No Quick Fix for Cedar Rapids Water Taste Says Expert
Editorial notes the U S health research department has no magic fix for Cedar Rapids water taste. Dr Graham Walton says the city’s treatment with potassium permanganate and activated carbon shows results, but quick relief remains unlikely. He warns daily tested city water is safer than untested sources and notes carbon facility tweaks could improve efficiency.
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U.S. Department of Health Research
Cedar Rapids
Graham Walton
Department
Cincinnati
Walton
Erbe Defends Salary Limit Clash Over Board of Control
Gov. Erbe challenges the interim committee over an 18000 salary ceiling for psychiatrists at the Board of Control. He argues the committee misread the legislature’s intent, stressing the limit should apply to future hires, not existing contracts, while critics warn it could undermine Iowa’s mental health program. The piece notes a broader feud analogy about Khrushchev and Mao ending with spectator risk.
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Board of Control
Erbe
Conference of Governors
Hawaii
Iowa
Hemingway Wrote Always of America's Strength
William S. White argues Ernest Hemingway embodied American strength and anti pacifist weakness in his life and work. The piece portrays Hemingway as a brave war correspondent who supported democracy and U S power, despite left leaning associations, and contends his death harms American policy as well as literature.
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Hemingway
America
Ashington
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest
Employee asks for afternoon off. employer denies
A brief exchange shows an employee requesting permission to take the afternoon off to shop with his wife and the employer refusing the request. The interaction ends with the employee thanking the employer.
Humphrey Proposes Paperback Books to Disseminate Democracy
Sen Hubert Humphrey urged the Food for Peace Council to fund abroad printing of paperback editions of great American works using proceeds from selling surplus farm products. He argued such "bookstands" could spread democracy, likening agriculture to a powerful weapon for peace and criticizing budget limits.
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Jashington
House Agriculture Committee
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Food For Peace Council
Humphrey
Lincoln
Jefferson
Khrushchev
America
White House
Congress
Only you can hold down inflation slogan debate
A letter questions government use of post office meters for political purposes and attacks the slogan Only you can hold down inflation. The writer argues inflation policy rests with the Federal Reserve and Treasury, warns against censorship, and urges preserving freedom from government control.
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Pitney-Bowes Company
Post Office
Meter Company
Sokolsky
New York
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Pitney-Bowes
FCC
Sightseer Hazard Cited in Rural Fire Fighting Efforts
Letter to the editor warns sightseers block fire tankers in rural areas where 80 percent of farm fires lack ample water. County fire officials urge public cooperation to keep driveways and highways clear while water supplies are critical. Another reader cites dangerous pedestrian near Cedar Rapids crossings and urges stricter police enforcement to prevent accidents.
Iowa Weather Quietly Cool May Ends as Cedar Rapids Hits 90
An Iowa weather bulletin notes one of the coolest Junes in 79 years with an average state temperature of 65 degrees and Cedar Rapids at 75, peaking at 90 for the first time this year. The item also mentions a Lowden kids parade before a Local baseball game and various local events including a Tama Linn county picnic July 15 and amateur golf results.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Lowden
Amvets Organization
Dennis Knocke
Rita Knocke
Roosevelt
Edward H. Birmingham
Sioux City
Charles D. Huston
J. L. Lupton
Riverside Pavilion
Ellis Park
Milt Beal
George Holbrook
Clinton
Bernie
al Stieger
Cedar
Iowa sewage plant mandate targets eight cities
A governor's conference backed the state health department program to require eight Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids and Waterloo to build proper sewage treatment plants and stop discharging untreated sewage into rivers.
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State Health Department
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Happy Birthday Bill Turns Debt into Greeting Card
A merchant sent a bill to a slow payer marked as one year old. In return the debtor sent a birthday greeting reading Happy Birthday, Bill. The playful exchange ends with The Lion.
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