Iowa population trends threaten loss of congressional seat
The piece notes Iowa's slow population growth between 1950 and 1960, with estimates around 2.665 million to 2.69 million, risking losing a U.S. House seat. It discusses historic seat changes and urges avoiding regional duplicates in higher education, urging reorganizations free of geography-driven politics.
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Iowa
State Vital Statistics Division
L. E. Chancellor
Federal Census Bureau
Congress
U.S
House of Representatives
Iowa Development Commission
Commission
A Calendarless Year Hopefuls and Difficulties
A columnist argues against year end summaries and new year resolutions. He suggests starting fresh any day, noting calendar beats waste time, and that personal change could begin on any date. He muses on 127 days gained by starting today and the rhythm of self reform.
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Iowa Legislative Interim Committee
Henry Stevens
State Board of Regents
Maucker
Stevens
ISTC
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Reform Suffers From Tidiness
A concise essay notes tidiness reform delays action and the difficulty of measuring progress within tidy time segments. The author suggests starting resolutions on less conspicuous dates to maintain momentum and avoid public performance of self improvement. King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Cedar Rapids City Debates River Front Park Plan
City council weighs public playground on river front with owner input for approval. Saloon stock tightens as state liquor law takes effect and banishes many taverns from Cedar Rapids. Local figures discuss land sale for river wall and sewer with costs debated.
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T. H. Simmons
Cha
River Front Commission
River Front
Cedar Rapids
William King
First Street
First Avenue
Zika
E News
World Views 1956 Outlook Across Cold War Divide
AP reporters survey 1955 censorship gains and losses, foresee Soviet expansion in the Middle East and Asia, potential Israeli Arab clashes, and limited Western peace prospects. Iran, Southeast Asia, Formosa, and Red China loom large. Philippines and South Vietnam show Western momentum amid regional tensions.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Asia
Europe
Israel
Red China
Formosa
Eastern Europe in 1956 a battleground of blocs
Richard O Regan says Vienna and Eastern Europe remain a proxy battleground between the Soviet led East and the Western powers. Austria may trade more with the East while resisting Soviet influence. Tito of Yugoslavia is expected to tilt between East and West. Hungary shows murmurs of change that could aid the West.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Soviet Union
Germany
Geneva
Vienna
Europe
Austria
Yugoslavia
West
Tito
Hungary
Africa Moves Toward Self Rule in 1956 Across Continent
The article notes rising African nationalism with more Africans governed by Africans in 1956. It cites Morocco Kenya and Uganda moving toward mixed or increased native representation while South Africa maintains white minority control. Gold Coast and Sudan push for independence, Tunisia and Morocco establish all native cabinets, and Algeria faces a growing nationalist movement.
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Cairo
Egypt
Morocco
Kenya
Johannes Strijdom
South Africa
Central African Federation
Lord Malvern
Godfrey Huggins
Tanganyika
Uganda
Gold Coast
Kwame Nkrumah
Tunisia
Liberation Army
France
Russia Eyes Middle East Foothold in New Year Showdown
In Beirut analysts warn Moscow seeks a stronger Middle East role as tensions rise ahead of the new year. The region faces a crystallizing clash of interests with potential flashpoints and shifting alignments.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Russia
Middle East
1956 Germany faces Cold War tensions and Adenauer’s age
The article portrays East Germany tightening controls as a police state while West Germany bets on economic growth and rearmament. It notes Moscow’s push for a united Germany under communist terms and warns of renewed Berlin pressure. Adenauer nears 80 with fragile health as 1957 elections loom.
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Frankfurt
East Germany
Bonn Republic
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Germany
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Europe
Adenauer
Latin America Moves Toward Stable Governments
Buenos Aires shows signs of transition as military leaders oust Peron and promise elections. In Brazil the army and Congress back the legal transfer of power to a new president and vice president. In Peru preparations for 1956 presidential elections signal a return to constitutional processes after seven years under Gen. Odria. Guatemala readies an elected president after peaceful congress elections following Col. Castillo Armas’s purge of the first openly Communist-tinted government.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Brazil
Congress
Peru
Manuel Odria
Guatemala
Col
Castillo Armas
Hemisphere
East West tensions and Europe’s 1955 outlook
A Singapore to Europe overview notes Southeast Asia heat fading in parts like Indonesia and Laos while Western Europe stands firm under U. S. atomic power and NATO. It cites Eden, Faure, and Khrushchev as shaping a path to Germany unity and renewed East West talks amid inflation and regional restlessness.
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Singapore
China
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Laos
London
Russia
Europe
U. S
NATO
Western Europe
Geneva
Edgar Faure
Eden
Germany
Britain
Eisenhower
Washington
France
Seeing Beauty in Life Makes Happy New Years
Norman Vincent Peale honors his late father Charles Clifford Peale a minister and physician who fought disability with courage and curiosity. The piece links spiritual vitality to lasting happiness and urges readers to seek God and a life of wonder in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
Clarence C. Lieb
Charles Clifford Peale
People Share Resolutions In A New Year Survey
In a community panel Lincoln Zarub asks diverse residents about New Year resolutions. Ray Depping admits he never keeps them, while Mrs. Clifford Kephart emphasizes religious aims and service to God. Others, like Mrs. Metcalfe and Mrs. Jenkins, discuss dieting, temper control, and practicality of making few resolutions.
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Ray Depping
Thirty Second Street
Roy Metcalfe
Times Theater Building
William Jenkins
Third Street
Lynn Beina
Blairstown
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Boyd
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Majestic Theater
Council
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Associated Press
Juan D. Peron
Latin America
Iran
Malaya
Singaore
Peiping
Burma
Thailand
Japan
Fukien
Red Party
Cambodia
Republic
South Viet Nam
Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Eastern
Richard O'Regan
Africa
Wilton Wynn
Robert Nuvett
Daniel de Luce
Fred L. Strozier
Olen Clements
Western
Seymour Topping
By Norman Vincent Peale
Fulton Oursler
de Naoy
Reader’s Digest
Fulton
Heaven
DR. Peale
Lincoln Zarub
Clifford Kephart
Robbins
Kephart
Mrs. Metcalve
Mrs. Beina
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