Gas Tax Poll and Highway Financing Debate
The piece analyzes a statewide poll funded by the Iowa Petroleum Industries Commission opposing a gasoline tax increase while praising the Iowa Good Roads Association polling showing support for highway improvements funded by pay as you go. It argues for better poll design and mentions bonds as an alternative funding method. It also notes Cedar Rapids cleanup efforts tied to the Crusade for Freedom project and the strain on city workers.
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Towa Petroleum Industries Commission
Iowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
Terest
Cedar Rapids
Airdrop plan sparks Cedar Rapids debate on leaflets
City council members debate an American Legion Civil Air Patrol proposal to drop leaflets over the Cedar Rapids business district on February 20. The plan aims to spur interest in post activities amid local concerns about littering and public space use.
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ITV
American Legion
Civil Air Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Debate Over Open Committee Sessions Delays Rules Adoption
Iowa lawmakers debate opening committee sessions to newsmen. Pendleton cites risk of misinterpretation and protection of candid remarks, while opponents warn open meetings could hinder honest debate and lead to distorted reporting.
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House
Rules Committee
William Denman
Des Moines
Wendell Pendleton
Storm Lake
Rep
Pendleton
Iowa
Only Wrong People Know How To Plan
A 1955 King Features Syndicate column critiques born planners and their rigid time budgets. The author contrasts planned routines with a busy life of clutter and questions the practicality of exhaust valves and 10 minute productivity bursts.
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Josephs
Mr. Josephs
King Features Syndicate. Inc
Public officials face trial bill in Iowa senate committee
A bill before Iowa Senate No 1 committee aims to prevent embezzlement by requiring court trials for missing funds. Sen Frank C Byers of Cedar Rapids authored the measure as officials risk prosecution after accounting gaps. Virgil D Fritz earned the Silver Star at Guadalcanal for gallantry aiding evacuations under fire. Mrs Leslie V Hoskin was installed as president of the local Camp Fire Sponsoring Association. Hearing 20 Years Ago the Henry A Stearns appeal on the Nov 6 justice of the peace election opened in district court before Judge A B Lovejoy. Lions club show The Worlds All Right offered cathedral anthems and Harlem jazz at Memorial Coliseum. Motorman Charles Briggs avoided a collision with a streetcar after a boy darted in front, leaving her bruised but unharmed. Archie M Chehak commissioned first lieutenant in the sanitary reserve corps. 30 Years Ago Dorothy Morri
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Leslie V. Hoskin
Camp Fire Sponsoring Association
Henry A. Stearns
Rapids Township
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
Linn County
Memorial Coliseum
Charles Briggs
Archie M. Chehak
Sanitary Reserve Corps
Dorothy Morri
Unbroken Skin and the Brady Medical Controversy
The author recalls a disputed episode about skin absorption experiments with belladonna ointment and a hostile claim from doctors. He notes the public dispute and his stance that health and prevention belong in medical subjects, not newspapers, while hinting at his own fading influence.
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Midwest
Doc Brady
Mail Bag Square Dancing Clarifies Public Health Question
A reader asks about blood color in a column clipping and requests context. The exchange notes square dancing as a stress reliever for business people and asks opinions on a snoring appliance, identified as a skeleton hood and chin strap.
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H.D
Veep's freshman Barkley and a phone mix up in politics
A light column notes Alben Barkley as a freshman senator with secretary Flo Bratten sometimes answering phones as the vice president. Adlai Stevenson is on the line when she misstates the office. The piece also mentions reactions to atomic salaries, Rayburn strolling Capitol Plaza, and Canadian-U S military mapping plans.
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Washington
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Dick Nixon
Marines Report No Re enlistment Problem To Panel
Defense Secretary Wilson and top Pentagon brass warn of declining re enlistments across the Air Force Army and Navy. Marine Corps Commandant General Shepherd testifies Marines show strong re enlistment with about three in four reenlisting after service. Congressman Lankford quips about singing The Halls of Montezuma.
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House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Charles Wilson
Pentagon
Air Force
Army
Navy
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Marine Corps
Shepherd
Richard E. Lankford
Maryland
Monte
Zuma
Dinner at the White House fuels Engle bid for statehood
Congressman Clair Engle of California, chairman of the House interior committee, praised a White House dinner despite a cigars mishap. He predicted likely passage of Hawaiian and Alaska statehood this year and said he would limit hearings as the public already knows the issues.
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Clair Engle
California
White House
Engle
House Interior Committee
Viewing Pearl Harbor Oysters and History’s Debacle
The piece speculates on Pearl Harbor mysteries and assigns guilt to a top echelon, suggesting a long cooling period before judgment. It questions motives and blames writers for sensational postwar narratives while noting the complex, painful history.
Comforting Too The Bald Advantage in Calling
The speaker notes a humorous benefit of baldness when expecting callers, suggesting it is simple to adjust appearance by straightening hair if any is present. The line plays on vanity and social awareness with a light, self deprecating tone.
Advisers Clash Over Security Review Approach
Washington observers report a split among advisers and the President on how to reform the government personnel security program. One side favors a broad, detached bipartisan commission and a thorough review. the other warns against a big public splash and argues the system largely works, risking political manipulation.
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Washington
United States
Counter-Advisers Push For Bipartisan Security Commission
The piece outlines counter-advice from presidential associates urging a bipartisan review of the security program. It argues for a trusted commission to examine subversion and employee fairness, proposing Owen Roberts as chair and Hoover, Truman, Dewey, and Stevenson as members to seek broad agreement.
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Truman
Eisenhower
White House
United States Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Adlai E. Stevenson
Gossip as Therapy Arrives at Oswestry Hospital
Oswestry hospital introduces volunteer gossipers to visit beds and discuss births deaths and marriages, presenting gossip as therapeutic. The scheme echoes older back fence chats once seen as salvation for women before telephones, highlighting the draw of others’ affairs.
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Oswestry Hospital
Free market vs social needs in American knit wear decline
George Sokolski argues that American wool and handwear factories are shrinking from 30 to 22 firms and 4,000 to under 1,500 workers since 1952. He warns unemployment and ghost towns if tariffs or protection fail, noting wage gaps with Japan and strategic imports shaping policy.
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American Knit Handwear Association
United States
John L. Lewis
Japan
Red China
Far East
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