Cedar Rapids Armory Site Dilemma Faces Memorial Commission
The Cedar Rapids Memorial Commission revisits selling or leasing about six acres at Rockford road and Eighth avenue SW for an armory after denying the move previously. Army and Navy reserve officials urge the site as the only suitable option among 14 in the city, excluding two Hawkeye Downs locations not inspected. Atty. Gen. Hultman opinion is sought on legal authority to sell or lease land bought for a civic recreational area. The commission weighs city needs for an armory against honoring the original bond funded purpose.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Commission
Hultman
Commission
Churchill
Governor-elect Hughes hints liquor by the drink in three months
The governor-elect suggests Iowa could allow liquor by the drink in about three months through strict enforcement of existing laws. He did not detail his meaning in news reports, leaving readers to guess whether a new bill or enforcement shift is implied.
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Hughes
Iowa
Finance Committee
Congress
Kerr
Byrd
Richmond
Sen
Russell Long
Louisiana
Long
Huey
Wall Street
Telstar
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
New Midwestern College Planned Near Denison Iowa
Des Moines reports incorporation papers filed for Midwestern College Inc a privately endowed four year liberal arts school to open this fall with 400 students and aim for 2000 enrollment by 1971. Founders include 24 Denison area individuals with Dr Millard G Roberts of Parsons College as an adviser.
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Denison
Des Moines
Midwestern College, Inc
Millard G. Roberts
Parsons College
Fairfield
West Central
Iowa
Tabor College
Tabor
Caplin Eyes $100 Billion Tax Chief Butters Up Taxpayers
The IRS marks its 100th anniversary by aiming to collect $100 billion in taxes and mails 68 million forms. Internal Revenue Commissioner Mortimer Caplin includes a personal letter and a commemorative stamp digit on bonds to encourage citizens to pay.
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Ashington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Internal Revenue
Mortimer M. Caplin
Justice Holmes
Commissioner Caplin
New Frontier
Caplin
Kerr Death Strikes Key Kennedy Senate Ally
The death of Senator Robert Kerr unsettles the Kennedy administration by removing a top ally in the Democratic Senate, complicating passage of administration measures. Kerr valued Oklahoma first and the administration third, yet his tactical skill helped many Kennedy priorities reach passage, including the finance agenda.
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Ashington
Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
Senate
Kerr
Oklahoma
Congress
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Aeronautics and Space Committee
Southwest
Texas
Public Works
Kerr-McGee
The Gazette's Closing Issue Poem of Marion And Oak Park Ties
The lead editorial muses on reviving ties between Marion and Oak Park, recalling pioneer figures like Nat Hubbard and old Easter dinners. The writer reflects on migration, taxes, and a hopeful note that the town remains vibrant amid change. The second piece notes confusion over the phrase rate of speed versus acceleration in modern usage.
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Gazette
Marion
The
Cedar
Nat Hubbard
Knights Templar
Oak Park
Chicago
Iowa
Debate over college tax relief and Senate power plays
The editorial critiques Congressmen Bramwell and Schwengel's college expense tax relief plan, arguing need should guide public aid and noting how tax credits would favor wealthier families. It surveys Senate dynamics, Kerr Byrd and Long, Telstar politics, and Caplin's anniversary letter praising the IRS with hints of the ADP system and evolving tax collection.
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Bramwell and
Schwengel
Iowa
Tax Return Complexity Highlighted by Appleton Rotary
A Appleton Wisconsin Rotary meeting parleyed the idea that Americans face more effort decoding income tax forms than earning income. Local members discussed tax code complexity and potential reforms.
Inter Service Council elects Dr Dale A Myers Cedar Rapids head
In Cedar Rapids 1953 Dr Dale A Myers, Optimist club rep, is elected president of the Inter-Service Club Council. The Silver Skates derby at Roosevelt rink crowns winners including Arends Vavra Wagner Ramsdell Cooper Trimble Thomas Karr Dunlop Lachner. City plans public hearing on Cedar Rapids City Lines fare rise to two for a quarter.
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Dale A. Myers
Optimist Club
Inter-Service Club Council
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Rink
Dave Arends
Sandra Vavra
Renee Wagner
Robert Ramsdell
Ann Cooper
Ocie Trimble
Charles Thomas
Bruce Karr
JoAnn Dunlop
Jim Lachner
Des Moines
Misinterpretation Sparks a Cheap Domestic Argument
A wife scolds her husband for yawning during a conversation. He insists his actions were a signal to speak rather than yawns, turning a minor domestic clash into a humorous moment about communication.
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Mary McGrory
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the People’s Forum
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Party of the Rich
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Plato
Demosthenes
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ernest Gruneing
Alaska
Mike Monroney
Lyndon Johnson
Lincoln
Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
Senator Byrd
America
Appleton, Wis
Board of Education
J. Claire Blodgett
Lawrence
Harrison
Rollie Williams
Navy
Ben Trickey
Tom
Chapman
Hawk Varsity
Calvin Coolidge
Col
C.B. Robbins
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Ants
Secretary of War
Coolidge
J.F. Fairbanks
Iowa City
George Clark
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