Kennedy Again Seeks Senate Finance Committee Packing
The article discusses President Kennedy's attempt to pack the Senate Finance Committee to boost his tax proposals, likening it to past Roosevelt and current White House strategies. It notes congressional resistance, public doubt about tax relief, and the challenge of selling the plan to millions of skeptical citizens.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
House Rules Committee
Cedar Rapids Memorial Commission weighs armory site deal
The Memorial Commission voted to negotiate with the Defense Department over roughly six acres at Rockford Road and Eighth Avenue SW for a joint Army Navy armory lease or purchase. Cost around 600000 with city attorney opinion pending. The site near Memorial stadium and Veterans tennis center could host a civic arena, but officials warn against deviating from long range plans.
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Cedar Rapids Memorial Commission
Defense Department
Rockford Road
Eighth Avenue
Army
Reserve Center
Veterans Memorial Tennis Center
Kingston
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Memorial Commission
Teachers Should Teach ITH teacher recruitment solution gaining ground
The piece notes growing use of non professional teacher aides to handle clerical tasks grading attendance and supervision to free certified staff for classroom work. It cites Ford Foundation studies and WSJ reporting while acknowledging concerns about teacher student relations and the need for smaller group instruction and teacher preparation time.
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Wall Street Journal
Ford Foundation
California
France Pulls Weak Oar in NATO's Undermanned Boat
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports NATO struggles with France as De Gaulle blocks integration and threatens to withdraw key forces. Hefty U.S. concerns about a divided alliance grow while France insists on a national deterrent and separate nuclear plans.
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France
NATO
Europe
de Gaulle
European Defense Community
De Gaulle's France Bills Ahead With Nuclear Force Plans
European observers report Charles de Gaulle aims to field a large French nuclear force by 1966 including Mirage IV bombers and solid fuel missiles with ranges up to 1200 miles. France seeks autonomy in defense while willing limited cooperation, complicating NATO dynamics and U.S. commitments in Europe.
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Britain
Kennedy
de Gaulle
United States
Europe
NATO
Germany
Hiroshima
U. S
Satire from The First Family mocks Soviet censorship
Radio Liberty broadcasts Vaughan Meader interview to reveal the Western tradition of free humor. The First Family album cover praises laughter and calls for liberty to laugh anywhere. Meader’s satire targets Khrushchev and Soviet leaders, urging self censorship as the only tolerable check.
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Ashington
Radio Liberty
Russia
Kremlin
Germany
Spain
Formosa
Vaughan Meader
Meader
First Family
Mr. Meader
Soviet Union
Krokodil
Mr. Khrushchev
Mr. Mikoyan
Jack
Jacqueline Kennedy
Bobby
Teddy
Caroline
Little John Kennedy
Hemingway and Castro in Havana a possible last betrayal
John Chamberlain reflects on a May 15 1960 photo of Ernest Hemingway with Fidel Castro in Havana. He revisits Hemingway s disillusionment with revolutions and notes Castro s later crackdown while Hemingway faced health decline and possible suicide in Idaho. The essay questions whether Castro s failure to free the common man betrayed Hemingway’s hopes.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Hemingway
Idaho
Chamberlain
Spain
Cuba
Watchtower
Castro
United States
Fidel
Mayo Clinic
Papa
Community notes on taxes and school transportation debate
The letters discuss Cedar Rapids real estate tax fairness and improved city services including trash pickup. Advocates argue equalized taxation supports public safety, parks, and education while urging protection of children regardless of faith in transportation funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
G.I
Phyliss A. Holden
Sunset Court
S.W
Eastern Iowa Chester White Breeders' trophy presented at Hawkeye Downs
R E Williams of Iowa City, president of the Eastern Iowa Chester White Breeders Assn, presented the association sale trophy to A H Stuart of Newhall. The gift sold to Ross Willey of Onawa for 275 dollars. Margie McDermott of Farley crowned Hearts and Flowers ball queen. her escort Robert McAllister of Cascade named king.
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R. E. Williams
Iowa City
Iowa
Chester White Breeders’ Assn
Hawkeye Downs
A. H. Stuart
Newhall
Ross Willey
Onawa
Margie McDermott
Farley
Mr. Mercy
Robert McAllister
Cascade
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Drummond
John Chamberlain
Franco
the People’s Forum
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Red Cross
Mildred E. Gobid
Thirty-seventh Street
Children's Safety
Iowa Senate
Fred W. Nelson
Nevada
Des Moines
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Iowa Legion
Hanford Post
Memorial Auditorium
George Clark
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