Primaries and the Court Issue in Iowa
The article argues for voter turnout in Iowa primaries to select party nominees and ratify a constitutional amendment removing the judiciary from partisan politics. It notes Democrats face few contests, Republicans have one-sided races, and a proposed tax credit for higher education costs is gaining traction but unlikely to pass this year.
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Iowa
Emocrats
U. S
Congress
Harold E. Hughes
Commerce
Lewis E. Lint
State Tax Commission
Bourke Hickenlooper
Herbert F. Hoover
William H. Nicholas
John Kyl
Supreme Court
District Court
Iowa Plan on Selecting Judges Faces Primary Question
Iowa voters will decide through a special yellow ballot whether to adopt the Iowa Plan replacing the current party driven nominations. The measure, ratified by the 1959 and 1961 legislatures, shifts vacancies to gubernatorial appointment from judicial nominating commissions and introduces retention elections after one year.
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Iowa
Supreme
District Court
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Supreme and
Judicial Nominating Commission
District Commission
Fred Carstens
Welcome Message on Citizenship Duty and Privilege
Federal Judge John W. Delehantt delivers a welcome to new citizens at Cedar Rapids naturalization May 23. He extols citizenship as both privilege and duty and honors naturalized people who have strengthened the nation alongside native Americans and veterans.
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Federal District
John W. Delehant
Cedar Rapids
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
California
Stock Market Jolts Warn of Real Economic Reckoning
The piece argues Washington must heed a Wall Street warning as the market reflects broader economic delusions. It contends the boom was fueled by overoptimistic policies and that only by stopping abuse of the economy can the United States regain stability and growth.
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Wall Street
Washington
Kennedy
Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Treasury
Dillon
America
Aunt Bessie
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