Farmers finance golf courses via soil program debate
The piece counters Delaware Senator Williams and columnist Jack Anderson over U S Department of Agriculture loan funds used for four golf course projects in Iowa and neighboring counties. About 108 425 of the 1 1 million in loans supported Sioux Hardin Clayton and Appanoose results, with repayment and open-country recreation goals rather than gifts, and notes Williams' anti corruption work alongside political slang from Rockspeak.
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Jack Anderson
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Clayton
Appanoose
Anderson
Freeman
Bobby Baker
Judge Penningroth proposes jail terms for drunk driving
A reader notes Judge Penningroth’s plan to jail first and second offenses of drunk driving for five and thirty days plus fines. The piece cites Sweden and Norway models, notes potential venue changes, and cites U.S. fatal crash statistics as justification. It ends with a postcard editorial urging parental talk about responsible behavior.
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Penningroth
Sweden
Norway
California Republicans Split as Johnson Leads in Poll
Survey by Louis Harris finds Goldwater favored by California Republicans but with less than 30 percent as first choice. Nixon Lodge Rockefeller trail, while Johnson holds broad cross party support. Goldwater wins California by 3 points 51.4 to 48.6.
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Barry Goldwater
G.O.P
California
Goldwater
Lodge
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Rockefeller
Scranton
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Johnson
Rockefeller Goldwater
Paoy
Senator Goldwater
Oregon
Arizona
Lodge Peters
Nixon Eens
Smith Eevee
Brazil Uprising of April 1 Marks End of Communism Emergence
Historians may mark April 1, 1964, as the start of the end of world communism. The Brazil anti‑communist revolt united a rising middle class and women, aided by free press and patriots, halting Red influence and averting a communist conquest. The victory came with a costly economic fallout and a long road to stability.
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Brazil
United States
Latin America
South America
Americas
Free Press
Belo Horizonte
Sao Paulo
U. S
Genghis Kahn
Von Braun urges moon voyage in Iowa Wesleyan address
Dr James Van Allen and others discuss space exploration after Sputnik. Von Braun argues space research advances science, military readiness, technology, and national prestige, urges continued study and PhD level education, noting rapid knowledge obsolescence and a bright future for space exploration.
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von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Lowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Hoegh wins GOP governor nomination in 1954 race
In 1954 Attorney General Leo A. Hoegh defeated five opponents to secure the Republican nomination for governor. The historical note recalls his anti illegal liquor stance and Eisenhower support as part of the campaign narrative.
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Ewsmen
Nelson Rockefeller
Bomfog
Brotherhood of Man
God
Moat
Fisteg
Goveclop
Republican Party
Eral Leo A. Hoegh
Eisenhower
Kay Taylor
Sui
Tulsa
Miss Iowa Press
IPPA
Audrey Reggentin
Gail Zettle
Cedar Rapids
Let's Take a Hard Look at Speed in Traffic Safety
Former Iowa Public Safety Commissioner and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety president Mr. Brown warns that speed too fast for conditions contributes to about one third of fatal crashes. He notes high speed reduces reaction time and space, urging drivers to adjust speed to road and traffic conditions to stay in control.
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Brown
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Iowa
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Iowa Wesleyan College
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