Iowa House considers tighter timing for appropriations bills
Riley proposed an amendment to require 10 days for printouts and three days for amendments before consideration of all appropriations bills. The plan aimed to curb last minute rushing as past late session actions hid changes like caps on psychiatrists’ salaries. The proposal was trimmed to three days for printouts and one day for amendments before moving to rules committee.
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Iowa House
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
House
Appropriations
Rules Committee
Urban renewal debate frames broad city impact in Cedar Rapids
University of Pittsburgh political scientist Prof. George Duggar warns urban renewal can both help and harm those affected. Cedar Rapids weighs expert guidance as officials prepare a formal plan with public needs guiding the final decision.
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Cedar Rapids
George Duggar
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Duggar
Kennedy to Speak to Fund for the Republic Amid Hoover Clash
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will address a Fund for the Republic convocation in New York on democracy challenges in the next decade. The event highlights the group’s funding woes and includes speakers like Adlai Stevenson and Walter Reuther. Kennedy notes Ferry’s remarks about Hoover were misinterpreted.
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Fund For the Republic
New York
W. H. Ferry
Ferry
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Santa Barbara
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Kennedy
Robert M. Hutchins
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
W. Willard Wirtz
Federal Communications Commission
Newton N. Minow
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
UAW
Walter Reuther
Clifford Case
New Jersey
John F. Kennedy
Yale
GM Diesel Engine Pioneers Face Antitrust Scrutiny
The U S Justice Department weighs a divestiture of GM diesel locomotive operations in Chicago. Critics say GM used shipping power to press railroads into purchases while supporters cite Ketters early work and GM's lead in lightweight diesels.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
General Motors
amBertain Turer
Thomas Edison
Charles Franklin Kettering
Boss Ket
Ralph Budd
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Ket
Burlington
Tottering
Charles Kettering
Britain May Yet Win Trade Ties Amid De Gaulle Standoff
A Western balance of power hangs on Charles de Gaulle as France demands full independence in Europe and blocks Britain from entry into the Common Market while NATO talks mask unresolved gaps. US aims for a united nuclear defense persist as allies edge toward possible concessions and rethinking of alliance unity.
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White
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Kennedy
West
Western Association
de Gaulle
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Holland
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
America
NATO
United States
Western Union
Partisan tugs on Senate foreign relations chair
The piece warns that Democratic leaders may alter the Senate Foreign Relations Committee balance after the election, shifting from 11 6 to 12 5, to gain a partisan edge. It argues such moves would hurt bipartisan foreign policy and the administration, and cites Cooper Mundt as potential Republican appointees.
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Ra- Drummond
Republican Party
Alexander Wiley
Homer Capehart
Sen
Carl Mundt
Sen. Cooper
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Mundt
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Foreign Service
India
Eisenhower
U.S
Lester Pearson
Gladwyn Jebb
Anglo-American Alliance
Canadian Broadcasting Co
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William Fulbright
U.N
Congo
Britain
France
Cuba
Major William 1953 co pilots for Eisenhower
The report notes Major William 1953 Thomas of Marion named co pilot for President Eisenhower after serving as a pilot for the Defense Department's secretary of the air for two years. The article also mentions mergers plans and local civic events in Iowa.
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Marion
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Iowa Electric Co
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Washington
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