County Merger Bill Aims For County Consolidation
Rep. Scott McIntyre of Cedar Rapids sponsors a permissive bill allowing two or more Iowa counties to merge if a majority vote favors it. Despite skepticism from county officers groups and past close votes, supporters argue it could reduce duplicated work and save taxpayers.
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Tate
Scott McIntyre, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Rep
McIntyre
County Officers Association
Roger Jepsen
Senator Jepsen
John Camp
Iowa
Senate
Rep. McIntyre
Mahaska
Legislature limits hamper citizens panel on reform
The piece notes Iowa may still cut its 185 member legislature to 100 house and 50 senate under the apportionment amendment, but urges the 14 member bipartisan commission be allowed to propose alternative totals. It questions the constraint to 100 and 50 and hopes for independence in recommendations.
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Enator
David Stanley
Muscatine
Citizens Commission
Senate
Commission
Stanley
House
Legislature
Abortion Law Reform Should Move This Session
A Cedar Rapids representative urges deferring final action until a complete study by a legislative committee. The piece notes broad support from medical groups religious bodies and Governor Ray for liberalizing abortion grounds and argues for timely action this year rather than dragging out years of reform.
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Iowa
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Medical Society
Ray
Iowa Council of Churches
Help the Cities But Don't Raise Taxes
HarrisSurvey reveals urgency about cities with demand for action on racial and housing problems. Most favor federal city support but oppose higher personal taxes, 69 to 25 percent. Ninety two percent see cities as centers of business, arts and must improve living and working conditions. Public rejects welfare waste claim by 65 to 25 percent.
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Louis Harris
Harris
Public backs slum cleanups and cities funding limits
Harris Survey of 1,455 adults shows 83 to 11 percent favor wiping out slums for decent living, 50 to 38 percent support tearing down slums for suburban communities, and 74 to 18 percent reject giving money to Negroes as a reason for city aid. Only 25 percent would pay higher taxes to help cities, with 63 percent of big-city residents opposed. Congress and federal funding are viewed as necessary but within total government budgets.
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Harris
America
Northern Ireland Slogans Mask Deep Rights Clash
The piece reflects on Northern Ireland's civil rights struggle as Catholics press for one man one vote while Protestant extremists push for unilateral independence. It notes stalled moderate government action, the partition legacy, and heightened tensions as Prime Minister ONeill warns a student protest could spark wider violence.
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C. L. Sulzberger
Elfast
Northern Ireland
People’s Democracy
U.D
Britain
A.D.S
Cedar Rapids Daily Events 1959 Community Notes
Unanimous approval for downtown Cedar Rapids park-and-shop program. study authorized for ride-and-shop plan. Walter J. Brown to be installed Jan 29 as Linn County Izaak Walton League president with Ken Wenzel Les Wiles and Leo White elected to officer roles. Marion Kiwanis and Boy Scouts run polio porch light drive. Les Zachers spoke at Cedar Rapids Watchmakers Guild on Those Tricky Sweep Seconds. Public Health Nursing Association honors John M. Ely for service as treasurer. Carole Hamilton the only Marion music student in Cedar Rapids Symphony. Eagle Scout awards given to Paul Gourley and Larry Dutton at Roosevelt School. Excavation for new $100,000 storage building at Penick and Ford plant. Franklin High School thefts yield $1.50 from four desks. Entrance
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
Walter J. Brown
Linn County
Izaak Walton League
Ken Wenzel
Les Wiles
Leo White
Marion Kiwanis Club
Marion Boy Scouts
Les Zachers
Cedar Rapids Watchmakers’ Guild
The
Public Health Nursing Assn
John M. Ely
Carole Hamilton
Marion
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Paul Gourley
Larry Dutton
Roosevelt School
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders appoints Wayne C Jackson
Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg announced Wayne C. Jackson of Vinton as field representative of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Assn. Harry D. Linn was named assistant secretary of agriculture. The note recalls a glass breaking incident tied to a 10-20-30 Years Ago feature.
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Mark Thornburg
Wayne C. Jackson
Vinton
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Assn
Harry D. Linn
Northern Ireland tensions and Protestant leader Jan Paisley
An opinion piece argues Northern Ireland's sectarian strife stems from stubborn and belligerent cultures. It portrays Rev Jan Paisley as a Protestant reactionary leading a militant group against Catholics, with a small activist fringe inciting violence amid a broader desire for nonviolent resolution.
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Northern Ireland
Queens University Catholic
North
Great Britain
Jan Paisley
Bunting
Public Forum Critiques Pueblo Handling and Delano Grapes
A reader argues the government mismanaged the Pueblo affair and uses Commander Bucher as a scapegoat. The letter links Delano grape pickers’ wages, immigrant history, and family-owned farms to a boycott, warns of coercion and harm to workers, and asserts politics threaten freedom.
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Pueblo
Lloyd Bucher
Delano
Calif
Yugoslavia
Armenia
Italy
Iowa City boycott targets California grapes at grocers
Four groups in Iowa City urge grocers to drop California grapes to aid strike demanding higher pay. They support United Farm Workers and Guimarra Vineyards opposition, claiming most California farm workers are not on strike. The aim is to pressure growers to sign with the union.
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Chicago
Iowa City
California
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Guimarra Vineyards Corporation
Power Struggle Over Post Office Reorganization
White House aide Joseph Califano defeated Postmaster General W Marvin Watson Jr in a late Johnson era clash over a radical reorganization proposal aiming to convert the post office into a semi public corporation. Watson balked at removing congressional politics, while Johnson signaled support, but the Kappel plan remained unresolved.
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Ashington
Johnson
White House
Joseph Califano
W. Marvin Watson, Jr
Mr. Johnson
Watson
Post Office Department
A.T
Frederick Kappel
Kappel
Eee
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
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Penick and Ford
Franklin High School
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C.L. Sulzberger
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