Statehouse debate over guest statute repeal in Iowa
A broad discussion in Des Moines centers on repealing Iowa's guest statute from 1927. Critics warn repeal would raise auto liability costs and enable more spurious claims, while supporters say guests deserve broader recourse against careless hosts. Insurance groups fear premiums would rise nationwide.
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Cedar Rapids Debates Snow Parking Calendar Plan
After a light Cedar Rapids snowfall, officials debate a calendar parking system to aid snow removal. Proponents urge alternating street parking by side or designated streets, while skeptics cite enforcement and notice issues. Signs at main entries and potential state-law tweaks are proposed as fixes.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Magnetism in the Eyesores Junk Heaps An Ore Mix
The interior department's Bureau of Mines reports rusty scrap from wrecked autos, mixed with nonmagnetic taconite ore and heated, can become magnetic and usable in blast furnaces. It suggests recovering iron from rusted auto scrap to boost taconite value and persuade junk dealers to clean up yards along highways.
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Bureau of Mines
America
Detroit's paradox: faster traffic and slower cars cited
In a brief note from Changing Times, readers hear a paradox about city mobility with calls for speeding up traffic flow while slowing individual vehicles. The item hints at policy debate without concrete proposals or figures.
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Detroit
Freedom and the Union in 1965 Labor Debates
A Gary Indiana steelworker reflects on union gains and costs amid contract talks in Pittsburgh. The piece weighs how collective bargaining secures wages and security while curbing personal rights, and surveys law, Union Shop, and freedom debates under Taft Hartley and Landrum Griffin.
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Wildlife decline sparks debate on New Jersey habitats
Leonard L Rue, a New Jersey gamekeeper, warns that urban pressure could wipe out wildlife by 2000 in his book and in opening day remarks near Columbia. The Chicago Tribune notes the New Jersey Tercentenary commission rejected his manuscript and outlines broader questions about future outdoor recreation and conservation in densely populated regions.
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Columbia
New Jersey
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Introduction Fred How Do You Meet Ex Penses
A humorous quip attributed to The Lion contrasts expense with domestic harmony. Ed jokes that his wife introduces his expenses, implying pranks on budgeting. The line plays on marriage and money in a witty exchange.
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Fred
Ignorance Hiding Art Discussion in Modern Florida Galleries
A first person account from mid-1950s Florida artist scenes explores the flood of modern nonobjective works. The narrator details confused language and pretentious jargon used to discuss art while confessing growing familiarity and a self made critic's glossary.
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Florida
St. Petersburg
Morning to Evening Height Shifts Reported by Scientists
Scientists explain body height varies daily with upright posture and spinal compression. The phenomenon shows taller measurements in the morning and slight reductions toward evening and month end, aligning with common daily observations.
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