Value analysis plan stalls in Iowa politics
State Senator Tom Riley promotes a value analysis to save two million dollars annually in state government. The plan faces political pushback as Republican council members fear crediting opponents and Governor Hughes and Treasurer Franzenburg with approval. The editorial laments politics overruling money saving efforts and suggests a divided legislature as a trap for credit.
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Tom Riley
Iowa
Riley
Congress
Hughes
U.S
Franzenburg
Smith
Liddy
Lynhorst
State Office
Republican Council
Debated equal time in Canada and United States debates
The piece discusses a senate approved suspension of the equal time rule for presidential candidates to allow a U S plan for the 1968 debates featuring George Wallace and major party nominees. It notes Canadian leaders and the bilingual issues for Trudeau and Stanfield and worries about translation needs if Wallace’s antics demand it.
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HILE
House of Representatives
U.S
Senate
George Wallace
House
Canada
New Democratic Party
T. C. Douglas
Quebec
le Raillement Des
Creditistes
Real Caouette
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberal Party
Robert Stanfield
Conservative
Trudeau
Stanfield
U.S. House
Meany and Reuther Split Deepens in Labor Feud
The AFL-CIO suspends the UAW for non payment of dues and the two leaders George Meany and Walter Reuther linger in a long running feud. Meany backs Humphrey while Reuther backs Kennedy amid election tensions and potential motive to sever ties.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW
Reuther
Meany
Humphrey
LBJ
Robert Kennedy
Alf-Cio
Bids Made For Coraville Bridge Work Amid 1958 Projects
Bids opened at the U S Army Corps Rock Island office show the high bid for removing 22 bridges near Coraville at 52611 dollars with barricades and signs to be erected. Massman Construction Co Kansas City submitted the high bid. Blum Company of Dubuque offered to pay the government for a crack at the job. The article also notes Shriners opening a four day festival, Viggo M Jenson Co low bidder for general work on St Luke's Hospital addition in Cedar Rapids, and several local bids in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City projects. It mentions the Iowa Jaycees awards, The Iowa Quest production aid, and performances by the American Male Chorus at Memorial Coliseum.
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Coralville
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Massman Construction Co
Kansas City
Blum Company
Dubuque
U.S
Shriners
Hawkeye Downs
Viggo M. Jenson Company
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
57th annual commencement in Sinclair Memorial chapel
Alexander Patterson of Philadelphia received one of four honorary degrees as principal speaker. Leagan Stringley of Cedar Rapids won the Trans- Mississippi checker tournament in Davenport among 30 class A players from three states. Linn county unemployment relief and WPA lists totaled 1,132 in May, 11.9 percent below April due to seasonal employment.
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Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Alexander Patterson
Philadelphia
Leagan Stringley
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Linn County
Nightmare in the Attic Returns as National Angst Deepens
Washington column reflects on a lasting American nightmare driven by gun violence. Public figures, media, and Congress struggle to explain a trend where murder becomes a form of political expression, with gun culture and NRA opposition shaping the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rifle Association
Congress
Marshall McLuhan
Hunger U S A and the South's migration of hunger to the North
In a critique of the Hunger U.S.A. report, Marquis Childs argues federal subsidies keep land out of production hurting southern poor and driving hunger north. He cites large payments to big operators, minimal relief, and political ties between agriculture interests and Congress, forecasting disaster from ongoing migration.
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Ashington
Department of Agriculture
U.S.A
Orville Freeman
South
Washington
Resurrection City
Southwest
Agriculture Department
Congressional Committees
Congress
Treasury
Mississippi
Princemakers Promote Bush as Nixon Running Mate
Billy Graham suggests Rep. George Bush of Texas for vice president amid Nixon’s interest. Bush, a 44 year old Houston congressman with brief experience, faces concerns over inexperience and a conservative voting record. Nixon weighs Bush against Sen. Charles Percy as a possible liberal ally.
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Billy Graham
Richard M. Nixon
Rep
George Bush
Texas
Bush
Houston
Nixon
Graham
Tower
Ronald Reagan
California
Americans For Constitutional Action
Sen
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
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New York Times
Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Mains
Tommy Williams
Georgetown
Tommy
Robert F. Kennedy
Marquis Childs
Ralph David Abernathy
Stokely Carmichaels
Princemakers
Eugene McCarthy
John Tower
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