Cedar Rapids Faces 20 Percent Tax Base Reduction
City leaders weigh impact of a 20 percent tax base cut by the state board. Mayor Stepanek and Finance Commissioner Burgus hope to hold the municipal millage steady, but a 457 mill levy would drop from about 715000 to 572000. Bond, interest, and fixed city charges remain, forcing serious budget cuts.
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State Board of Assessment
Iowa
Stepanek
Burgus
Cedar Rapids
State
State Board
Provocative Report on Costs of Medical Care Reform
A detailed critique of the Committee on the Costs of Medical Care argues the proposal to reform U.S. health care is provocative and deserves serious consideration. It cites extensive study, expert hours, and substantial funding while urging measured, ethical examination of aims and methods.
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United States
Tne
Rmeams Ih
Medical care reform debate pressures for systemic changes
A committee finds the cost and delivery of medical and dental care burdensome and unequal. It notes that many private practitioners earned low incomes, urging revamping of the system while questioning socialist routes and suggesting reforms within the medical profession itself to avoid extra taxpayer burdens.
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United States
The Darkness Within Faith and Doubt Across Civili zation
A fragmented meditation on belief versus science and faith. Hugo's bishop example frames faith as personal certainty, while the piece laments secular doubt and the temptations of materialism in modern society. It critiques rote belief and praises true conviction amid global modernity.
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Victor Hugo
America
China
New NoaDey by Day: Theater Times Change Not Actors
New York private opinion argues theater misfortunes stem from unchanged acting, not fewer plays. The critic recalls Ethel Barrymore’s era and says today’s performances would seem over the top.
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New York
Ethel Barrymore
Theaters Embrace Simplicity Amid Modern Stage Strains
A critic notes the trend toward restraint in drama and a return to natural acting as exemplified by Pauline Lord in Late Christopher Bean and Another Language. He laments melodrama, praises quiet, realistic pieces, and observes theater reflecting postwar bleakness.
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Pauline Lord
Christopher Bean
Notable Nightlife Sketches of 1932 Celebrities
A column recounts Lionel Barrymore as artist and party sleeper, radio broadcasts from Greenwich, and luminaries like Manny Chapelle, Kesslep, Georgie Raft, Jack Pickford, Valentino, Howard Hughes, and a boulevardier who dines at four and winds up leading a jazz ensemble.
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Central Park
Broadway
Watterson Rotacker
Venus flytrap responds to stimuli then learns
The Venus flytrap of Carolina closes on objects it dislikes but reopens quickly. Repeated tricking causes the plant to stop responding for a period, showing a learning-like pause after being deceived two or three times in a row.
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London
England
Carolina
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