Beardsley Pledge Aims for Iowa History Society Building
The late Governor Beardsley and his wife pledge $500 toward a fireproof state history building for the Iowa Historical Society. Supt. Peterson seeks $100,000 in pledges plus $200,000 from the legislature for a 110 by 70 foot two story facility, contrasting with larger Nebraska and Montana projects. The society, founded 1857, now outgrows space, housing records and growing membership.
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Beardsley
State Historical Society of
Iowa
William J. Peterson
Supt
Peterson
Sixth General Assembly
Iowa City
Schaeffer
University of Iowa
Nebraska
Montana
Law clarity urged on hospital and specialist relations
Iowa hospital and medical leaders debate whether current hospital specialist arrangements meet the law. The attorney general interpretation blocks a workable compromise. Authors urge legislative action to remove the obstacle and protect public and medical interests.
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Iowa Hospital
Make the one for the road milk
A White House stag luncheon featuring milk products is praised as a bright idea to renew energy and restore calm after the McCarthy debate. The suggestion, aimed at boosting morale and easing holiday stress, imagines revamping slogans to promote milk during yuletide driving and hangovers, with potential farm income benefits.
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Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Pistol guard on Capitol steps escorts petition truck
A colorful scene on the Capitol steps shows Rear Admiral Crommelin and a security detail guarding a petition shipment for Senator McCarthy. Police question a pistol carried by a uniformed guard while the armored truck arrives amid political debate and photo crews.
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Washington
U. S. Capitol
John C. Crommelin
Senate
Joe McCarthy
Henry Dorski
Capitol Police
Sen. Joe
Washington high school lease sought by Veterans Memorial group
A request for a 99 year lease on the Washington high school site was presented to the city council by a committee representing Veterans Memorial Inc. The report also notes other local civic events from ten years ago including leadership changes in the Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau and a war and reconversion congress in New York City.
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Washington High School
Veterans Memorial, Inc
Peter F. Bezanson
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Cobb
Howard I. Barr
Lee Winger
Ray H. Spielman
Wn. J. Barkley
R. S. Gates
Collins Radio Company
Iowa
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Cedar Rapids
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Y. C. F. Luberger
Charles Rubins
Colorado
Controversy Over Censure Strains Senate Debate
The piece analyzes why the term censure is legally and politically rare in the Senate, noting past uses only amid floor fistfights. It outlines the current rebuke of McCarthy, the partisan split, and the impact on free speech and party politics amid the McCarthy era.
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Washington
United States Senate
Watkins Committee
McCarthy
Senate
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Gilbert Roe
la Follette
Thomas Walsh
D-Mont
Wisconsin
Zwicker
Knowland and Hickenlooper
Republican Party
Censure Debate Reveals Piranha Senators' Grip in Senate
Stewart Alsop paints a vivid contrast between the silvered goldfish of the Senate and a few piranha politicians who seek power outside the chamber. The McCarthy censure debate highlights who rules the tank as Fulbright warns of contempt for the human personality.
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Senate
Jenner
Indiana
Flanders
Vermont
Mundt
South Dakota
Dirksen
Illinois
Liberace
Welker
Idaho
Fillbright
Arkansas
Grand Inquisitor
McCarthy
Fulbright
Soviets May Face Internal Revolt But Not Imminent
George Sokolsky argues that while internal disturbances could arise in the Soviet Universal State, no strong evidence supports an imminent revolution. He cautions against assuming such upheaval will occur or be ruthlessly crushed, noting past misjudgments in policy toward China and Red China and urging cautious U.S. action.
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Soviet Russia
Sokolsky
Russia
France
West Germany
Stalin
Beria
Louis XIV
Soviet
Malenkov
China
Berlin
United States
CIA
Marshall
Red China
Hong Kong
John Foster Dulles
Bugs and Peaceful Atoms Trade Referenced In Heated Debate
A heated discussion compares the peaceful use of atomic energy to a dangerous arms exchange. The speaker critiques the overlapping offers from Moscow and questions the risks of mushrooming hazards, warning that coexistence falters amid high stakes and distrust.
Time for Reapportionment in Iowa Legislature
A rural Iowa newspaper argues for mixed reapportionment of the Iowa General Assembly with one house elected by area and the other by population. It cites the U S Congress as a model and warns that ignoring reapportionment could provoke a constitutional convention after the 1960 census. It notes concerns about gas tax refunds and rural versus urban representation.
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Iowa
Iowa House
Senate
Congress of the United States
United States Senate
New York
Nevada
United States
House of Representatives
House
Seary
Iowa General Assembly
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State Historical Society
Frederick C.othman
Oe States Trucking Corp
James J. McIntyre
New Jersey
McIntyre
Lady In Furs
Admiral
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Othman
Eugene M. Pinney
Jacob Twisden
Galsworthy
Frank K. Hahn
I. E. Linkletter
Second Christian Church of
George Clark
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
Senator McCarthy
Democratic Party
By Stewart Alsop
Knowland
Neely
West Virginia
Watkins
Utah
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Stewart Also
Grist
Liberace of
George Sokolsky
Bugs” Baer
Boston
Moscow
Ossa
Pelion
Vesuvius
Etna
Centerville
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