ITA critique argues against school penalties to curb taxes
The Iowa Taxpayers Association bulletin analyzes why the legislature failed to enact a property tax adjustment measure. It faults lawmakers for resisting penalty provisions on schools, urges direct state aid increases, and calls for equalized property valuations to distribute funds and ease property taxes without penalizing schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Taxpayers Association
ITA
Hughes
Iowa
Iowa Attorney General Rulings May Set Interim Appointment Precedent
Gen Evan Hultman will issue rulings on interim appointments by the governor to the Board of Control and Highway Commission. The decisions will shape precedents before a July 4 law ends interim appointments, affecting Barry and Crawford who serve pending confirmation disputes.
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Evan Hultman
R. O. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Rep. Burrows
Board of Control
The
Highway Commission
Senate
Commission
Rep
Burrows
Hughes
Donald Barry
Danbury
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
Atty
Hultman
Barry
Crawford
The Dill Deals Death
A satirical polemic warns of alleged hazards from eating pickles, citing alarming relations between pickle consumption and diseases and disasters. The piece mocks sensational claims while highlighting health scare rhetoric and consumer fear.
Pickles and Public Health Congress in Ridiculous Rally
A satirical critique ridicules sensational health alarmism about heart attacks and pickle consumption. It cites Dr. Richard C. Bates and mocks statistics linking pickles to disease, urging skepticism toward claimed research motives and media hype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Bates
Lansing
Mich
Bates
New Wig Shop Promises Realistic to Synthetic Hair
New York Times style piece notes downtown shops aging and thriving, a dedicated wig store opens selling real human hair wigs from Italy alongside fiber synthetic options. It highlights consumer curiosity about authenticity and fashion trends in Westport or Scarsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCAL
Milady
Westport
Scarsdale
Immigrant Asked About Flag Sparks Courtroom Gaffe
In a courtroom exchange, an immigrant applying for citizenship misreads a question about the American flag and answers with a racially charged slur. The judge and proceedings move forward as the moment becomes a noted incident.
Universities Face Rapid Knowledge Growth Challenge
Dean Weaver urges Cedar Rapids Rotary to rethink higher education as population and knowledge explode. Projections show Iowa City enrollment rising toward 20 000 by 1971 or 1972, with off campus and adult education expanding. He warns new sciences demand revised curricula and ongoing research to push frontiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Weaver
Rotary Club
Cedar Rapids
United States
Iowa City
The Dignified Milkman and The University Mission
A discussion contrasts playful renaming of milkmen with a reverent view of university purpose. It argues that higher education thrives on cross disciplinary collaboration, deep inquiry, and a shared pursuit of knowledge to serve state and humanity.
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Britain
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Rachel Carson
Grain and Feed
Norfolk Va
U.S
New York Times
Italy
SUI
John C. Weaver
Graduate College
New England
Earth
Essex
Glenn
Cooper
Endless Quest
Num
Wall Street Journal
Atlantic
Academic Crucible
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