Iowa Judicial Amendment Explained Votes June 4
Iowa voters will decide on June 4 whether to adopt a constitutional amendment altering judge selection and tenure. The plan uses nonpartisan commissions to nominate, with voters retaining the power to remove unsatisfactory judges in a nonpartisan retention vote. The governor names judges from party lists. if 30 days pass, the chief justice appoints from the same lists. Weaver notes the reform reduces politics and spoils while preserving removal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
William Weaver
Iowa State Bar
Supreme Court
Supreme
Judicial Nominating Commission
Weaver
Court reform plan sets balanced commissions nationwide
The proposal creates eight major and eight district commissions with equal governor and lawyer representation. The senior Supreme Court judge chairs the main panel, district chairs come from senior district judges, and terms run six years. Post 1973 the legislature may adjust makeup and selection, with nonpartisan retention ballots for judges and district-specific nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Supreme Court
Stockpiling Begins Among Steel Users Ahead of Strike
Secretary of Labor Goldberg says steel users have started stockpiling in anticipation of a strike later this year. He cautions the stockpiling is not yet dangerous but has commenced and expresses hope for an early settlement without a walkout. He notes opposition to pre strike stockpiling by the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Goldberg
Robert Culp Guest Stars as Bounty Hunter on The Rifleman
Robert Culp appears as a scheming bounty hunter in a Monday 7:30 p.m. episode of The Rifleman on TV 9. He plays a dangerous adversary to themarshal and his partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Culp
Sothebys Plans Spain Sale of Rubens Portrait on Duke
Sotheby's senior auctioneers will travel to Spain on May 4 to sell Rubens portrait of the Duke of Lerma. The canvas, 9.5 by 6 feet, could fetch at least 770000 dollars. Export tax and Spanish law may affect ownership and price. The painting, created in 1601, is the last Rubens left in private hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sotheby's Auction House
Spain
Rubens
Duke of Lerna
Sotheby's
Peter Wilson
Wilson
Pope Names New Prefect of Rites
Pope John XXIII appointed Arcadio Cardinal Larraona of Spain as prefect of the Vatican congregation of rites amid chamber announcements from Vatican City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rites
Vatican City
John XXIII
Arcadio Cardinal Larraona
Spain
Vatican
Congregation of Rites
Business Man Seeks Deals in Gazette Want Ads
Local classified notices show a businessman placing multiple advertisements in the Gazette seeking sales opportunities and new clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Weber
Commission
Supreme Court Commission
General Assembly
Thomas Plumbing Service
Tappany
America
Tappan
WNIT
Visualite
Yrar Coeeee
Standard Appliance CO
Second Avenue
Tenth Street SE
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!