So Much for Cold War Thaw and Czech Invasion
The piece argues the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia shatters optimism for reduced Cold War tension. It notes nuclear standoff cannot deter aggression, urges cautious local auditing, and warns against premature state auditor inquiries without clear evidence. It references Linn County budgets and warrants as context.
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Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Bratislava
Moscow
United States
U.S.S.R
Linn
When Motor Traffic Fares Worse Than 1909 Rules
The piece recalls Farmers' Anti Auto Society rules from 1909 including a secret speed limit with ten dollar per mile penalties, red rockets every mile at night, and banning country touring on Sundays. It laments modern traffic congestion and compares past and present road life.
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Farmers’ Anti-Auto Society
Lobbying Resented Highway Veto Eyed By Johnson
The piece notes intense lobbying by truckers and related industries last July as Congress neared adjournment. It cites three main bills, including limits on farm co op trucks, doubling triple trailer sizes, and a broad federal highway bill with mixed impacts. Mayor Alioto blasts the lobby as powerful while President Johnson weighs a veto.
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Ashington
Congress
LBJ
American Roadbuilders Association
Tire, Oil, Gas
House of Representatives
House
American Trucking Assa
White House
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Richard McLaughlin
Massachusetts
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Senate
Joseph Alioto
San Francisco
Crystal Springs
Alioto
Southern Pacific
Hiram Johnson
United States
Johnson
Accounting for War The Johnson accounting divides a nation
President Johnson asks for an accounting from the American people as the Vietnam war deepens national rifts. He argues future generations will judge the sacrifice, while opponents question what the war has achieved and who bears responsibility for the costs.
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York
Johnson
Vietnam
Detroit
Manila
Hanoi
Viet Cong
China
Lyndon Johnson
Asia
Mr. Johnson
Johnson Seeks Hanoi Demands Amid Vietnam Debate
In a Washington exchange the President argues for continued bombing until the enemy alters policy, while noting opposition from figures like McNamara. He cautions platform writers in Chicago to consider the four year post Jan 20 strategy and questions why Hanoi is not pressed for changes.
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Robert McNamara
Chicago
Mr. Johnson
Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Washington
McCarthy popularity tied to courage not Vietnam stance
Public support for Eugene McCarthy hinges on personal qualities rather than Vietnam policy. While many admire his courage and new political style, half doubt his bombing halt stance and Humphrey leads on war handling among voters. Dems favor Humphrey 55 to 24 on the war issue, while Republicans split 37 to 35.
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Vietnam
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
North Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
New York Conservatives push Nixon ballot plan
The New York Conservative party seeks to place Nixon on its ticket with separate electors, threatening to derail Nixon’s NY electoral chances if the GOP blocks the arrangement. O'Doherty says Conservatives may campaign on their own slate, potentially reducing Nixon votes by hundreds of thousands.
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Ashington
New York State
Nixon
New York
Miami Beach
Kieran O’doherty
Republican Party
Rockefeller
Lindsay
Javits
O’doherty
Iowa and national items span 1958 and earlier milestones
Coach Forest Evashevski said Iowa has as good a chance as any Big Ten team for the Rose Bowl with favorable breaks. An 880 pound Angus steer owned by Ronny Shada won grand champion at the Jones county 4-H show in Monticello. Cedar Rapids civil defense mass feeding graduates were honored by certificate recipients. World Council of Churches activities marked by hourly bells in Cedar Rapids and a Czech ministry group meeting dissolving in the Central West Bohemian Presbytery. A Coe College honors convocation featured Dr. C. Ward Macy’s talk Our Common Responsibilities. Cedar Rapids eyed Third avenue widening with a $43,000 city plan upgrade and a $19,350 federal grant. Cedar Rapids tax survey notes annual retail taxes totaling $5,896,500.
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SUI
Forest Evashevski
Angus
Ronny Shada
Anamosa
Jones County
Monticello
James Miller
DeWitt
Walton Olson
Calamus
Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Dukelow
Joe Johnston
Allen McGregor
John Dye
S. C. Nuccio
Cedar Cedar Rapids
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Holland
Cedar Rapids
C. Ward Macy
Coe College
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
National Consumer Tax Commission, Inc
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Safe Driving News
Drew Pea
Jack Ander
Defense Department
Budget Bureau
Agriculture Department
Department of Transportation
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
James Reston
New York Times Service
Dom
South Vietnam
Louis Harris
Harris Survey
Carthy
Portland
Ore
Linton
Ind
San Antonio
Temple City
Calif
Senator McCarthy
N.Y
B. Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Cation
Phi Kappa Phi Journal
City Plan Commission
George Clark
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