Congress Boosts House Rules to 15 Members
Editorial argues the administration won a 39 vote margin to keep the house rules committee at 15, not 12. It notes little public energy, cites Southern Democratic support shifts, and questions party discipline ahead of upcoming fights on Medicare and education.
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House Rules Committee
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Wednes
Day
Rules Committee
Charles Hoeven
Iowa
House Republican Conference
House
Cities limit officials travel to 500 miles with discretion
Cedar Rapids officials discuss capping nonlocal travel to 500 miles to curb costs. Six October travel bills totalled 230.60 143.79 141.62 125.84 146.29 and 177.26 with destinations including Toronto San Diego and New Orleans. Council cautions flexibility and value from distant meetings.
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Cedar Rapids
Toronto
San Diego
New Orleans
Tax-Cut Debate Spurs Bipartisan Senate Push
President Kennedy builds a broad national coalition across labor and business to back a sizable tax cut this year. He signals willingness to concede timing and nonretroactivity to win conservative support and secure quicker growth. Senate liberals push rule 22 and cloture as their plan to advance tax legislation amid deficit concerns.
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Ashington
Kennedy
White House
Drummond
United States Chamber of Commerce
Committee For Economic Development
National Association of Manufacturers
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Humphrey
Chamber
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Mansfield
Lincolnway Village annexation clears way for sanitary sewers
The 1961 Lincolnway Village annexation into Cedar Rapids enables limited sanitary sewer extension by special assessment. Outside-area sewer service remains possible but unlikely. storm drainage and drainage district costs rise, while early septic investments may be written off. The lesson is to build basics as permanent, not as afterthoughts.
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Lincolnway Village
Cedar Rapids
Lincolnway
Notable 1953 Iowa political and local sports items
In 1953 Sen Bourke Hickenlooper met Ezra Benson in Washington and was assured no intentional omissions in the administration’s agricultural setup. Ralph Carson of Rowley elected president of the Iowa Stock Horse Assn. Cedar Rapids Craftsmen’s club staged an International Printing Week window display featuring Gazette’s new high speed press model. War transport outlook noted little permanent improvement. Wiley B. Rutledge nominated for supreme court by FDR. Franklin high girls’ volleyball team, captained by Dorothy Van Vleck, won city title.
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Bourke
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Washington
Ezra Benson
Eisenhower
Ralph Carson
Rowley
Iowa Stock Horse Assn
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy’s political style and the amassing media grip
The analysis highlights John F Kennedy’s talent in personality politics and media management. It notes his restraint in Cuban crises, preference for maneuvering power, and a perceived lack of conviction that pushes the Democratic Party toward a cautious middle ground amid Cold War pressures and the space race.
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Ashington
White House
Kennedy
Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
When You Buy Anything for a Song Faith or Foresight
A brief proverb-like note warns buyers to beware hidden costs or misleading promises behind seemingly low prices, advising scrutiny of terms and seller motives to avoid regret after purchase.
Unions Aid Elderly Cedar Rapids Neighbor With Water Service
William Turner cites two local unions, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 125 and Cedar Rapids Council of Industrial Unions, for restoring water to an 82 year old woman in need. Their work, with materials funded by the council, totals over 700 man hours for handicapped child camp projects, illustrating constructive union charity.
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Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Local 125
Cedar Rapids
Department of Social Welfare
Farris
Mr. Ketchum
Council of Industrial Unions
Likes Chamberlain To the Editor
Dr Florence E Teager praises journalist John Chamberlain as a worthy replacement for George Sokolsky. She lauds Chamberlains book reviews in the New York Times and respects his humane, nonpartisan guidance in humanities and politics.
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John Chamberlain
George Sokolsky
Chamberlain
New York Times
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Ids War Transportation Committee
Wiley B. Rutledge
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University of Iowa
President Roosevelt
Franklin High
Dorothy van Vleck
Dean C. C. Williams
SUI Athletic Council
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Edward Break
Ivan Black
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Big Ten
Jack Oakie
Ben Turpin
George Clark
JFK
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Childs
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Caroline
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William Turner
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