Iowa legislature urged to reform state judiciary system
An editorial urges a careful review of proposed reforms from the legislative court study commission. It supports eliminating justices of the peace and redrawing court districts but flags questions about magistrate selection by district judges and automatic handling of minor traffic cases.
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Iowa
Legislative Court Study Commission
California presses foreign language in all middle grades
A new California law beginning next September will require all public school pupils in grades six to eight to study a foreign language. Spanish leads popular choice, with 2,000 to 3,000 teachers sought for courses in French Spanish German Russian or Italian.
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California
Move to Speed Patents Puts Pendings Under Review
The article discusses the lengthy Pat. Pend. notices on products as patent applications linger. Washington reports propose speeding patent approvals, arguing laws have not changed in over a century. The goal is to align protection with fast paced modern development.
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U.S. Patent Office
Washington
Too Much Money or Better Schools The Debate
Resident Johnson argues about a $3 billion federal education aid push while Sen. Dirksen may back White House plans. The piece warns against focusing on spending totals as overall school quality declines, noting no shortage of college facilities and a shift from teachers colleges to liberal arts in states like California.
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White House
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Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Connecticut
California
San Francisco State
Washington
Abe Ribicoff
New York City
Calvin Gross
James B. Conant
Leadership Worth Emulating in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
The Archdiocese of Dubuque cites Cedar Rapids and Waterloo as models of mature civic leadership. Cedar Rapids, Iowa's fastest growing city, has progressed in housing discrimination reduction and in expanding facilities for the mentally disabled and handicapped while fostering a wholesome Christian atmosphere.
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Iowa
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Council On Human Relations
Noise and reform through education debates illuminate city renewal
A kaleidoscope of notes ranges from a radio disruption incident on a Philadelphia bus to Waterloo Iowa receiving a $12 million Urban Renewal grant. The column critiques schooling, junior high design, English instruction, and federal funding, urging prudent policy and long term vision.
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Bogota
Colombia
Waterloo
Federal Urban Renewal Administration
Washington
Westfield-Virden
Andrew Greeley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Canadian Author Analyzes Suez Crisis Repercussions
Canadian author Terence Robertson portrays how missteps in U S Britain and France during the 1956 Suez crisis shaped postwar policy. He argues Dulles Eden Mollet and allies bore responsibility for driving Nasser’s victory and widening East West tensions with long lasting effects on NATO and U N peace efforts.
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Canada
United States
Atheneum
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
France
Guy Mollet
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Aswan
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Sinai Desert
Mollet
Lester
Europe
NATO
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Henry Cabot Lodge
State Department
Lodge
Possibility for Iowa to study unicameral legislature
The piece argues that if the Supreme Court upholds one man one vote Iowa should study unicameral government as a cost effective alternative. It cites Nebraska as a model with 49 senators for a population about twice Iowa’s and notes the value of evaluating single chamber representation while acknowledging bicameral strengths.
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Iowa
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