Home Rule Good for Iowa Good for Cities Too
The Cedar Rapids parking meter fund reveals 31 months of intake totaling 250000 with 76500 for meters 47000 for maintenance and 104000 for police salaries. New state law dictates 75 percent of intake must fund off street parking leaving administrative costs restricted. The piece criticizes state control and urges urban reapportionment to secure city growth and funding levers.
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Cedar Rapids
Meter Department
Gazette
State of
Iowa
Rabbi Herman Schaalman departs Cedar Rapids for larger field
Cedar Rapids mourns Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman of Temple Judah as he leaves after 13 years in the United States and eight years in the city. A leader in culture, civic life, and education, he helped establish a county mental health clinic and inspired local residents with his democratic ideals and forthright leadership. He is headed to a new post with greater responsibilities.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Herman E. Schaalman
Temple Judah
Rabbi Schaalman
United States
Nazi Germany
Family Service Agency Board
Tribute echoes Cedar Rapids praise for beloved citizen
In a fond reflection the speaker recalls a saying about a respected local figure. They credit him with making Cedar Rapids a better place to live through generosity and kindness. The quote highlights his impact on the community.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress funds nearly thirty million for cancer and heart research
Congress appropriates 18.9 million for the National Cancer Institute and 10.7 million for the National Heart Institute, totaling about 29.7 million. The Senate sought larger sums while the House favored less, but the package surpasses the President’s request and reflects broad public support for tackling cancer and heart disease. The public also contributed 25.7 million for infantile paralysis programs, signaling a goal to conquer dread diseases.
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Congress
United States
National Cancer Institute
National Heart Institute
Senate
House
Taft Dulles Debate Brings Back Deliberative Senate Age
The debate between Senator John Foster Dulles and Senator Robert A. Taft over the North Atlantic Pact ratification is praised for its clarity and logic. The author argues for more such thoughtful, emotion-free discourse to restore the Senate’s prestige and deliberative strength.
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Qhades
Calhoun
Webster
Henry
Clay
New York
John Foster Dulles
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
United States
Sheriff Loftus nets confession in Harris burglary case
The Gazette reports Sheriff Loftus used an out of town detective to secure a confession from J A Harris the burglar who shot Mayor Carmody. Hidden jewelry plunder is also found. Roosevelt reportedly killed a three ton hippopotamus while Taft targets a larger tariff battle.
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Loftus
J. A. Harris
Carmody
Roosevelt
Taft
Wade's Wit: B-36 Combat Doubts and Excesses
Wattish quips by Harry V. Wade critique the B-36 as unlikely to see combat while mocking oversized consumerism. He notes a Bartender saying customers aren’t drunk until they fall and jokes about a Broadway act selling 60 000 tickets for a Jersey City ball park. Top educators urge explaining communism in colleges without advocacy.
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Hague
Jersey City
Matter Of Opinion Do you ever write to your congressman
A short opinion piece invites readers to consider writing to their congressman or representative. It discusses civic engagement and the impact of constituent letters on public policy. The tone mirrors local editorial guidance urging participation.
Machinery to tap the vast store of knowledge
The article discusses Dr. Vannevar Bush's postwar vision of organizing knowledge. It cites his idea of a shrinkable encyclopedia and a desk machine that recalls and links information, plus the government’s rapid selector as a first step toward that vision.
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Vannevar Bush
The
Atlantic
Mendel
Dr. Bush
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Our Very Cleverness May Be Our Political Ruin
In a Malaya office, four rubber planters discuss bandits and synthetic rubber. They fear synthetic rubber will devastate natural producers, risking mass unemployment and threatening Malaya’s dollar earnings and the wider sterling bloc. The piece argues US wealth and cleverness could trigger global ruin without dollars.
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Type Lumpur
Malaya
Jim
Charles
Harry S. Truman
Wall Street
United States
Reuther Eyes One Sided Deal With General Motors
In a blunt move Walter P. Reuther of the United Auto Workers signals cancellation next May of the wage linkage to the cost of living with General Motors. The 1949 experiment tied wage swings to the Bureau of Labor Statistics index, offering a 3 percent annual improvement offset when inflation moved against the index. The plan is described as an experimental, conjectural venture rather than a fixed arrangement.
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Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
Edwin G. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Reuther
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Vaughan Sets Army Style With Glittering Dress Uniform
Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan designs his own glittering dress uniform and inspires a standard for army aides. Ike approves the look, adding a loop de loop later adopted by all aides, shaping postwar army fashion amid broader political debate on inflation and wage policy.
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Ashington
Harry Vaughan
Army
Pentagon
Truman
Gen
Vaughan
Eisenhower
Naval
White House
Omar Bradley
Bundles for America and the fall of the fuse
Bugs Baer critiques U.S. finance, arguing that cheap Federal Reserve money inflates home and foreign markets, calling for a bold Bundles for America effort while noting England’s 1945 collapse expected by 1950 and suggesting the dollar’s bloom masks underlying obligations.
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America
England
Super Fair Deal plan proposed for universal monthly checks
A Boston Herald piece outlines the Super Fair Deal plan proposing a general tax to fund universal monthly checks starting at age 21. The plan aims to eliminate poverty and maintain national buying power, calling it the super fair deal.
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Boston Herald
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