Governor Erbe budget plan seeks $9 million shift in funds
The editorial critiques Gov. Erbe's budget idea to transfer 10 percent of annual state sales tax from the general fund to the road use tax fund, shifting the transfer to April through June to smooth the balance. It claims the move would free $9 million for capital improvements and reflect campaign promises, while noting limited leadership for Iowa’s broader educational and industrial progress.
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Erbe
Iowa
Wise Action on Rules Secrecy Shift by Iowa House Republicans
The Iowa House rules committee, 12 to 4, reversed a secrecy stance on standing committee roll calls. They will urge the house to restore the pre two years ago rule requiring recorded roll calls within 24 hours unless two thirds present seek secrecy. The move averts a potential floor fight and reinforces public access to legislative votes.
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Iowa House Rules Committee
House
Rules Committee
Gov. Erbe
New York Snow Bill Overshadows Cedar Rapids Season
The piece contrasts New York City's 38 inches of snow and a $14 million removal bill with Cedar Rapids season's light snowfall. It notes Cedar Rapids laid off 15 street department workers for lack of work as frozen ground halts maintenance and bets on milder times ahead. The author anecdotally argues regional climate as a persuasive living factor.
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Iowa
New York
New York City
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes from 10, 20, 30 years ago
A 1951 Navy reserve surface division swearing in photo features John Curtis of Newport Richey Florida and Cedar Rapids resident John Cushman, with Lt Cmdr R S Glessner officiating. Also covered are 1941 liquor control committee hearing plans and a 1931 bust on booze hangouts in Cedar Rapids.
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Dales of
Cedar Rapids
Naval Reserve
R. S. Glessner
John Curtis
Cornell
Newport Richey
Fla
John Cushman
Coe
Don Dochterman
Alex Fidler
Rules Fight May Shape Farm Aid and Kennedy Clash
The rules fight could hurt the farm program as Harold Cooley and other Southern Democrats oppose Rayburn backed reforms. Kennedy faces a tight vote, possibly needing FDR style card tracking to win support. North Carolina nearly deserts him except for Bonner while Kentucky shows full loyalty. McLeod获 a Washington comeback via Hayden and Bridges, with staff pay raises to mask the hire.
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Ashington
Rules
North Carolina
Harold Cooley
Agriculture Committee
Cooley
Rayburn
Capitol Hill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Kennedy
Florida
Dante Fascell
Miami
Luther Hodges
Charles Murphy
Right to Know Press Speaks on Tehran Papers
A reflection on executive secrecy under Eisenhower Kennedy and the need for declassified material. The Tehran papers Yalta Malta records and Cuba probe are cited as essential for public understanding and congressional oversight, urging the press to pursue deeper access and transparency.
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Tehran
Europe
Tepran
Eastland Committee
Cuba
Congress
State Department
Kennedy
Kennedy Hints Attack on Union Irresponsibility
President Kennedy’s message to Congress on the economy signals planned policy shifts in business. He suggests expanding investments in physical and human resources and science, with emphasis on tax incentives for investment and a cautious stance on interest rates to avoid harming the dollar position. He urges cooperation between labor and management to ease adjustment to technological change.
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Ashington
Kennedy
Congress
United States
America
Europe
President forms advisory committee on labor policy
The president announces an executive order creating a labor management policy advisory committee with members from labor management and the public. The panel will advise on actions to promote free bargaining, industrial peace, sound wage and price policies, and a healthier economy amid global competition. It follows criticism of labor unions and aims to curb irresponsible wage demands that raise living costs and threaten international balance.
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Iowa Lumber and Material Dealers Assn
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Elmer Holland
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Texas
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Harold McSween
Tom Curtis
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