Repeal of 21 day rule in House spurs partisan split
The Iowa delegation split as Reps Schwengel Gross Kyl Mayne and Scherle backed repealing the 21 day rule tied to rules committee power. Culver and Smith, Democrats, voted to keep it. Supporters argue repeal returns committee control and reflects democratic principles despite partisan risk.
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Iowa
Rules Committee
Schwengel
Gross
Kyl
Mayne
Scherle
Culver
Smith
House
Rules
Independence and Freedom in Vietnam and Beyond
The piece argues for mutual recognition of independence and freedom between North Vietnam and the United States. It urges Ho Chi Minh to prove true independence free of outside puppets, show respect for others' liberty, and demonstrate good faith through deeds to reassure Asia and avoid imperial pressures from Moscow or Beijing.
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O Chi Minh
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Soviet Union
China
Asia
Miami News
Bill Baggs
Peking
Moscow
West
Cedar Rapids Forum Backs City Bus Subsidy Plan
Letter writers urge subsidies to operate city buses with efficient service and affordable fares. One proposes a weekly ticket for 20 rides at $2 to boost ridership while arguing against adding trustee salaries.
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Cedar Rapids
Democrats May Drop Speaker McCormack Over Leadership Struggles
Washington dispatch reports growing Democratic whispers that Speaker John McCormack could be removed from the House leadership as concerns rise over his faltering grip on Congress. Rival Gerald Ford has seized control signals, while debates focus on Powell’s ouster and McCormack’s focus on Capitol remodeling and antiwar crackdowns.
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Ashington
Capitol
John McCormack
House
Gerald Ford
McCormack
Gray
Gaunt
Anderson
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N
Powell
New Congress Likely To Face Labor Curbs In 90th
The National Right to Work Committee prepares four bills aimed at restricting union power, including revoking tax exemptions for compulsory unionism and broadening 14(b) to states. Supporters cite consistency with tax rules, while lawmakers may favor states’ rights, limiting federal action. States like Idaho Oklahoma New Mexico and Delaware show potential right-to-work momentum.
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Nye
Iowa
Washington
Johnson
Lawrence Fish
McCormack
Minutemen
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
House
Joe Pool
Texas
Republic
90Th
Congress
National
Right To Work Committee
Reed Larson
90Th Congress
Oklahoma
Idaho
Don Samuelson
New Mexico
Delaware
Commerce Labor Merger Analyzed in 1966 Plan
The piece argues for merging the departments of commerce and labor under President Johnson, noting both secretaries endorse consolidation. It warns against partisan leadership and suggests a dual undersecretary structure to balance business and labor interests. If unworkable, Congress could restore separate departments.
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Ashington
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Johnson
Lawrence
Secretary of Commerce
Consolidated Department
Labor
Business
Department of Labor
John D. Connor
W. Willard Wirtz
Connor
Wirtz
Department of Commerce
Commerce
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Cedar Rapids names two high school football coaches
This Day 1957 reports Cedar Rapids appoints Bill Barnard and George Hidinger as coaches for George Washington and Thomas Jefferson high schools. Also noted are AFROTC band plans for Eisenhower inauguration, Iowa governor Loveless press conference remarks, 1947 Crandic collision inquiry, Marion cheerleaders clinic, Fillmore kindergarten graduation, and Ga zette Silver Skates results with George Shimek and Rose Vynanek wins.
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Bill Barnard
George Hidinger
Cedar Rapids
New George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Coe College Afrotc
Union Station
Eisenhower
Washington
Stanley Vesely, Jr
Bolling Air Force Base
Crandic Line
Iowa River Bridge
Cou Falls
Marion High School
Manchester
Robert Kerns
Gene Michel
Anajean Forbes
Darlene Meggers
Virginia Culbert
Mary Ellen Dumbalton
Barbara Kelleg
Agnes Mullaley
Patricia Baughman
Carol Stimson
Billy Moffat
Tommy Jones
Midwestern Floods and Ice Hazards Persist Across States
The piece notes no relief in sight for Iowans and other midwestern residents facing icy highways sleet and snow. Farmers use gunny sacks on horses to traverse barns as hundreds lose homes and farms flood under rising rivers in Illinois Indiana Missouri Arkansas and Ohio.
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Middle West
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Ohio
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the People's Forum
John Irwin Smith
Wellington Street
Frank Nye
By Jack Anderson
Sen
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Tom
Friend
Jim Boyd
House Public Works Committee
Boyd
Connecticut
Joe Martin
R-Mass
John Moss
Dcalif
House Commerce
Madison Ave
Nue
Moss
John Jarman
D-Okla
Harley Staggers
Chamberlain
John Chamberlain
Internal Revenue Service
George Murphy
California
Sierra Club
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Cade
Commerce-Labor
By David Lawrence
Herschel Loveless
Fillmore
Gazette
New West Side
George Shimek
Rose Vynanek
George Clark
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