Open Season on Lobbyists in Iowa Legislature
The piece outlines competing bills to regulate lobbyists ahead of the January 13 session. Rep elect Edward Mezvinsky pushes disclosure and banned contingent fees, plus limits on meals. the legislative research committee favors registration with the secretary of state. Both seek stronger rules while weighing enforceability and public interest.
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So viet Union launches supersonic airliner
Pioneering congratulations to the Soviet Union for launching the world’s first supersonic airliner. Some see a new era of aviation while public resistance to sonic booms could delay West SST development and raise costs and nerves. If the Soviets gain scale, they may lead in mastering cross country sonic impacts and fleet effectiveness.
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Enough Weather's Enough NCE on the Cold and Heat
A humorous piece laments how a weather watcher loses calm as forecasts intensify. The narrator recalls a man who stayed unfazed by heat and cold until reports of higher or lower temperatures and wind chill spurred panic, highlighting media frenzy around numbers.
Ski run approved at Palisades Kepler by Iowa commission
The Iowa Conservation Commission approved a public ski run at Palisades Kepler State Park at the request of Dr. Gordon Rahn of the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce. The project includes a rope-type lift and public access. Also noted, the Iowa safety department logged 8 320 driving-privilege suspensions in 1958 191 more than 1957. A school board pool policy debate ended with no rent-free use for Red Cross instructors. Cedar Rapids bestmastership race field grows to four with W L Stocht declaring candidacy. Coe College band trip funded by the Young Men’s Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Davenport high school official Wally Schwank spoke at a senior all-city football dinner in Cedar Rapids.
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Davenport High l
Iowa Senate Committee Control Battle in 10-20-30 Years Ago Note
Assistant Health Officer A. Trusty signals normalcy after typhoid fever outbreak. Republican officials fight to avoid a row in the senatorial caucus that could mar the party’s return to power in Iowa. Sources say an effort sought to deny B. B. Hickenlooper Cedar Rapids the right to name senate committees.
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Optimistic Public Sees Nixon Strong Start, Harris Poll Finds
A Harris survey shows 61 percent expect President-elect Nixon to do a good to excellent job. Voters favor national unity, a measured pace of change, and crackdown on protests, with 89 to 5 percent backing peaceful arms talks from a position of strength.
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Talented U S Diplomats Bowing Out
Averell Harriman head of the American delegation to the Vietnam talks will leave Paris on January 3 as President Nixon is sworn in. David Bruce, ambassador in London and former envoy to Bonn and Paris, nears retirement after a long career in national service of more than 35 years. Both men, though not civil servants, served at the highest levels and shaped U S diplomacy through decades.
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Four Legendary US Diplomats End Long Careers
Time profiles Bohlen Thompson Harriman Bruce in a farewell look at four top diplomats who built long careers from Prague to Moscow. Bohlen, renowned Russian expert, retires to write memoirs. Thompson served twice as ambassador and will join Ford Foundation and state department advisory work. Harriman, Bruce, and their wives are noted for charm and influence as the era ends.
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Chip) Bohlen
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Tommy) Thompson
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Laird Packs Packard as No 2 Defense Pick Despite Texas Push
Secretary of Defense designate Melvin R. Laird selects multi millionaire David Packard for deputy to lead the Pentagon while resisting Texas Republican pressure for William Clements. The choice draws on Packard’s Stanford ties and a strong recommendation from John Gardner, amid concerns about Packard’s stock and potential Senate hurdles.
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Wiliam Clemments
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