Root’s 1912 Address Urges Modern Government Roles
The quote and analysis discuss Elihu Root’s 1912 NY Bar Association speech on adapting legal rights to industrial changes. It frames Root as a nonliberal reformist and notes the 1912 Republican split, the Bull Moose defection, and the need for Republicans to adopt liberal principles within liberty and welfare.
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Elihu Root
New York Bar Association
Root
New York
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Wilson
Call for clearer conflict of interest rules in Iowa
The piece argues Iowa Tax Commission Chairman Lynn Potter faced a conflict for aiding in tax returns while in office. Potter will sell his business and withdraw from related examinations to remove the conflict. It urges the legislature to define conflicts of interest for state employees and extend attention to state and county levels.
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Iowa Tax Commission
Lynn Potter
Potter
Commission
Hughes
Gideon Bibles in Cedar Rapids Schools Dividing Line
The court cites a legitimate place for the New Testament in comparative religion studies but argues it has no business being handed out in public schools as a religious promotion. Supt. Salisbury correctly bars Gideon Bibles, distinguishing indoctrination from factual content.
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Salisbury
Cedar Rapids
Dudley Hender to Lead Linn County Red Cross Drive
This Day Dudley Hender of Central City was named head of the rural division for Linn County Red Cross campaign for members and funds. Don Steffa of Cedar Rapids won the state handball championship.
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Dudley Hender
Central City
Linn County Red Cross
Larry Harroun
Washington High School
Jack Hibbard
Iowa
Humboldt
Robert Dale
Coe
Ralph Robovsky
Jack Wright
Charles T
Hickok
Harold R. Trewin
Board of Education
O. A. Kearney
Don Steffa
Cedar Rapids
McKinley Junior High Elects Ninth Grade Glee Club Officers
Donald Weber was elected president of the ninth grade boys glee club at McKinley junior high school. Other officers included Frank McConkey as vice president and Donald Johnson as secretary.
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Abe Marcovis
Des Moines
Donald Weber
McKinley Junior High School
Frank McConkey
Donald Johnson
Marvin Selden
Dick Arnold
Marvin Reynolds
Leftist wrecking crew eyed in 1966 US politics
A Chicago meeting of leftist leaders outlined a three point plan to expand 1966 campaigns and build a long term national organization for 1968 and beyond. The effort targets liberal Democrats such as Rep. Jeffrey Cohelan and Senator Paul Douglas with independent and third party campaigns.
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Ashington
Johnson
Vietnam
Democratic Party
Chicago
Jeffrey Cohelan
California
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Cohelan
Oakland- Berkeley
Robert Scheer
Ramparts
Viet Cong
Scheer
Lawrence F. O’brien
Sid Lens
Paul Douglas
Charles Percy
Wes Vivian
Michigan
Douglas
Vivian
New Left
Stoker Carmichael
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNICK
Paul Booth
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Santa Barbara
Calif
Washington
Point
Alliance of New Politics
Arthur I. Waskow
Paul Albert
Phil Burton
West Coast
Larry Goodwyn
Texas Liberal Coalition
Texas
Does LBJ Understand War English Viewpoint
The piece argues Johnson misreads the Vietnam War, seeing it as defense while Hanoi frames it as national liberation. It warns his peace offensive failing and questions whether the United States and its allies grasp the war’s true nature. It notes world reactions to his Security Council move and the bombing pause.
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Johnson
Hanoi
Security Council
Munich
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Europe
United States
What the Vietnam War Is About Says President Johnson
President Johnson’s Hawaii speech frames Vietnam as a test of freedom against communist expansion. He warns retreat invites wider aggression and urges resolve to prevent subjugation in Asia and beyond, linking Southeast Asia to global safety and treaty credibility.
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Lyndon Johnson
St. John
David Lawrence Ashington
United States
Johnson
Hawaii
Vietnam
Lawrence
Korea
Philippines
Greece
Malaya
Turkey
Asia
Europe
NATO
Southeast Asia
America
Wake Up To the Editor on Iowa Taxes and Pet Licenses
A reader voices frustration over rising state and local taxes in Iowa, comparing Cedar Rapids and Marion to Missouri and urging action. The letter also questions the dog license regime vs cats, asking why cat owners face no licensing or rules.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa
Missouri
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John E. Hutchins
George Clark
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
John Chamberlain
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Free Soil Party
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John Lindsay
Abe Beame
Manhattan
Buckley
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Lindsay
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