Governor says judiciary remains partisan under new reform
Governor Hughes argues the district nominating commissions favor Republicans under the reform while the state system also leans party aligned. He contends the amendment aimed to depoliticize selecting judges but instead entrenches partisan influence, noting party ratios among lawyers and predicting broader effects once vacancies arise.
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Overnor Hughes
State Bar
Iowa State Bar Association
Supreme Court
Hughes
State Nominating Commission
Dis
Trict
Bar
Iowa
Cedar
Jones and Linn
State Should Fund Governor Travel On Official Business
The piece argues it is improper for a political party to pay the governor’s plane transport on official trips and urges the people pay the costs. It notes Democrats funded Hughes’s travel, explains the new state plane debated, and mocks liquor law gimmicks while calling for sensible funding of public duties.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Central Committee
Hughes
National Guard
Democratic Party
Cedar Rapids High and Golf Meet Highlights from Kingston Stadium
The first outdoor graduation exercises of Cedar Rapids public high schools drew about 6 000 attendees as 573 graduates received awards with Dr J W Maucker delivering the commencement address. Other items note junior golf at Elmcrest CC led by Jack Palumbo and district fuel and local sports updates.
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Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
J. W. Maucker
Iowa State Teachers College
Jack Palumbo
Elmcrest Country Club
Chuck Johnson
Mike Tousey
Tom Keith
Individual Rights Backed by Supreme Court on Union Fees
A New York Herald Tribune opinion argues the Supreme Court sanctions forced union dues from nonmembers, condemning employer compulsion and the erosion of individual rights. It cites Justice Harlan’s dissent and critiques compulsory agency shop rules as unconstitutional.
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Ashington
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Harlan
Lawrence
Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Growing Distrust of Foreign Aid May Test India
Marquis Childs surveys India’s crisis as Red China expands influence and Nehru seeks Western aid. Chester Bowles heads to New Delhi to help bridge policy gaps while India weighs military needs and economic plans amid distrust of foreign assistance.
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India
Ashington
Chester Bowles
New Delhi
Asia
Red China
Southeast Asia
Tibet
Himalayas
Peiping
China
Moscow
Communist Parties of
Bokaro
Kennedy
Congress
V. K. Krishna Menon
Bowles
Pakistan
Kashmir
United States
Britain
Commonwealth
Nehru
Time Pressure in TV Ads Draws FCC Scrutiny
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes FCC concern over overlong ads and crowded programming. It cites an NAB voluntary code and warns advertisers may face stricter enforcement as brevity is urged to preserve viewer continuity.
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Emerson
Federal Communications Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
Lewis Carroll
FCC
Call for Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission
A reader urges Cedar Rapids to form a human rights commission to oppose discrimination and enforce fair employment laws. The letter cites mass arrests of African Americans, praise for the Iowa home rule law, and calls for local action to set a democratic example. It also criticizes lenient handling of OMVI cases and links alcohol to fatal accidents.
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NAACP
Cedar Rapids
Commission On Human Rights
South
Iowa
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Lloyd Harper
Washington High
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Paul Engle
New York
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Rhodes
Creative Writers Club
Vincent H. Ogburn
George Clark
Billy
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