Policy Needs Review Urges Public Salary Disclosure
The letter congratulates United Community Service officials on hiring new director Robert Bettiga who arrives Feb 1 to replace Richard Lamping. It questions UCS policy of not sharing salaries, arguing public accountability for semi public workers and noting salary transparency could inform welfare program financing debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Community Service
Robert G. Bettiga
Richard Lamping
UCS
Bettiga
Population control plan shocks 1967 readers
A Shockley proposal outlines a democratic birthrate cap with census driven certificates to reproduce and temporary sterilization via time capsule contraception. Women would surrender certificates to have children, which would be reinstated after birth, allowing sale of surplus certificates and balancing freedom with societal needs.
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William Bradford Shockley
Stanford University
Census Bureau
Unseasonal Iowa Weather and Will Provisions
A foggy drizzle blanketed Iowa for a un-Christmas like day with sub freezing temps hampering travel. Grace Tschirgi's will bequest of 10000 dollars to Coe college funds a scholar ship and the Russell's Railway Guide founder is named.
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Iowa
Coe College
Grace Tschirgi
Anthony Tschirgi
Russell's Railway Guide
Linn County Prepares for Relief Program Participation
County emergency relief administrator moved to indicate Linn County's intent to join the program. Nevins Nichols, superintendent of recreation, reported two ice skating rinks sprayed and ready for use: the municipal west side rink and the Arthur school rink.
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Linn County
Nevins Nichols
Arthur School
Traveling presidential tours from Heep agency parody
The piece satirizes Oliver Heep a travel agent arranging world tours for presidential candidates. It details a Three-I League test and a 10 day European itinerary including lunch with England's prime minister and meetings in Paris Berlin and Moscow. It notes staged photo opportunities and gimmicks to influence voters.
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Ashington
Charles Percy
Vietnam
George Romney
Bonn
United States
Oliver Heep
Heep
Kosygin
White House
Ireland
Italy
Israel
Limerick
Europe
England
Paris
Berlin Wall
Moscow
Baker
Richard Nixon
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
What Is the Price of McCarthy's Peace
Roscoe Drummond critiques Senator Eugene McCarthy for selling an “honorable” peace in Vietnam while proposing moves that could aid the Viet Cong. He recalls McCarthy’s early stance against peace at any price and questions the feasibility and honesty of his “alternatives” to administration policy.
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Heep
Warsaw
Gary
Indiana
Tito
Brions
Vietnam
Saigon
McCarthy
Ashington
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
South Vietnam
U.S
Gene McCarthy
Johnson
Truman
The
Sen
Ator
South
Hanoi
Dirksen
Platform Committee
G.O.P
Christmas Bells for Christ’s Birthday Fight
A reader urges churches to ring bells on Christmas Day to recall the true meaning of Christmas. Kathy Lund and Lynn Hattery of Cedar Rapids ask neighbors to contact local churches to arrange bell rings as a small token of gratitude to Christ and a reminder amid holiday bustle.
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Cedar Rapids
Christ
Kathy Lund
Fourth Avenue
Lynn Hattery
Fifth Avenue
Stamps at stores spark debate over use and purpose
The writer questions how shoppers handle free stamps at gas stations and grocers. They argue some people are unfair or envious of larger families and suggest trading, buying differently, or passing on stamps rather than wasting them. They challenge those who refuse stamps to reconsider their stance.
Post Office Wins Round in Christmas Stamp Battle
The Post Office Department defeats Americans United for Separation of Church and State in a suit over a Christmas stamp depicting a Catholic missal. Judge Holtzoff rules for Catholic Postmaster General O'Brien, with appeal pending. note 1965 protest over Salvation Army stamp.
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Ashington
Post Office Department
United For Separation of Church and State
U.S
Alexander Holtzoff
Larry O'Brien
Doves Attack Dirksen Humphrey Over Vietnam Policy
Washington sees a whispered push against Dirksen for backing tough Vietnam action alongside Eisenhower Nixon and other Republicans. Humphrey faces rumors of White House estrangement despite cordial ties with Johnson. The antiwar left targets both leaders for their Vietnam stance.
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Dirksen
Johnson
Humphrey
White House
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Benson
Council of Social Planning
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S. Genung
Des Moines
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George Clark
By Russell Baker
News York Times News Service
Roscoe Drummond
the People's Forum
Drew Pearson
Bob
Hube
Dirk
William S. White
Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dwight Eisenhower
Democratic Party
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Robert F. Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Hubert Humphrey
Everett Dirksen
Republican Party
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
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California
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Caesar
Rome
United States of America
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