Adams testimony and point system under fire in Washington and Iowa
The piece weighs Adams candidacy and hearings to a skeptical audience, noting his rigid, unfeeling style and uncertain future as the president's aide. It also reviews the Iowa point system for license suspensions, its legal challenges, and safety officials defending a policy that driving is a privilege subject to loss for abuse.
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Sherman Adams
House Investigating Committee
Nixon
Adams
Washington
White House
Mr. Adams
Boston
Bernard Galdtine
Goldfine
Commissioner of Public Safety
Russell Brown
Public Safety Commissioners
Brown
Iowa
Points Paying Off Iowa Traffic Death Toll Drops Sharply
Iowa reports 16 days of June roads fatalities at ten, an 87 percent drop from last year. Through June 16 the statewide toll is 55 below a year ago, credited to the driver license suspension point system that began April 1, with evidence suggesting it plays a major role in the decline.
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State Safety Department
Iowa Safety Department
Senate backs affidavit rule on union and employer officials
The Senate adds to Kennedy labor bill a provision requiring both union and employer officials to sign affidavits stating they are not Communists. Supporters say the measure closes loopholes and aids enforcement against perjury. The report also notes a stray, implausible claim about a flying saucer in Boston with a Martian demanding Sherman Adams.
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Prszerd
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Sen
Boston
Sherman Adams
Pro vs. people power in American politics and the pro
George Sokolsky argues that governance should be by the people, not professionals. He contrasts historic figures with modern pro politicians who seek personal gain, praising Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt as leaders who stood for clear ideals. He laments party pros and urges recognition of true statesmen.
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Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Napoleon Bonaparte
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Peron
Trujillo
Uke
Mark Hanna
Theodore Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Charles F. Murphy
New York City
U. S
Samevel Adams
George Washington
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Hannathan
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Jefferson
Lincoln
Sherman Adams
Nhot
United States
Freedom Train exhibition opens in Cedar Rapids ceremonies
Thousands waited in Greene square ten years ago to view the Freedom Train during a 12 hour Cedar Rapids exhibit. University of Iowa President Virgil Hencher spoke at the opening ceremonies as the train opened to the public. Wayne Richard Jeffrey of Marion received a Nile Kinnick scholarship at the University of Iowa.
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Greenesqare
Cedar Rapids
Virgil Hencher
University of Iowa
Wayne Richard Jeffrey
Marion
Nile Kinnick
David Hodgin, Jr
Men of First Church
First Christian Church
Doctor Advises Considering Tonsil Removal Carefully
Dr. Joseph explains that six year old children may not need tonsil removal unless infection or ear issues are present. He notes enlarged adenoids cause mouth breathing and frequent colds, but many tonsils can remain if healthy, and offers his leaflet Dont Trifle with Tonsils by mail for readers.
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Oor
Knight Fate Pleases Governor in California Senate Race
Governor Goodie Knight signals confidence amid California senate bid while noting political pressure from J. D. Reilly and Clint Mosher. Knight criticizes Bohemian Grove ties and states withdrawal of his PR firm violated their agreement.
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Washington
J. D. Reilly
Todd Shipyard
Knight
Clint Mosher
Astate
San’ Francisco Examiner
George Christopher
San Francisco
Senate
Mesher
San’ Francisco
Bohemian Grove
California
Governor Knight
Knowland
Sacramento
Whitaker
Baxter
Nationalism Surges in Postwar Poland Under Moscow's Shadow
In Warsaw Marquis Childs argues Poland mixes renewed national fervor with deep economic dependence on the Soviet bloc. He notes 48 percent of wheat, 82 percent petroleum products, and other imports from Russia, plus a costly industrial program, while Poland pursues disengagement and the Hapacki Rapacki plan to create an atomic neutral zone. The piece traces historic land ownership shifts, decollectivization, and internal party tensions as Gomulka navigates independence with Moscow’s influence.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Marquis Childs Land
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Moscow
Wladyslaw Gormuika
Europe
Adam Hapacki
Washington
Gomulka
Nowa Huta
Cracow
Gomuitka
Communist Party
Picturesque Pitfalls in Prose and Portraits
A musing piece cites Arnold Bennett and other writers on literary style. It notes phrases about a character winning francs and aging figures like Charlotte von Step and Goethe, plus vivid images such as resting feet on a chair and blowing smoke rings. It ends with a Waltonian nod to a good head.
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Arnold Bennett
Charotte von Step
Goethe
Marjorie
Izaak Walton
Priest and educator profile of Regis High School leader
A 1992 interview with Rev. Robert J. Spohn, superintendent of Regis High School, outlines his path to priesthood, educational philosophy, and plans for Regis. He describes staff size, enrollment goals around 500 in year one, and a broad activity program including band, sports, and clubs. He lists influences, hobbies, favorite reading, and quotes St Luke 10 27 as guiding principle.
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Robert J. Spohn
Regis High School
Prairie Drive
Staudcourt
Dubuque
Ibis
Bruce Fishwild
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