Labor leaders hear little cheer in State of the Union silence
The piece notes labor leaders heard no pledge to curb strikes threatening the public interest. It argues the administration resisted effective labor safety measures and that future wage contracts under Hoffa and broader strikes risk broader national impact, delaying social security hikes until labor issues are addressed.
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Ational Labor
Organized Labor
Congress
Ross Hoffa
Johnson
Congressional
Powell Case Raises Race and Leadership Questions in Congress
The Powell episode prompts debate on whether racial motive colored the reaction or outrage over a congressman's contempt for law. It notes that respected figures like Rep. Ben Dawson and Sen. Edward Brooke remain credible, while urging whites and Negroes to learn from the case and safeguard future conduct.
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Hatever
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Powell
Harlem
U.S
House of Representatives
Chicago
Ben Dawson
House
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Adam Powell
Kuchel Turned Down 175000 Year Movie Boss Offer
California Senator Tom Kuchel the No 2 Republican kept quiet about the Civil Liberties battle ahead. He rejected a ten year 175000 a year post as head of the Motion Picture Producers Association, choosing to stay in politics rather than risk a right wing smear in 1968. He warned that liberal Republicanism faced a heavy fight in California as fans like Reagan moved toward leadership and previous smear tactics had already led to criminal libel convictions.
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Ashington
Senate
Sen
Tom Kuchel
California
Kuchel
Motion Picture Producers Association
LBJ
Jack Valenti
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Rachel
Powell
John F. Kennedy
James Michael Curley
Boston
Brooke
G.O.P
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Massachusetts
Congress
Desperate Call for Tax Relief Highlights Local Needs
Iowa City residents urge lawmakers for property tax relief amid a 25 percent rise this year. Opal Blackmer argues for help beyond university concerns while others discuss national policy and Rhodesia, urging focus on local citizens. Glenn Dee presents thoughts on U.S. oil policy and Africa’s turmoil.
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Iowa City
General Assembly
Burns
Judges' Job and the Gift of Duty in Family Courts
A Marion reader criticizes high courts for removing a son from his father, arguing God assigns each person a job and expressing sympathy for Mr. Painter. The letter questions whether courts honor a parent's God given role and laments the impact on families when a grandparent or others intervene.
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God
Mr. Painter
Machines May Not Detect Pollution Always
The article notes high priced pollution detectors fail at times and new machines miss certain pollution levels in streams. It argues that fish like catfish sense environmental changes humans and machines miss and urges not to rely solely on technology.
Slums Enshrined Editorial Probe on Museums
The piece questions the editorial tone in the January 9 column and asks why museums should educate the public while allegedly avoiding society’s wrongs. It challenges the claim that museums serve as a showcase for issues and asks for clarification of the tone and purpose.
Linn County Real Estate Revaluation Planned
A 1957 program aims to revalue every Linn County property as field assessors tour the 38 000 residential and farm parcels to update values across the county. The Cedar Rapids Public Library reports its biggest one year book circulation rise 13 percent in 1956. Collins Radio Co earns praise from Generals Twining and LeMay for aiding the first nonstop jet circumnavigation. Cedar Rapids discusses 1947 population trends and school facility plans if the city reaches 100 000 residents.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
The
Cedar
10 20 30 Years Ago Rapids Real Estate Board Luncheon
A Cedar Rapids column recalls the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board luncheon at the YMCA. It also notes Wilson and Company’s strong 1946 profits reported by President Edward Wilson and mentions on the job training for 21 World War II veterans at West Union High School. Cedar Rapids streetcar havoc from 1937 sleet disrupted schedules. band members in Pullman cars near the inaugural parade route. American Home magazine featured Grant Wood’s Iowa City home remodel.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and
Marion City Railway
Coe
Roosevelt
American Home Magazine
Grant Wood
New Midwest School of Painting
Wood
Iowa City
Bertrand Russell and the push to wipe out Communism
Philosopher Bertrand Russell is accused of past advocacy for preventive atomic war against the Soviet Union. The piece notes Russell’s 1948 call to wipe out Communism and argues his hostility to the US, citing 1940s US tenure troubles with the New York City education board and a later critique by Jonathan Hook of his anti American stance.
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Bertrand Russell
Sidney Hook
Europe
Lyndon Johnson
Secretary
Robert McNamara
Soviet
Russia
Lord Russell
Kremlin
Russell
Voir
Nuremburg
Sartre
Beauvoir
America
Vietnam
United States
Philosophy
the College of the City of New York
William T. Manning
New York City
Hook
Bishop Manning
Kennedy
Cuba
Johnson
Moscow
Brooke Shines as Fresh Republican Senator Faces Spotlight
Massachusetts newcomer Brooke, the first elected African American Republican senator, receives overwhelming Capitol Hill welcome and media attention while weighing war policy, public engagements, and a swift path to party prominence.
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Dward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Congress
Lincoln
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Virginia
Capitol Hill
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the Cedar Rapide Ornzette
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
the People's Forum
Smithsonian Institution
Guy Wendler
Washington
Rhodesia
North Vietnam
Africa
Glenn Dee
Twenty-first Street
James Marvin
Collins Radio Company
Air Force
Nathan Twining
Curtis LeMay
George Clark
John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Jean-Paul Sartre
Simone de Beau
Britain
University of California
Los Angeles
New York
John Dewey
Tammany
Albert Barnes
Merion
Pennsylvania
Barnes
Henry Hart
Mary McGrory
Everett M. Dirksen
State Department
Dean Rusk
Howard W. Baker
Tennessee
Dirksen
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Edward M. Kennedy
North Carolina
New Jersey
Thomas Kuchel
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