Iowa Votersedge for Statewide Races Cited in Dull Campaign
The piece urges turnout for the upcoming Iowa primaries and highlights Republican support for Senator Hickenlooper in a quiet race. It contrasts candidates for lieutenant governor Wendell Pendleton and his opponent, and notes Democratic choices for senator and governor, plus looming congressional contests in the Second district.
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Iowa
U. S. Senate
Hickenlooper
Cupy
Wendell Pendleton
R. M. Evans
Lymund Wilcox
L. E. Plummer
Northwood
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
City outgrows staff as population expands
Mayor Meaghan notes the city cannot run an 80 000 plus population with the same personnel as when it served 60 000. Legal work is backlogged with two part time attorneys, delaying projects like Cottage Grove avenue SE widening and railroad right of way matters. The city must hire more staff now to avoid losses and keep pace with growth.
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Meaghan
City Plan Commission
Cottage Grove Avenue
Start Now on Farm Bill
The speaker urges immediate work on the next farm bill, noting Congress just completed and Eisenhower signed the current measure. He warns how long the next bill may take and calls for readiness to have it ready by the upcoming crop season.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Did We Get Money's Worth in Persia
Frederick C. Othman examines U S expenditures in Iran totaling 206 2 million noting water purification pipes sugar mills and a cotton mill project were hampered by missteps power needs and planning delays Yet the program provided jobs and Iran's oil remains flowing to the West The government operations subcommittee of Rep Porter Hardy investigates the issues while defenders argue the investments were worthwhile.
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Washington
Iran
Congress
Oneral
Eheran
Persia
Tchitsar
Karaj
International Cooperation Administration
Porter Hardy
Virginia
Mt Vernon Music Festival Second Concert Performed
The Gazette notes Emilio de Gorgosa, a Spanish bel canto singer, performed at the Mt. Vernon music festival. Commissioner Zika reports a petition to pave Twentieth Street SE and Washington Avenue SE with asphaltic concrete, plus Park Avenue SE between them, totaling about 30,000 square yards at an estimated $80,000. The Morris Plan prepares Cedar Rapids operations with 30 days to opening, capital stock $75,000 with $50,000 paid in. Archer C. Sinclair of Cedar Rapids and James R. Martin of Des Moines join the Presbyterian church’s one hundred twenty-eighth general assembly education board in Atlantic City. Eta Theta Epsilon journalism fraternity installs a chapter at Coe College by Dr. Lyle M. Spencer.
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Mt. Vernon
Emilio de Gorgosa
Zika
Twentieth Street
Grande Avenue
Bever Avenue
Washington Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Park Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Archer C. Sinclair
Iowa
James R. Martin
Des Moines
General Board of Education
One Hundred Twenty-Eighth General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Atlantic City
N. J
Eta Theta Epsilon
Coe College
Lyle M. Spencer
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Diplomatic Threats Are Like IOUs Says Wells
William Howell Wells recalls how United Nations action on Palestine in 1947 led to a fragile peace and warns that modern threats in diplomacy resemble IOUs that become payable in hard terms. He argues the 1950s pledge by the U S Britain and France to intervene could prove a bluff if Congress fails to authorize action.
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U. N
Palestine
U.N
Israel
Jordan
Arab Legion
Glubb
U. S
Britain
France
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Indo-China
U.S
Russia
State Department
U.’s
God Is Good and the Power Within
A reader shares two letters about overcoming handicaps through faith. One blind woman pursues a full life with faith and service, while a retired banker thrives at 69 by embracing God’s power. The message: the Kingdom of God within you offers strength, resilience, and hope to face aging and loss.
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God
Rector Street
Foreign aid must be retooled not scrapped says German editor
Bernd C Hesslein reflects on American foreign policy after visiting Cedar Rapids and Iowa. He notes U S foreign aid has provided value yet drawn false complaints from business groups. He urges business like terms and strings on aid to ensure efficiency and accountability while supporting spiritual freedom and survival of the Free World.
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Bernd C. Hesslein
Norddeutsche Zeitung
Hannover
Germany
U. S
Iowa
U. S. State Department
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
America
Europe
Free World
United States
Congress
Texas
Leadership role for the United States in the Western Free World
In a candid critique, a European observer urges the United States to assume stronger leadership of the Western bloc. The speaker cautions against seeking approval and calls for self sufficiency, unity among European nations, and decisive action on integration. The essay ends noting continued Russian pressure.
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Free World
Britain
U. S
What Is The Best Way To Be A Good Neighbor
A collection of residents from Cedar Rapids and Moline share views on neighborliness. They emphasize helping others, kindness, quick aid in emergencies, and staying friendly while respecting privacy.
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Willis E. Lamb
First Avenue NE
Lamb
Fred Jechow
N. Leebrick
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
J. P. Thorne
11Th Avenue
Moline
Eugene Harvey Warren
Ninth Avenue SE
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East Side High School
Iowa Railroad and Light Company
Forty - Second Street
Frederick C.othman
Othman
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Morris
William Howell Wells
U.'s
By Norman Vincent Peale
By Bernd C. Hesslein
Western Free World
New Orleans
Monterey
California
Lincoln Zarub
Fred Griffith
Otis Road
Mrs. Griffith
Warren
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