Auditor Seeks Records On County Voter Machine Fees
Editorial urges accountability for Polk county payments to county auditors for servicing Des Moines voting machines. Akers warns of unbusinesslike arrangements since $14,200 has been paid since 1949, with $6,000 to current auditor McCulloch. He asks Attorney General Hultman for opinion and cites Iowa Code Chapter 342 requiring records of all fees and services.
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TATE
Akers
Des Moines
Polk County
W. E. McCulloch
Polk
Hultman
McCulloch
Ray Venter
Iowa
Midwest industry urged to combat exodus of talent
Electronics executive Angus Macdonald warned the Midwest risks becoming a sterile desert as training and research talent migrate to coastal areas. He called for stronger university industry ties and image building, citing Collins Radio and a planned October conference with Iowa State to foster research oriented relationships.
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Midwest
Angus Macdonald
Motorola
National Electronic Conference
Collins Radio
Collins
Cal Tech
M.N.T
Iowa State
Kennedy uses cajolery to court business rivals, not dialogue
The piece argues President Kennedy avoids common ground with business leaders, preferring persuasion and nonverbal signals while criticizing partisan foes. It notes his White House outreach to Republicans, dinners, and cordial engagements, contrasting with his Yale speech and Peace Corps remarks.
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White House
Kennedy
Land of Promise Faith and Foresight Speech
A commentary highlights how political rhetoric reveals a nation marked by faith and forward looking aims. The piece reflects on public leadership and the role of vision in governance.
Balance Between War and Peace Seems Steady for a While
CHILDS ASHINGTON With the Republi cans digging in the Billie Sol Estes mine and the administration preoccupied with the stock market and the economy the great issue of peace or war has been shifted to the wings. The Soviet heirarchy faces food shortages and European Common Market tariffs complicate satellite economies. Laos may open a path to end communist presence in Laos and South Vietnam and U.S. training cadres. Berlin talks will continue with a stalemate likely to persist this year. East and West Germany could discuss a loan trade to ease tensions. The Geneva disarmament conference shows gains despite recess and neutrals engage constructively. After nuclear tests the chance of a treaty banning nuclear weapons rises.
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Billie Sol Estes
East Germany
China
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Thailand
Berlin
Washington
East
West Germany
Geneva
University of Michigan
Robert McNamara
France
America
Khrushchev
NATO splitoff fears provoke U S debate in Europe
The Kennedy administration warns that De Gaulle’s push toward an independent Western Europe and a NATO reliant on British and French nuclear forces risks peril, cost, and unworkability. McNamara outlines three arguments against independent forces, urging continued American leadership and a shared nuclear shield amid rising tensions and disarmament talks.
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Kennedy
de Gaulle
NATO
U.S
NATO Council
Athens
Robert McNamara
University of Michigan
McNamara
Ann Arbor
Europe
Western Europe
United States
Remodeling Starts On Ely Block Fire-Damage Site
The Martin Building Co began remodeling the fire damaged Ely block at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and Third Street SE with projected repairs and improvements exceeding $100,000. Cedar Rapids hosted a four day labor course at SUI drawing attendees including Richard Pinney and John Zahorik among others.
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Ely
Second Avenue
Third Street
Martin Building Co
John Carey
Cedar Rapids
The
Bureau of Labor and Management
SUI
Richard Pinney
W. D. Andrew
John Evans
Corbin Perrin
R. H. Sommers
John Zahorik
F. T. Sheible
Floyd Barnes
L. Curtise Wood
Harry Wilford
W. §. Schmatt
Uniform highway traffic codes stay elusive in new state book
The Book of States shows many uniform laws but lacks highway traffic codes. Karl Richards of the Automobile Manufacturers Association notes it took three years to get full acceptance of amber turn signals for 1963 models. States resist national traffic safety uniformity despite clear life-saving potential.
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Karl Richards
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Yesterday's Prices Living in the Past Is Cheaper
A short opinion note argues that living in the past offers one advantage namely lower costs as a reflection on prices and modernity.
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