Iowa Senate Cash Constraints Limit Bills and Spending
Des Moines Iowa Senator Francis Messerly chair of the senate appropriations committee says the state treasury lacks funds for new necessary appropriations this session. He reports bills seeking millions in state funds are being kept from chairmen and calls the bills privileged information. He notes a projected $3 million end of biennium balance will not cover essential appropriations and federal matching funds, vowing budget trimming and priority-setting.
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Iowa
Francis Messerly
Cedar Falls
Messerly
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sesson
Legislative Research Bureau
Appropriations Committees
Appropriations Committee
64Th General Assembly
China Map Highlights Population and Vital Stats
A color map on the back page presents China with a fourth of the world population and key vital statistics. The feature situates the country in February coverage, noting the map’s educational purpose and accompanying data.
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Nixon
China
Harris Plans Citizens Board to Probe Big Firms
Sen. Fred Harris announces a citizens board of inquiry to examine growing political and economic power of giant corporations. The panel will hold hearings in presidential primary states through the Democratic convention, featuring consumers, small farmers, students, and others. Hearings start March 9-10 in California on corporate involvement in agriculture.
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Harris
California
Kansas
Tennessee
New York City
Chuckle: Wives with Terrible Memory Never Forget
A humor line notes that some wives are said to have terrible memories because they never forget anything. The quip plays on expectations about memory and gender roles in a light, classic cartoon style.
Lincoln is City's Big Claim to Fame
Springfield Illinois hosts Lincoln related landmarks led by the Lincoln Tomb. The 117 foot spire marks a focal site for February 12 celebrations and has a storied past including coffin openings and relocations. Lincoln’s final resting place sits among 56 168 others in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Ad Agency
Lincon Candy Company
Lincoln Square Tavern
Lincoln Financial Corporation
Lincoln Casualty Company
George Cashman
George Washington
Oak Ridge Cemeery
Des Moines Police Disarm Bomb in Crowded Store
Des Moines police deactivated an incendiary device in a crowded supermarket after an anonymous tip. About 100 customers and staff evacuated in sub freezing weather as investigators disabled the trigger and work continued to identify the incendiary material.
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Des Moines
U.S. Sees Versailles Talks As Propaganda Tool
In Paris the United States postpones plenary sessions of the Paris peace talks citing propaganda use by the Viet Minh and Viet Cong. American officials say Hanoi benefits more from the meetings than Washington and signal a pause unless real negotiation resumes. Porter’s actions in December mark a warning to North Vietnam as talks drift.
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Paris
U.S
Versailles
North Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
Porter
France
William Porter
AFL-CIO Snubs Hodgson at Winter Meeting Opening
AFL-CIO leaders skip inviting Secretary of Labor Hodgson to speak at their 17 year winter gathering in Miami Beach. Meany and aides say the omission marks a notable shift as Democratic candidates and Nixon tensions frame the event.
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Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Secretary of Labor
Labor
James Hodgson
George Meany
Sens
Henry
Jackson
Edmund
Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Hodgson
Meany
Labor Organization
Nixon
White House
Siegel Bequest Supports Camp Good Health Fifty0
The estate of J D Siegel donations add 500 00 to Camp Good Health fund aiding the summer program for needy children. The camp run by The Children's Home sits on old highway 30 southeast of Cedar Rapids, with funding from Gazette subscribers.
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Camp Good Health
J. D. Siegel
Siegel’s Jewelry and Loan
Second Avenue SE
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Oscar O. Siegel
Old Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Children’s Home
the Gazette
Opposition Rises to West Coast Dock Settlement
Rank and file members oppose terms of the West Coast dock strike pact as longshore leaders meet to ratify. ILWU President Harry Bridges backs acceptance, but about 100 delegates from 24 locals debate the deal and a membership vote is needed before any back-to-work move. San Francisco Local 10 blasts the settlement as fraught with problems and warns of veto power within locals.
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UPI
West Coast
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bridges
San Francisco Local 10
ILWU
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