Iowa school growth drives higher property levies despite static population
Iowa school enrollment rose by 12 600 pupils in the last year, a 2.07 percent jump, while state population grew about 1 percent over three years. The imbalance means school taxes rise faster than city county levies as resources expand for classrooms and teachers. Many new graduates leave the state seeking opportunities, further eroding tax yields and complicating fiscal policy beyond simple formulas.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
State Health Department
Vital Statistics Division
UFO Evidence Sparks Debate on Space Visits and Secrecy
A NICAP 184 page study on alleged extraterrestrial visits fuels dispute with Air Force findings. The piece argues open-minded scrutiny, warns against panic, and questions why no clear signals or messages have been received from any supposed visitors. Public secrecy is blamed for fueling speculation while peaceful contact is assumed possible.
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Ehind
National Investigations Committee
Washington
Air Force
NICAP
Goldwater Faction Sours on Dean Burch as 1964 GOP rift widens
Nebraska committeeman Don Ross emerges as leader against Dean Burch, urging a neutral national chair. Midwest allies form covert networks while Goldwater allies including Wayne Hood and Stephen Shadegg push for Burch’s ouster, signaling deep party disunity ahead of January leadership changes. Eisenhower remains silent, not ready to back Burch.
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Chicago
Don Ross
Nebraska
Goldwater
Burch
Ray Bliss
Ohio State
Capitol Hill
Ross
National
Wayne Hood
la Crosse
Wis
National Committee
Stephen Shadegg
Arizona
Carl Curtis
Dean Burch
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Richard M. Nixon
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Johnson faces taint risk as shushing fuels scandal fears
President Johnson confronts mounting pressure over efforts to suppress inquiries into a possible scandal. Analysts warn that premature quieting of investigations could deepen public suspicion and damage the administration’s credibility amid a national crisis.
Johnson must guard against corruption in his administration
The piece argues President Johnson faces three critical risks from corruption in government heightened by the Bobby Baker cover up and public suspicion. It urges stronger protections, vigilance, and credible action to reassure voters and safeguard his term.
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Walter Jenkins
Billie Sol Estes
Bobby Baker
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Harding
Truman
Justice Department
Mr. Johnson
Caesar
Rules Committee
Baker
Senate
Corrections Need Local Probation Reform Not Just New Facilities
A reader argues for differentiated delinquency treatment starting at the local level with skilled probation workers to assess each juvenile. The letter urges linking probation, local counseling, state facilities, mental health, and parole as a continuous rehabilitation process, and notes public funding parity with adults. The writer also references Nobel laureate Emily Balch and a Hiroshima exhibit in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
St. Paul’s Church
Cedar Rapids
Teen Prices at Theaters Debate Raises Fairness Question
A voiced youth assertion argues junior prices should apply at shows. They contend youths claimed too young for adult films yet charged adult prices. Proposals suggest 75 cent teen pricing for younger teens and rising rates for older teens up to over $2 as ages advance.
Dinner with Wilson Highlights Johnson Dinner Charm
The White House state dinner for Britain's Prime Minister Harold Wilson featured Johnson relaxed amid guests, with jokes about Mark Twain and remarks on Eastern relations. Secretary Rusk reported hopeful talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, noting cautious Kremlin leadership and Gromyko's increased negotiating power.
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Wilson
Johnson
Mark Twain
New Hampshire
Henderson’s
Henderson Farm
Buckingham Palace
Scots Guards
Gordon Highlanders
Texas
Gromyko
Rusk
Notable talks and local notices span decades in Cedar Rapids
This Day items recap 1954 speaker George Hunt Williamson on flying saucers at Cornell College Armstrong Hall, plus 1954 Iowa sports honors for Forest Evashevski. It notes Amy Bradley joining Senator-elect Thom as E. Martin staff in Washington, and 1944 West Africa mission visitors Baden and Landiech inspecting Cedar Rapids plants. Also lists Wilson High students named to the National Honor Society and 1934 milk war talks, dairy group leadership, and ROTC practice at Coe College.
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George Hunt — Williamson
Cornell College
Armstrong Hall
Iowa
Forest Evashevski
United Press
Amy Bradley
Manchester
Thomas E. Martin
Washington
Robert Landiech
West Africa
Gaullist
Cedar Rapids
France
Wilson High School
Vlasta Hruby
Marjorie Lowry
Lottie Sloup
Dolores
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Britain
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Estate Department
Dean Rusk
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Moscow
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Jeemenek
Joe Dutrt
Donald Conway
Elaine Winger
Bus Depot News and Lunch
Cedar Rapids Restaurant Assn
L. J. Varroch
Dairy Dale
J. J. Shannon
Thomas Radloff
W. J. Nemecek
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