Tenure and Pay Conflicts Stir Iowa Academic Debate
The resignation of Dr. Anderson as head football coach highlights tenure authority at tax supported universities and university salary scales. The dispute questions who approves tenure and how far pay can diverge from other public servants, amid Iowa competition with Big Ten schools and broader labor leadership concerns.
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Eddie Anderson
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State Board of Education
Legislature
Iowa
Anderson
Labor Has Better Sense Plan To Swamp Telephone System
Discussion notes that no further word has emerged about Joe Beirne's alleged scheme to flood the telephone network with unnecessary calls by striking workers. The item reflects skepticism about the plan and its practicality.
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Beirne
Joe Beirne
Gillette notes limits of small government cuts
Senator Gillette says letters demand spending cuts but favor preserving programs. He argues real savings from cutting federal employees by half would be modest, estimating a $1,000 average pay across about two million workers could yield about two billion dollars, roughly 2.38 percent of a $42 billion budget. He questions why lawmakers overlook small amount savings.
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Gillette
Congress
Capitol Hill
Edward W. Sanderson
Marion, In
Progressive Republicans May Outperform Conservatives
Alsop and Stewart argue that progressive Republicans are better off than hard conservatives as party donors drive strategy. They rate candidates by risk, noting Dewey and Lehman as pivotal. The piece suggests November could yield a healthy modern conservative party, if correct.
Taft Odds-On Favorite as Republicans Hold Edge in Senate
The analysis notes Taft of Ohio as an odds-on Republican bet amid weak Democratic alternatives. It highlights eight shaky Republicans allied against me-tooism, while progressive or moderate conservatives like Taft are seen strong. Other GOP chances include Duff in Pennsylvania, Luce vs Benton, Lodge vs McCarthy, Nixon’s hunt for a Reds scare, and Taylor Magnuson Thomas potential challenges.
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Luce
Duff
Lodge
Cooper
Thomas Dewey
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Taft
Ohio
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Pennsylvania
Francis Myers
Henry Luce
William Benton
Connecticut
John Lodge
Brien Mc
California
Richard Nixon
Idaho
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Washington
Warren Magnuson
Utah
Elbert Thomas
New York
Out of the Past Quote on Self Knowledge and Passion
A Lavater aphorism notes that a person ends up seen under scrutiny when they yield to passion and seek to be noticed. It frames self awareness as a test of restraint and exposure to judgment.
Health warning on poisons in food and water by Dr Brady
Dr Brady discusses how insecticides and chemical residues reach food and drink. He warns about arsenic lead DDT and nitrates in water and pipes and notes washing vegetables and cautious use around dairy cattle. He cites trembles milk sickness and cautions against overreaction to canning claims.
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Ohio River
Why politics seems a dead end for top minds
A columnist recalls advising a capable young man to avoid public office. He argues political hiring favors popularity over qualification, pays poorly for true talent, and pressures officials to conform, creating cynicism and mediocrity rather than public service.
Truman Faces Delicate Recognition Problems in 1948
President Truman confronts three religion linked issues. Recognizing a Communist China government risks alienating Catholic groups. Spain’s Franco regime and military bases press for full recognition. Myron Taylor’s Vatican post may be filled by a roving representative to sustain interfaith contact and Vatican ties.
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Truman
America
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Russia
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Hungary
Mao
United States
Spain
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Franco
Myron C. Taylor
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Myron Taylor
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Iron Curtain
Biggest bank job tops October 1878 notes
The piece cites a Manhattan savings division in October 1878 as the largest bank job, eclipsing the Rubel ice job and Boston party. It names Butcher Carl Eddie Goodie Jimmy Hope and Banjo Pete Emerson collecting 2 747 000 in two toned certificates. Pinkertons and Ray Schindler told to wait until April. Then search for a baseball team with gold pants. It ends with a whimsical line comparing it to a mouse’s mustache.
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Carl Eddie Goodie
Jimmy Hope
Banjo Pete Emerson
Boston
Pinkertons
Ray Schindler
Be Kind to Railroads and City Traffic Reform
A Cedar Rapids reader urges cooperation among Rock Island North Western and C and NW railroads to build a joint Ely road station and reorganize freight and passenger movements. Lyndon and other letters discuss housing, pensions, farm programs, and city paving funding through revised assessment and a 1c per 100 weight motor vehicle tax.
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Rock Island & North Western
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