Voter Registration Confusion Signals Election Interest
The article explains new laws affecting registration in counties over 50 000 and cities over 10 000, noting nine counties involved. It describes how those who voted in the June primary may be considered registered but lack a standard form, plus options to register at mobile units, auditor offices, or city halls with rules on reregistration every four years.
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Polk, Linn
Black Hawk
Scott
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Dubuque
Clinton
Johnson
Linn County
Auditor Werner
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Chet Huntley
Richard Nixon
United States
Mark Rudd
Internal Revenue Service
Department
Internal Revenue Computer
Cedar Rapids praises Dr Heifetz for rescuing Grant Wood murals
A Cedar Rapids reader notes Los Angeles neurosurgeon Dr Milton D Heifetz traveled to Council Bluffs to remove three Grant Wood murals from a motel slated for demolition. The piece defends Heifetz for saving the art and correctly states Wood's hometown, urging accuracy in national reporting.
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Cedar Rapids
Milton D. Heifetz
Los Angeles
Council Bluffs
Grant Wood
Los Angeles Times
Dr. Heifetz
Wood
California
Sidney C. Fryrear
Alhambra
Fryrear
Record crime rate except for Northeast by Drummond
The Northeast shows the lowest rise in crime according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report. Experts find it hard to explain this unexpected result, yet the data stands as the nation reviews early 1960s crime trends and the impact of political rhetoric on public safety.
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FBI
United States
Vietnam
Northeast
Northeast Crime Slowdown Cited Amid Broad National Rise
The article notes a 4 percent rise in Northeast crime versus 16 percent nationally, with Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and New England faring better than the rest. New York City shows the strongest gains in reform and methadone driven changes amid a broader call for improved justice and prevention.
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Northeast
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
New England
New York City
Phoenix
Tucson
Ariz
FBI
North Central States
John Lindsay
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Justice Department
Rubella Immunization Milestone Reached in Iowa
The Iowa Office for Comprehensive Health Planning notes a landmark rubella immunization drive with about 525,000 children ages 1 to 12, representing 89 percent, immunized across 98 counties and a 99th clinic planned for fall. The effort, led by Linn county co chairmen, signals reduced congenital rubella risk and places Iowa among national leaders in the program.
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Iowa
Linn County
Immunization programs praised for wide county effort
Community wide immunization drive credits 180 nurse and lay volunteers, 45 physicians, and school staff for smooth clinics. 94 percent of Linn county K-6 children and 83 percent of all ages vaccinated. Call for continuing routine schedules and strong citizen cooperation. The editors address POW prisoner advocacy and urge letters to The President of North Vietnam.
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Red Cross
UCS
Linn County
Apologize Boy Quips About Dynamite Under Chair
A comic Iowa State Traveler joke features a boy telling his father he placed a stick of dynamite under a teacher's chair. The father demands an apology, asking which school, highlighting the boy's evasive humor.
Infectious idea fuels retirement rumors of Chet Huntley
A satirical piece details Chet Huntley's retirement and the imagined ripple effect on American figures. It lampoons public figures contemplating early retirement, suggesting a hypothetical spread of a life for living over national duties. The piece cites a mock IRS and Pentagon computer exchange and notes reactions of millions of Americans.
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Internal Revenue Computer
Chet Huntley
Iowa State Traveler Celebrates Birthday and Year Off
A man takes a day off to mark his birthday while a woman announces a year away from work. The note appears in a brief item from Iowa State Traveler detailing personal time off.
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Iowa State
Cedar Rapids plan votes on bridges and police cars
Public improvements commissioner Stolba outlined 1961 bond funded bridge replacements on Prairie Creek and Indian Creek. City council approved buying 10 police cars for 15 701 dollars plus trade-ins.
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Cedar Rapids
Woody Stolba
Prairie Creek
C Street
Indian Creek
10-20-30 Years Ago Polls and Defense Programs
In a nationwide poll Nile Kinnick was named a starter in a game and received more votes than any other player. The defense program aims to build a permanent munitions industry largely government owned capable of supplying two million men.
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Nile Kinnick
U.S
Rivers uses air force and contractor planes for trips
House armed services chair L Mendel Rivers travels home via an air force jet and Beech Aircraft Beech King Air 725 K for a Walterboro hearing on drought aid. James V Smith and Jack Frost joined, confirming no official denial of favors.
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Ashington
L. Mendel Rivers
Hifalutin House
Armed Services
Air Force
Rivers
Charleston
S.C
James V. Smith
Walterboro
Smith
South Carolina
Joan
Jack Frost
Beech Aircraft
Beech
King Air
D-S.c
Gettys
Washington
Beechcraft
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Relative Success Ties To Wider Family In Law Case
A brief note outlines how achieving greater career success increases family ties and expectations. The piece suggests that advancement brings more relatives into social circles and obligations.
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Richard G. Kirsch
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