Des Moines Council-Manager Plan Faces Election Test
The Des Moines council-manager system is set for a statewide vote on whether to retain the form or revert to the old commission structure. Mayor Iles emphasizes the plan's name and function, noting the council, not the manager, sets policy while the manager executes it. The piece argues reform should start with council changes, and only pursue a full governmental shift if necessary.
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Des Moines
Iles
Iowa
City Hall Referrals Speed Up Service Or Buck-Passing
In Albuquerque city hall workers receive a 200 category departmental referral list. Spanning from accidents to zoo, the tool directs citizens to the proper department. Some view it as efficient public inquiry routing while others call it a slick buck passing refinement in municipal affairs.
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Albuquerque
Vintons Exhibit Prompt Action After Cedar River Pollution
The editorial defends Vinton for promptly improving its sewage treatment after a state health department investigation. Cedar Rapids Mayor Greene praised Vinton while Waterloo’s failings drew criticism. The piece underscores Vinton as a good neighbor and notes Cedar Rapids appreciation, with Waterloo receiving less favorable regard.
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Vinton
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Greene
State Health Department
Waterloo
Germans curb detergents with ban cites health and fish life
Drew Pearson in Washington reports West Germany passed a law banning a key detergent chemical once blamed for tainting American drinking water. Rep. Henry Reuss argues U S industry spends far more on ads than research to fix harmful detergents and calls for government action to protect health and environment.
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Jashington
United States
West Germany
A.B.C
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Reuss
Government Operations Committee
World Turning Point in Test Ban Talks
Marquis Childs notes Khrushchev chairs Moscow discussions signaling personal stake in a possible test ban with the West. He contrasts Sino Soviet deadlock over war versus peaceful coexistence and traces rapid White House diplomacy via Kennedy, Rusk, Bundy, and Harriman in late June.
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Wi Caaars
Averell V. Harriman
Washington
Moscow
Khrushchev
Peking
Anatoli Dobrynin
Kennedy
White House
Kremlin
Honolulu
Conference of Mayors
Hawaii
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Andrews Air Force Base
Harriman
Laos
Khr
Beat the System as a Sport of Defiance
Bruce Brossat argues that beating the system appears as a harmless revolt in theater and daily life yet masks petty theft and cheating. He notes sidewalk theater loiterers grabbing free seats, shop and hotel diversions, and petty read‑without-pay acts, while praising honest individuality and lawful resistance.
Railroads Face New Featherbedding Questions Ahead
John Chamberlain argues that ICC oversight may shape the future of railroad labor practices. He notes the Santa Fe’s microwave signaling program could enable remote train control, potentially reducing need for engineers and firemen while leaving watchers for emergencies. He warns of ongoing featherbedding issues and a 30 year lag in addressing them.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
U.S
Sante Fe
Pacific Coast
Arbitration and the Railroad Monopoly Debate
George Clark argues Kennedy’s board shifts toward arbitration, opposing compulsory arbitration for unions while noting railroads are constrained by ICC rules. He credits the Hepburn act for past government control and says management should be freed from auto and airline competition fears as transport monopoly waned and the ICC grew obsolete.
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ICC
Iowa Amateur Golf Champion Crowned At Mason City
Herb Klontz of 1953 Cedar Rapids defeated Rod Bliss of Des Moines 3 and 2 to win the Iowa Amateur golf title at Mason City. The day also notes local civic items from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas including preservation questions, court license rulings, a kiddies day prize pony, detasseling plans, migrant workers on Rock Island tracks, a drug institute election, and a Sun shine Mission Old People’s picnic at Bever Park.
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Herb Klontz
Cedar Rapids
Rod Bliss
Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
Kenneth L. Hastie
City Plan Commission
Bever Park
Russell Eden
Central City
Killian Co
Cherry Midway
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Hybrid Seed Co
Marion
Rock Island
Ely
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Drew Pearson
Pearson
Marquis Childs
Childs
Dean Rusk
State Department
Pacific
Rusk
Rhode Island University
Providence
American University
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Tower-of-Babel Ban
Bruce Brossat
NEA
New York
Railroads
John Chamberlain
George Clark
Teddy Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
General Motors
E. L. Beezley
Kanealy and Beezley
Council of the Drug Institute of America
Sam Christensen
Fective
Dan Kruidenier
Sunshine Mission
J. N. Travis
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