Bipartisan ideals clash on Iowa election law study
The Waterloo Courier questions the 16 member legislative council's leadership, arguing Republicans dominate the chair positions and bias the study of election laws. It urges bipartisan cooperation and nonpartisan drafting to serve all Iowans, warning against partisan changes when control shifts.
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Legislative Council
Legislative Research Committee
Waterloo Courier
Council
Legislative Service Bureau
Iowa
Jack Warren
Clark Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Warren
Republican Central Committee
Senate
Downtown Cedar Rapids Considers Meter Feeding Impact
A Ralph H. Burke Inc survey links curbside meter feeding and overtime parking to reduced shopper access in Cedar Rapids. About 800 peak parking hours daily translate to roughly 96 patrons weekly and 192 000 monthly lost potential. The Downtown Association suggests reporting violators and targeted ticketing, noting enforcement gaps and the need to balance short and long term parking.
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Ralph H. Burke
Cedar Rapids
Burke
Downtown Association
Center Site Debate Divides Cedar Rapids Voters
A reader argues the Cedar Rapids civic center should be built on land near Kingston Memorial stadium to avoid taxes on homeowners and cites parking and prepaid land as advantages. The letter opposes a downtown site and warns the bond issue may be defeated if the downtown option remains the sole choice.
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Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Norman Barnes
Reunion plea for 92nd Bomb Group veterans in Sioux Falls
A WWII veterans group from the 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, invites former members or their families to contact them. They have held reunions every three years since 1958 and will meet again in Sioux Falls in 1970. The events are family friendly and open to those who cannot attend in person.
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8Th Air Force
Sioux Falls
Pullbacks Aren't Enough Even Smaller War Could Drag By Tom Wicker
Senator John Stennis, longtime hawk and chair of the armed services committee, argues a large US protected enclave in Vietnam could end endless fighting. He rejects total pullout and pins hopes on drawing a line to shield South Vietnamese supporters while ceding rest to the Viet Cong. He says such a plan may terminate recurring battles and avoid substantive gains.
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Ashington
John Stennis
Mississippi
Armed Services Committee
Vietnam
Stennis
American Broadcasting Company
Johnson
Nixon
Haiphong
Cambodia
Laos
United States
Leaders seek a Vietnam peace without defeat
The debate centers on scaling down American costs while avoiding defeat. Stennis, Clifford, and Nixon push for reduced ground involvement and continued air and logistic support to Saigon, hoping to pressure Hanoi toward peace without fully exiting the war. Each advocates long stay, limited ground action, and continued U S backing while avoiding a decisive loss.
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Nixon
Clifford
Foreign Affairs Quarterly
Saigon
Hanoi
Johnson
Stennis
This Day Endlessly: War, Honor, and Vietnam Reflections
A reflective piece questions war ethics and honor, urging Americans to confront Vietnam’s grip before seeking any moral justification. The section also reports on 23 Iowa 4-H poultry award tour winners visiting Witwer plant, a $100,000 fundraising goal for St Joseph’s Marion, and related local civic events.
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Iowa 4-H
Witwer
Marion
St. Joseph’s School
Mike Conner
Allandale Playground
Paul Wood
Cedar Hills
Playground and Recreation Commission
Kingston Stadium
Kennedy picks Taylor as chief military adviser in 1961
The piece recalls Kennedy naming Gen Max Taylor as national security adviser and his boast that the administration understands guerrilla warfare. It notes the author’s Aug 1961 column predicting danger from Southeast Asia and the risk of American troops in jungles, citing concerns about Taylor’s thinking and Kennedy’s snap judgments.
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Kennedy
Maxwell Taylor
Southeast Asia
Europe
Mid- East
Latin America
Taylor
Nixon Romanian trip seen as rebuke to Moscow
In Washington the Bucharest stop of President Nixon's six country journey is read as a mild rebuke to Moscow amid tough East West trade barriers. A White House aide hinted the trip was a refuel stop on return, while a new ABM dominated advisory commission may steer policy toward hardline positions before the 1972 elections.
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White House
Moscow
Bucharest
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorney
Peru
Soviet Union
William J. Case
Paul Nitze
Defense
Cyrus Vance
James R. Killian
Commission
Gerard C. Smith
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Nixon strategy exposed by liberal critics and election signs
Critics doubt the Nixon administration can curb rising extremism while noting mixed gains for Democrats in four House races including Laird and a Montana seat. Barry Goldwater Jr wins in Orange County amid Reagan funding. Los Angeles and other cities show tightening races. Higher interest rates threaten a Nixon recession as inflation pressure grows. United Feature Syndicate
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Wisconsin
Melvin R. Laird
Montana
Barry Goldwater, Jr
Orange County
Calif
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Ronald Reagan
White House Silver-Swiper Guests Rebuffed
White House butlers under Johnson and Nixon kept a tight schedule with rapid dinner turnover. New technique under LBJ limited time at table and required plate removal even if unfinished. Silverware disappearances prompted under-table checks and public shaming to deter souvenir thieves.
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Ashington
White House
Washington
Johnson
Nixon
LBJ
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Herman E. Schaalman
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