Federal aid to education debate gains new momentum
The article notes Congressman Bramwell plans to introduce a bill to provide tax deductions or credits for college costs. It highlights support from Rep. Schwengel and the Gazette's long advocacy, arguing tax relief reaches individuals directly and avoids parochial hurdles. It also cites a shift toward income tax relief over direct aid amid rising college costs.
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Bramwell
the Gazette Long
Congress
Rep
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Schwengel
Debate Over Pre-1492 Exploration Claim Surfaces
Historians debate whether English navigator Nicholas Lynn reached Canada’s Hudson Bay in 1360, suggesting Columbus may not have been first. Soviet scholars cite maps and records, while American experts largely deem such claims fantasy and uphold Columbus’s discovery as the standard.
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Christopher Columbus
Moscow
Samuel Varshavsky
Nicholas Lynn
Canada
Hudson Bay
David Tsukernik
Columbus
Chris
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
America
Volga River
Laos
Berlin
Suppression Goes On Khrushchev Fears Religion
A 1960 to 1962 period shows the Soviet secret police intensifying religious repression despite de Stalinization. The Institute for the Study of the U S S R reports at least 2000 Russian Orthodox churches sealed, highlighting Khru shchev's fear of religious influence over communist rule.
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Ashington
Khrushchev
Institute For the Study of the
U.S.S.R
Munich
Soviet Union
Pochayev Monastery
Synod of
Russian Orthodox Church
Russia
Synod
World Council of Churches
Pochayev
Nuclear Safety Hearing On Detroit Edison Plant Near Detroit
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hear arguments on whether Detroit Edison and 14 affiliates should be allowed to operate a Lake Erie nuclear plant after a series of accidents culminating in a Dec. 12 event. Critics cite risks to a densely populated area and compare to the Windscale incident.
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Drew Pearson Ashington
Detroit Edison
Lake Erie
Detroit
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
The
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Congress
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Admiral Strauss
Reuther
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Douglas
Black
Rickover
Not All Hunters Rate as Sportsmen in Open Forum
The writer pleads for unity between farmers and hunters, arguing most sportsmen hunt responsibly while a few harm public relations. He insists landowners do not own game, supports courtesy and permits, and warns liquor by the drink harms morals. He recalls Prohibition, calls for common sense, and defends Republicans against alcohol policy.
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the Supreme
Plutonium Demand Dips Amid Stockpile Growth
The piece notes that plutonium once sought for atomic bombs is now scarce in markets due to a large U S stockpile. It highlights sodium cooled reactors as efficient for plutonium production and outlines Laguna Beach reactor politics tied to Eisenhower era atoms for peace proposals and Adm. Strauss urging utilities to build nuclear plants with government plutonium contracts for Detroit Edison.
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Macmillan
Manchester Guardian
Hiroshima
Europe
Detroit Edison
Laguna Beach
Detroit
Washington
Leo Goodman
Ben Sigal
Aflcio
AEC
Adm
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Westinghouse
General Electric
United States
Eisenhower
United Nations
Lewis L. Strauss
Walker Cisler
Gags About Jeopardy Women Drivers Outlast Men
A humor piece notes the Agriculture Department figures that male drivers average 6.0 years of use for new autos while women drivers average 7.0 years. Cartoonists might not find the idea funny if men were shown in perilous car mishaps.
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F.D.R
Agriculture Department
Faith or Foresight
A humorous domestic exchange about life insurance sparks a punchline on care and risk. Husband boasts of a $50,000 policy while the wife quips that she will stop nagging about his caution.
Local Officials Change Hands and Notables Listed in 1953
This Day highlights Martin Wiley elected chairman of the First District Board of Supervisors for 1953 in the first session of the year. Acting post master James A. Moneypenny installed at Robins by Inspector Mark Snodgrass, replacing Mary E. Hiebert who resigned. Details of a $3,000,000 Amana plant expansion to be discussed at Cedar Rapids distributors conference Jan 4. Elmer M. Lee well of Marion named Linn county board chair for 1943. Kennedy baby derby winner born Jan 1 at 2 03 a.m. Lt Janet Jones notes expansion of the Womans Army Auxiliary Corps, Cedar Rapids applications invited. Delinquent tax sale postponed to Feb 20 after no bids and appeals for earlier payment. A A Rockwell musical suite placed on Canadian national contest list.
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Martin Wiley
Board of Supervisors
James A. Moneypenny
Robins
Mark Snodgrass
Cedar Rapids
Mary E. Hiebert
Amana
Elmer M. Lee
Well
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