Iowa Tax Per Capita Rise Draws Alarm and Debate
The Iowa Taxpayers Association warns Iowa faces a higher per capita tax burden since 1960 despite stable population. Critics argue growth in government services and business climate rely on taxes, while shrinking budgets could deter industry and degrade schools and health programs. The piece cautions against misleading population-focused claims and stresses balanced policy.
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Iowa Taxpayers Association
Iowa
U.S
Upper Midwest
Towa
Resolutions Highlight Party Shifts In Iowa Conventions
In Linn county and state conventions both parties back five constitutional amendments for the November 5 election. Democrats urge private financing of rural electric cooperatives, labor fair returns, cease-fire in Vietnam, tax reform, four-year governorship. Republicans favor abolishing the electoral college and direct presidential election by popular vote.
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Linn County
Vietnam
Iowa House
Senate
Congress
Cold snap sets Iowa records and space tests drive policy
The Day 1958 reports freezing weather across Iowa with Cedar Rapids posting a 24 degree low, a local record for the date. Dr. James Van Allen urged space research before military use, while local events include Decorah naming a foreign exchange student and Wallace addressing 3,900 students in Iowa City amid campus protests.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
James van Allen
University of Iowa
House Space Committee
Washington
U.S
Chuck Jennich
Decorah
Germany
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Iowa City
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Wallace
Mass meeting backs Czechoslovakia at Z.C.B.J. hall
More than 200 American Czech residents gathered at the Z.C.B.J. hall for a mass meeting led by J. A. Phillips of the Order of Railway Conductors. Speakers included T. B. Hlubucek Frank Suchy Charles Marousek Rev. Father Joseph Syrovy and Joseph Mekota. A resolution supporting the republic of Czechoslovakia was adopted amid fears of European dictatorship.
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J. A. Phillips
Order of Railway Conductors
Z.C.B.J. Hall
T. B. Hlubucek
Frank Suchy
Charles Marousek
Joseph Syrovy
Joseph Mekota
Republic of Czechoslovakia
Humphrey Seen As Symbol Of Change In 1968 Race
James Reston notes the 1968 election differs from 1964 with new issues and pragmatism. Hubert Humphrey, once opposed by the South and Big Business, now gains broad support as civil rights gains and social programs become law. The campaign hinges on practical solutions over ideology.
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New York Times
Ashington
Kennedy
Indiana
George Wallace
Alabama
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
America
Richard Nixon
Modern era politics as center moving race reshapes candidates
The piece portrays a crowded 1960s election scene with Johnson out, Nixon leading the GOP, Rockefeller pushing a vast urban program, and Kennedy and McCarthy in opposition. It argues that candidates share modern policies, with factions realigning toward centrist consensus amid changing economics and science.
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Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Rockefeller
David
Reagan Fires Up Idaho Republicans On California Visit
In Boise Reagan draws 2000 Idaho Republicans as Nixon tours earlier in the day. Reagan dismisses a presidential bid while hinting primaries must be settled at Miami Beach. Idaho GOP factions and old guard ties to Clifford White frame expectations for a pro Nixon or Reagan delegation.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Oise
Idaho
1964
Ronald Reagan
California
Barry Goldwater
Hollywood
Boise
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Reagan
Don Samuelson
Robert Smylie
Samuelson
Smylie
Sen Jordan
Goldwater
Miami Beach
They're Beginning To Understand To the Editor
In a letter from Lawrence L. Rettig and Wilma Rettig Town City readers compare Nazi Germany to the United States today. They recount conversations in Germany and warn Americans about rising nationalism and dangerous complacency.
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Lawrence L. Rettig
Wilma Rettig
Nixon Reagan Backers Clash Over Miami Convention Hotel Space
Tension rose as Nixon and Florida Republicans argued over hotel space at the Hilton Plaza for the GOP national convention in Miami Beach. Nixon had reserved six floors, but the RNC assigned Florida to the hotel, with management saying there may not be room for both sides. Florida delegates claim Nixon pressure, citing Hilton family ties through Peter Flanagan.
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Ashington
Richard M. Nixon
Florida
Miami
Hilton Plaza
Miami Beach
Nixon
Republican National Committee
Hilton
Ronald Reagan
Peter Flanagan
Abandoned Beagle Puppy Found After Crash on Country Road
On April 20 a green car abandoned a Beagle-type puppy at a farmhouse. The pup died in the road a short time later, and a second car moved it to the roadside. The writer urges humane action and adoption via the Humane Shelter, hoping for better treatment of stray animals.
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Humane Shelter
Cruvel
Pease
Beth Lefebure
Fairfax
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