Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Unlawful Assembly Ruling
Editorial questions whether Marvin Elliston’s Polk county municipal court hearing was fair after his lawyer William Kutmas was not allowed time to prepare. The piece notes the 5 to 4 ruling affirming constitutionality while urging fuller consideration of trial judge discretion and due process concerns.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Polk County
Harry Grund
William Kutmas
Des Moines
Marvin D. Elliston
Kutmas
Judge Grund
Elliston
Grand
Kat
Supreme Court
Debating how Cedar Rapids should fund elm tree clearance
City focuses on curing Dutch elm disease affecting about 1500 to 2000 trees. Proposals include a one mill emergency levy or bond issue with a preference for the levy to fund immediate removal and future replanting to restore Second Avenue SE and other affected areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Take a Break: Racer Endorses Rest Stops for Safety
Professional auto racer Donnie Allison advocates taking breaks on long trips citing more Interstate miles and fatigue fatalities. He praises Iowa rest stops for being shaded and inviting and urges frequent use to improve traffic safety records.
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Donnie Allison
Iowa
Advice Column Laughs At Dining Etiquette Dilemmas
Mr A Plomb answers readers with tongue in cheek guidance on handling tie in soup, preventing neighbor cat tampering, and forcing waiter attention. Insecure, Tender Hearted, and Lovesick seek tactful fixes while expert suggests flamboyant responses to impress executives and prompt service.
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A. Plomb
Health Department
Mr. A. Plumb
Bad Dream Why Institutions Met Doom By Marquis Childs
Washington The calm voice of reason is rare amid violent events as Marquis Childs reviews John Gardner's Cornell commencement address predicting the 20th century collapse of rigid institutions. He traces eras of demolitions, chaos, and later rebuilding under iron rule, noting the failure of outdated government, unions, and universities to adapt and the lure of combat over reform.
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Tive
Carnegie Foundation
Gardner
Cornell
Rome
Brooks Adams
America
United States
Adams
John Gardner
Violence roots and responses across American society
An editorial review links violence to multiple causes from racial unrest and antiwar protests to media influence and political shifts. It contrasts instinctual and learned theories, cites Lorenz and Montagu, and notes gun proliferation, parental influence, and calls for shaping behavior through education and policy.
Rubbish in River Draws Reader Letter to Editor
A Cedar Rapids reader laments dumping of plaster and rubbish into the river near Ellis Park and boat docks. She questions fish mortality in Cedar Rapids and urges public concern before renewal projects harm waterways.
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Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Mary C
C Street
Community Center YMCA expands programs in 1958
The Ellis Community Center YMCA on the northwest side broadens offerings to include swimming and outdoor activities along with gymnasium, club and social events for nearly 900 members across ages.
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Ellis Community Center
YMCA
Gloria Cleaver
University of Iowa
Shenandoah
Amvet
Iowa Amvets
Cedar Rapids
Miles Sutera
Linn
Iowa Assn
M. A. Knott
Alta Vista
Notable Local Graduates and Corporate Elections
The Neighbors note a student earning highest honors at Antioch College Ohio planning to enter Harvard Divinity School. In corporate news W L Harrison is re-elected president of Le Febvre Corp and A H Sargent becomes vice president. John Broeksmit of Chicago named treasurer and Leo T LeFebvre named secretary and GM.
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Ated
Antioch College
Ohio
Harvard Divinity School
LeFebvre Corporation
W. L. Harrison
A. H. Sargent
John Broeksmit
Chicago
Leo T. LeFebvre
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Ashington
Mr. A. Plomb
Alcibiades
Russell Baker
N.Y
Times Service Bay
Gwendolyn
Lovesick
Marquis Childs
Cornell University
Henry
Los Angeles
Martin Luther King, Jr
Kennedy
California
Daniel Moynihan
M.I.T
Harvard Joint Center For Urban Studies
U.S
Johnson
U.N
U Thant
Fredric Wertham
John Adams
Konrad Lorenz
Lorenz
Ashley Montagu
William James
Kenneth Keniston
the People’s Forum
Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society
Katherine Camizzi
Burch Avenue NW
Virgil 1948 Hancher
Harry W. Fraser
The
Order of Railway Conductors
George Marshall
International Labor Organization
San Francisco
Linn County
W. Waldemar W
Argow II
W. Waldemar W. Argow
New York
Johnson and Franklin
the Peoples Church
George Clark
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