Enlarging the Iowa House to aid bigger counties
Tate representative McFarlane of Waterloo urges a constitutional amendment to enlarge the Iowa House by eight or ten seats. He argues current apportionment underrepresents large counties, but warns enlargement would still not grant full proportional voice. Senate reapportionment lags, raising concerns of taxation without fair representation.
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Tate
McFarlane
Waterloo
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa
Polk, Linn
Woodbury
Scott
Black Hawk
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Clinton
Wapello
Cerro Gordo
Johnson
Story
Webster and Lee
Des Moines
House
Senate
Peril in Truth Amid Government Silence on Truth About U N
A congressional committee heard officials hushed or delayed a grand jury report alleging U S Communist sympathizers in the United Nations. Testimony suggested fear the report would be used politically, prompting calls to return to plain speaking and accept consequences.
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Congressional Investigating Committee
State
Defense Department
U.S
United Nations
U.N
Korea
New Year's Eve From the Middle Years Point of View
A midlife perspective on New Year celebrations examines aging, vanity, and the social gaze of youth. The essay notes middle agers feel less inclined to public revelry, preferring intimate gatherings, while fearing time’s passage and judgment from younger generations.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
New Year Prayer Service Planned in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association and Coe College schedule a New Year’s Day prayer service at 4 p.m. in Coe chapel under Dr. David S. Berger’s direction. The event marks President Roosevelt’s request for a day of prayer.
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Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association
Coe College
David S. Berger
Coe Chapel
Board of Regents
The
American College of Surgeons
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospitals of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Fred Astaire
Rita Hayworth
Iowa Theater
Matter Of Opinion What Was Your Most Memorable Event Of 1952
A reader asks for the most memorable moment of 1952 reflecting on personal milestones and public events. Responses welcome from readers across the community.
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IM McGuire
1609
C Avenue NW
Arold Wischmeyer
Fifth Avenue SW
Mystery Woman Spurs Eisenhower Call to Duty
The piece recalls a year ago when a mystery woman in a red hat pressed Eisenhower to consider a presidential run. In Paris SHAPE, Ruth Hagg urged him to answer the people and not politicians. Six days later he announced he would respond to the call.
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Ashington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Paris
Korea
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Truman
Labor
Schulz
Newark
Bee book request leads to language clue at library
A foreign patron at the Minneapolis Public Library struggled with English saying "Bbbbbbb" while his companion whispered "Zzzzzzz" and the attendant finally understood he wanted a book on raising bees.
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Cedric Adams
The
Minneapolis Star
Minneapolis Public Library
1952 Year in Review From a Tax Payer’s View
Frederick C. Othman weighs a personal year-end survey of 1952, noting Truman back in the White House and green-painted interiors after a tea invite to press. He recalls tulip bulbs from the Netherlands, Zeke Gathings television antics, a Chicago Democratic convention spend, and a clutch of funny political missteps.
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Othman
Truman
White House
Mr. T
New York
Atlantic
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Congressional
Time Dial 1953: Bugs Baer Retrospective Reflections
The column recalls 1952 foreign policy gains and Ike’s cabinet picks praised for judgment. It notes lighthearted quips about time and neatness, jokes about pantomime in coed colleges, and Brink’s 1952 door to door service. Happy New Year.
Eisenhower Aims for Balance in Military Advisors
Marquis Childs outlines the forthcoming White House staff under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Key appointments include Col. Pete Carroll as military aide with brigadier general rank, Lt. Col. Robert Schulz also in line, and Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons as liaison with Congress. Debate centers on avoiding military dominance while leveraging trusted officers.
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Sapashingtone— Preto Oe
Eisenhower
West Point
Ulysses S. Grant
White House
Childs
Col
Paul T
Pete” Carroll
SHAPE
Carroll
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Paris
Guildhall
London
National War College
Fort McNair
Washington
Robert L. Schulz
Columbia University
Congress
B. Persons
John P. Marquand
Melville Goodwin
U.S.A
Persons
80Th Congress
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Gov
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Alfred Gruenther
Fleet
William D. Leahy
Gruenther
Wrong Switch Child Expert Puzzled Parent
The Omaha World Herald quotes a puzzled parent asking for the meaning of a cited expert suggestion to switch a child’s attention when unmanageable. The brief note sketches a misreading of behavioral advice in a light editorial tone.
Winter cough and the lure of distant clinics in a Hoosier letter
Dr Brady discusses winter coughs as chronic conditions, noting that many patients seek treatment at top clinics far from home. He describes the Hoosier's experience of a “complete check-up” that found only a winter cough and critiques reliance on remote specialists. He outlines common winter cough causes including chronic bronchitis bronchiectasis and emphysema.
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Seventeenth Street
Europe
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Arlene Calahan
Rockford Road
Checker
Tilliam Goettle
Iowa City
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Pearson
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Montgomery
England
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Goettle
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Frederick C.othman
Zeke
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Perle Mesta
Ackstone Hotel
Internal Revenue
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Ike
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Marquis Childs
Gen
Wilton
Omaha World Herald
Wm. Brady
M.D
DR. Brady
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