Governor weighs special session on school aid tax law
Gov Hughes opts to delay calling a special session to resolve ambiguities in the school aid property tax replacement law and reapportionment issues affecting Johnson County. He awaits rulings from new Revenue Director William Forst and court options, aiming for mid February guidance and protecting state interests.
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Overnor Hughes
Johnson County
Department of Revenue
William Forst
Iowa
Governor Hughes Rumor Rowdrives Iowa Meeting Voices
Governor Hughes and Iowa clergy stirred a discussion on racial prejudice and related issues at a Coe College session, acknowledging rumors of a 1919 style panic that never fully materialized. The piece faults hype for exaggerating fear while urging steady, constructive action and clearer public understanding.
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Hughes
Iowa
Coe
National Guard
Iowa Interstate 80 cross-overs need better locking
Readers recall the Iowa Highway Commission closed cross-overs on I 80 for emergency use only after fatal U turns near Tipton. Barricades with chained ends were installed but highway crews sometimes leave chains unlocked, inviting public use and risking further incidents.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Highway Patrol
Tipton
Governors Use Platform Fight to Press Nixon Check
A struggle within the GOP pits moderate statehouse governors against congressional allies of Richard Nixon over control of the platform committee. The governors push for inclusion of Raymond Shafer as co chair and aim to curb Nixon by shaping Vietnam and policy planks while Dirksen edges toward platform chair.
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Ashington
Richard Nixon
G.O.P
Miami Beach
Platform Committee
Nixon
Congressional Club
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Raymond Shafer
Pennsylvania
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Johnson
Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
George Romney
Michigan
Shafer
Cities Challenge Federal Role in Urban Crisis Demands
Tom Wicker reports on the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations warning that aging city governance cannot handle modern urban needs. The piece notes pressure for a federal jobs program and potential federal policing role amid rising blight and disorder.
Limited War and the Need for Federal Reform
The author argues that many U S government institutions are outdated underfunded and unresponsive. They critique fragmented local structures and urge emergency action for unemployment plus a reinvigorated federal system to ensure political diversity and individual freedom.
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Advisory Commission
Storms and plans mark 1958 January readings in Cedar Rapids
The article notes the U S Public Health Service warning of a potential February March Asian flu epidemic after early fall activity and 887 deaths in the peak week. It also reports Jowans returning home from aiding America’s first earth satellite project led by James Van Allen, and local civic and political motions including J J Novotny’s Cedar Rapids Civic club leadership and a GOP tax cut bill advancing in Congress. A Rock Island line accident near Town City injures many and a trainman dies. Howard Hahn prepares to retire from Borden’s Hutchinson ice cream division while Cedar Rapids bids on a new men’s dormitory project. The weather shows no sun for the groundhog and lingering cold with an ice sheet yielding to rain.
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U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Jowans
America
George Ludwig
University of Iowa
James van Allen
Cape Canaveral
van Allen
J.J. Novotny
South Side
Cedar Rapids
Organation
House
G.O.P
Erection on Coe College Campus Aids New Athletic Field
The Coe college campus at Twelfth Street and Avenue NE saw a project to develop a new athletic field costing about 200000 dollars. Secretary of War Woodring urged creation of an army enlisted reserve to reach 75000 men, saying the current force cannot sustain a balanced war effort and asked the Senate and House military affairs committee to amend the 1916 national defense act.
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Coe College
Twelfth Street
B Avenue
Woodring
Senate
House Military Affairs Committee
Why Deplore Only Crime in Streets
A discussion on why public outcry focuses on crime in streets rather than crime in homes, stores, or offices. The piece notes street crime sparks passion while other crimes are accepted, cites racial interpretations, and argues streets are now vehicle dominated with few pedestrians, changing fear and policing lines.
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New York Times
Ashington
Congress
Bayard Rustin
New Republic
TRB
Egypt Strongman Nasser Slips Toward Mental Collapse
Confidential cables report Gamal Abdel Nasser is near a mental breakdown after a crushing June defeat by Israel. He appears diminished, walks bent, and suffers weight loss as Arab leaders express shock at his condition. He has faced three notable military losses linked to Israel since 1948.
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Ashington
Near East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Israel
Sakaria Mohredin
Nasser
Farouk
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
United Nations
Gulf of
Agaba
Elat
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