Iowa Slips in Public Education Funding Ranking
The NEA reports Iowa ranks 47th of 50 in state public school revenue, a long-standing issue for property taxpayers as state funding has declined from 13.3 percent to 12.4 percent of operating revenues over recent years. Teacher salaries shown in 1959-60 average 4 554, ranking 29th, while literacy remains top in the nation.
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Letters Question Iowa State Industries Sales Tactics
A California soap equipment firm reports Iowa State Industries sought to supply its soap dispensers to Iowa tax supported and non profit institutions. Three Iowa State Industries salesmen reportedly target schools churches and state buildings. The firm asks why state agencies should bypass private distributors and buy through Iowa State Industries.
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California
Iowa
Iowa State Industries
Board of Control
Reporting All Accidents Under the Tate Law
The piece argues that the Tate law requiring written reports for any motor vehicle accident with $50 or more damage is outdated due to inflation and advanced vehicle designs. It suggests broad data collection on all incidents may aid safety but questions if the $50 reporting threshold remains realistic and worth updating.
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Free Parking Proposed to Ease Cedar Rapids Burden
A Cedar Rapids reader urges making all parking free in the city to relieve congestion and support south and west side merchants. The writer rejects a costly parking ramp, favors expanding existing spaces and long term planning, and suggests tokenized meters funded by merchants under city supervision.
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Cedar Rapids
Gayne R. Ek
Jaycee
Looseness at Top in U-2 Hearing Reveals Shortcomings
Fulbright led hearings reveal lack of high level review on suspending U-2 flights before the summit. White House CIA NSA State Department coordination faltered, producing contradictory public statements. Eisenhower defended responsibility while Khrushchev used the incident to critique U.S. diplomacy. The findings may fuel campaign debate.
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Paris
Remembering Disabled World War I Veterans in Memorial Parade
A Cedar Rapids writer urges honoring living World War I service connected disabled veterans by placing them at the head of Memorial Day parades. He notes these veterans have paid a high price and many aging survivors risk fading away before future commemorations.
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Cedar Rapids
Democratic Trio Competes Ahead of California Nomination
In Los Angeles the three rivals Sen. Kennedy Sen. Symington and Lyndon Johnson met voters and delegates as they tour California to court Brown's delegates and the state's 81 Brown-aligned supporters. Johnson criticised Soviet bullying and defended his stance amid a wary Western state audience.
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Khrushchev
Exercise for American Children Prompts Health Call
A report comparing U S children ages 6 to 16 with European peers shows 50 percent failure in muscular strength tests versus 10 percent abroad, with city kids 20 percent more likely to fail. It links inactivity to higher rates of heart disease diabetes ulcers and back pain, urging more outdoor play walking and less TV.
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Hans Kraus
Notable Cedar Rapids Then and Now: Local Builders and Alumni
Seventy-year-old J W Hopp returns to supervise Coe College chapel construction valued at 425000 while veteran Iowa builders log 54 years in the trade. Cedar Rapids students Steve Mowrey and John Barwin craft a 10 inch telescope. Distant travels pair Mr Mrs Charles Dorward head to Prestwick Scotland. Franklins twins Hall Terwilliger graduate. Edward H Kane of Cedar Rapids elected Iowa Elks president at Waterloo. A 1930 note recalls W R Boyd’s Montreal trip and James B Travis’s death in Iowa City.
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Coe
Iowa
Franklin High School
Steve Mowrey
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Dake
Franklin School
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Roosevelt
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Waterloo
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