee of about $150000.
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O’donnell
Philippines
Foreign Relations Committee
Philippine Sugar Association
Senate
Humphrey
Minnesota
Manila
Fulbright
Government insists on balance if balance hurts rail progress
The article reports a clash over a patchwork of federal and state rules governing railroads, trucks and barges. It quotes rail executives and a New York finance expert arguing regulations keep transport costs high, while ICC officials warn that cutting rates could disrupt system balance.
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York
New York
Hunter Holding
Equitable Life Assurance Co
Chicago and North Western
North Western
Heineman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kennedy
Congress
ICC
New York Plant Pushes Nuclear Safety Debate
The piece notes growing scrutiny of peacetime nuclear power after several reactor incidents. It discusses the Savannah, Indian Point, and Laguna Beach accidents, the upcoming large Consolidated Edison plant near Midtown Manhattan, and concerns from experts about siting near a major city. It also covers federal insurance for nuclear accidents and calls for greater public input in siting decisions.
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Savannah
San Diego
Honolulu
Galveston
Indian Point
Consolidated Edison
Westchester County
N.Y
Atomic Energy Commission
Laguna Beach
Detroit
Detroit Edison
Clint Anderson
D-N.m
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
New York
Long Island City
East River
United Nations
43Rd Street
Rockefeller Institute
Detlev Bronk
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy
Robert Moses
Federal Power Commission
This Day 10 20 30 Years Ago 1953 Highlights
Notes from Cedar Rapids dated 1953 recall Mrs John Carey named president and Mrs Archie Bauman vice president of the Children's Theater of Cedar Rapids. The Shakespeare club marked its fifty eighth anniversary with lunch and a rose planting at Ellis Park. Dr Fred S Cook and students attended Coes first annual business machines exhibit.
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John Carey
Archie Bauman
Children’s Theater of
Cedar Rapids
Shakespeare Club
Shakespeare Garden
Ellis Park
Fred S. Cook
The
Gazette
Coe
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Chicago
Ben Heineman
Chicago and
Midwest
California
Commission
Drew Pearson
Ashington
Pearson
Detroit Edison and Associated Companies
Linn County
Anamosa
Emmett J. 1933
Cable
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa Academy of Science
Horace Alden
George Clark
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