Movement to fix the Electoral College gains steam in Senate hearing
Senate hearings chaired by Estes Kefauver hear calls for reform of the unpledged elector system as states Mississippi Georgia Florida Louisiana push ballot access. Experts say the winner take all method distorts votes and could force a House decision, urging a constitutional amendment. Professor James Macs Gregor Burns warns the system will not endure.
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Senate
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
U.S. House of Representatives
Hayes
Tilden
Harrison
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Williams College
James Macs
Gregor Burns
JFK
Proposal for a permanent scientific advisory staff in Congress
The piece argues Congress should create a permanent scientific advisory staff with experts in chemistry biology and physics to inform policy on technical issues. It cautions science and politics differ in outcome while urging closer science policy liaison to bridge gaps and spur international and domestic progress.
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Congress
Abner W. Sibal
R-Conn
Sibal
Science
Jaycee convention awards and Cedar Rapids notes 1953
At the national Jaycee convention in Minneapolis the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau received the Clarence A Howard Memorial Award for best all around program in the citys population class. Also announced: a $1 million Iowa Masonic grand lodge library and administration building planned to replace the current structure at 12 First Avenue SE.
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Minneapolis
Young Men's Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Tax policy debates favor special timber and oil tax breaks
John Chamberlain argues against broad tax fairness, defending targeted breaks for oil depletion and timber sales. He cites the public benefits of tree farming such as tourism, recreation, and watershed protection, while noting tax policy is inconsistent and often pragmatic rather than equitable.
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John Chamberlain
Treasury
House of Representatives
Ways and
United States
New England
New
Congress
Compulsive gambling reachs therapy in Gamblers Anonymous
A Washington man recounts his battle with gambling addiction and how Gamblers Anonymous helped him quit after losing up to six figures. The group, founded in 1957, offers anonymity, no dues, and meetings that focus on identifying seven core warning signs before guiding the gambler toward recovery.
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Washington
Regent
Gamblers Anonymous
Ed W
National
Los Angeles
P.O. Box
Jim W
Alcoholics Anonymous
Support of Arts Refutes Bad Image to the Editor
Paul Engle argues that Cedar Rapids firms and others donate to the Town Industries Fellowships in Writing to counter the view of Americans as materialistic. He describes lectures, plans to bring writers to SUI from Taiwan, India, Poland, the Philippines, and Oxford, and notes tax-deductible contributions from Iowa National Mutual Insurance, May Drug Co., John B. Turner & Son, Iowa Steel & Tron Works, and Howard Hall.
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Orient
Cedar Rapids
Town Industries
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
May Drug Co
John B. Turner & Son
Iowa Steel & Tron Works
Howard Hall
Asia
United States
Silliman University
Negros
Philippines
Cebu
Magellan
University of Iowa
State of
Iowa
Sui
Taiwan
India
Poland
Oxford University
U.S.A
Paul Engle
Town
Barren Classroom Man and the Teacher’s Idea
August A. Gureno argues that a student may learn atom separation yet fail character development, questioning Hefner's thesis that education and character can be separate. He imagines a student whose character remains outside schooling, even in his locker.
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Mr. Hefner
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