Regulating Utilities Regulation Debate at State Level
The 1963 legislature empowered the commerce commission to regulate utility rates effective July 4. The commission will rely on management and engineering consultants and an advisory committee. Critics call for including average consumers on the panel to balance private utility ties and ensure consumer perspective.
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State Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Hughes
Commission
Iowa
College of Engineering
Iowa State
Parks and housing tradeoffs debated in public study
A Gazette Reporter column critiques studies claiming parks cost taxpayers less than housing. The piece argues such comparisons misstate a city’s growth needs, noting parks support health and business attraction, while housing depends on jobs and tax base to fund services.
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Yorktown
Westchester County
N.Y
Gazette
Arlo Jacobson
Lloyd Harbor
In-Law Kin of FDR Dall Airs Anti-Semitism
The former Curtis Dall testified against Kennedy trade policy citing 263 groups with 1.5 million members as allies. He claimed sponsorship by diverse civic outfits and launched into an anti Semitic tirade accusing a “Political Zionist Planners” of global control. Curtis curtly thanked him as the hearing adjourned.
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Ashington
Capitol Hill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Curtis Dall
Washington
Anna Roosevelt
Sissie
Buzzie
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Dall
Liberty Lobby
United States
Torrance
Calif
Cardinal Mindszenty
East Alton
Ill
Lamp Lighters
St. Paul, Minn
Curtis
TV's Public-Interest Balance Questioned by Edith Efron
Edith Efron analyzes three years of public affairs TV shows and finds severe underrepresentation of Congress and the Supreme Court. She notes only two congressional programs and one on the Supreme Court in a three year span, with other key agencies ignored. The piece argues for consumer control of programming and marks FCC power as a restraint on networks.
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Marguerite Higgins
New York Tribune
Fred Grain
Time Magazine
U.N
al Rosenfeld
Israel
Columbia
Edith Efron
TV Guide
U.S
Newton Minow
Thunderer
Federal Communications
E. William Henry
Efron
United States
Pakistan
Europe
Outer Space
Miss Efron
Congress
Supreme Court
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Mississippi
Alabama
Earl Warren
Minow
Federal Communications Commission
1953 Highlights From Cedar Rapids And Mt. Vernon
Dr Max Loe Went hal Austrian ambassador to the U S addressed Coe College for unity among free peoples. Cedar Rapids clergy designated Salvation Army Sabbath to back a 210000 capital fund for a new Citadel and youth center. Marion to strictly enforce dog leash law May 1 to Sept 1. Postmaster Baldwins order to institute postal zones in Cedar Rapids. Adolph Jandrt retired after long service in building engineering. Iowa issued work permits to youths indicating wartime labor demand. 1941 42 Cedar Rapids issued 149 permits and 21 certificates of age in first ten months 1942 43. In 1933 unemployed men will receive fishing licenses via the Waltonians in exchange for work rescuing fish. Mt Vernon Lions withdraw to form Pioneer club first service club in the community. Ellsworth Miller elected honorary captain of Coe track team.
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Max Loewenthal
U.S
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army
Mt. Vernon
The
Lions International
Pioneer Club
Ellsworth Miller
North English
Coe
Tough-Liner's Move Clears Air on Test-Ban Impasse
Senator Thomas J. Dodd leads 33 senators in backing an immediate offer to the Russians for a joint atmospheric and underwater test ban. The plan excludes underground testing, which requires on-site inspection the Russians reject. The move reframes the debate and signals a potential shift toward more sensible public discussion on nuclear testing policy.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Senate
United States Senate
Dodd
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Case
New Jersey
Clark
Pennsylvania
Douglas
Illinois
Morse
Oregon
There Is Much To Lose Politically in Losing Goldwater
Roscoe Drummond analyzes Senator Barry Goldwaters hesitancy about seeking the Republican presidential nomination. He weighs risks to the conservative movement and Goldwaters Senate seat, noting the intangible pressure from eager supporters and the potential impact on national politics.
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Ashington
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Borah
George Norris
U.S
Arizona
Senate
White House
Sen. Goldwater
Mr. Goldwater
Maine
Hawaii
Alf Landon
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Fdr
Sen. Curtis
Dail
By Jack Anderson
Joe Kennedy
Manhattan
Robert Kennedy
James Baldwin
New York City
High Court
John Chamberlain
NCE
Columbia University School of Journalism
Chamberlain
FCC
Arthur Krock
Commercial Corporation
Satellite Corporation
Henry
Marion
Frank B. Baldwin
Adolph Jandrt
American Building
Waltonians
George Clark
William S. White
Senator Dodd
Roscoe Drummond
Robert Taft
William E
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