Debate on Changing Iowa Constitutional Amendment Votes
Opinion argues for uniform separate paper ballots to boost turnout on amendments and other questions. Cites Mather study and 1960 convention vote data to show impact of ballot type and urges legislature to adopt separate ballots statewide. Also notes Linn County board names Anthony Scolaro chair for final year, praising his constructive leadership.
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Illinois
George Mather
University of Iowa
Mather
Linn County Board of Supervisors
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Rockefeller presses 5 percent NY budget cut in fiscal crisis plan
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller argues for a 5 percent across the board cut in state expenditures to force the Nixon administration to reexamine federal, state, and local tax sharing. He warns the poor will bear the burden and urges rapid action as federal aid and the tax system strain state finances. Rockefeller cooperates with Nixon aides on the crisis, stressing stronger state control and a reshaped federal revenue flow.
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Washington
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Richard M. Nixon
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Rockefeller
John Mitchell
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White House
New York Times Service
Ames Tribune on Story County grand jury report at ISU
The Ames Tribune discusses the Story county grand jury investigation into alleged moral pollution at Iowa State University. It critiques the jury's push for censorship, defends academic freedom, questions dissemination methods, and upholds free expression for faculty guests and the press.
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Story County
Grand Jury
Iowa State University
Grand
State Board of Regents
Iowa
Rose Bowl mixup turns general into TV observer
Lieutenant General Lew Walt watched New Year’s Day bowl games at a Washington home and tried to reach Woody Hayes. A Rose Bowl confusion led to a mistaken Rose Bowl motel listing inquiry before Walt finally spoke to the Rose Bowl operator.
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Walt
Pasadena
Calif
Hayes
Vietnam
Cedar Rapids Moves Population by United Air Lines and Local Industry
United Air Lines carried 72,325 passengers through Cedar Rapids in 1958, more than the city population counted in 1950. Collins Radio began moving production to a new 2.5 million plant at C avenue and Fiftieth street NE as winter storms hit the nation, with heavy snow and freezing rain closing roads and cutting power from California to Nebraska.
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Cedar Rapids
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Collins Radio
Thirty-fifth Street
C Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Robert Rutledge
St. Louis
Linn County
William Crissman
Blue
Missouri
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Country Club elects new directors at annual meeting
The Cedar Rapids Country Club elected new directors at its annual meeting in the clubhouse, replacing Dr. B. J. Moon Dr. J. K. van Lackum and Van Vechten Shaffer. Eugene Allen a Civil War veteran died at age 90 after a monthlong illness, having lived in Cedar Rapids since April 7 1882.
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Cedar Rapids
Reunification Myth Prevails in West Germany
Richard Davy surveys West Germany's uneasy self image amid economic worries rightward politics and social strains. He notes rising crime and student unrest, widespread myths of provisional nationhood, and the absence of a strong national identity within present frontiers.
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Germany
West Germany
East Germany
New York Times Service
The People’s Forum on Facts and Public Service
A reader urges a publication to provide concrete facts not calculations. The letter critiques teachers and officials, questions education funding and salaries, and challenges candidates’ backgrounds and travel for campaigns. The writer cites a famous quote about service to the country.
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Paris
Rome
London
Tax Talk Turns to Pay and Social Security Costs
A reader laments the yearly rise in social security taxes and criticizes lawmakers for voting higher pay to match inflation they allegedly caused. The tone questions government decisions and urges continued advocacy.
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