Governors Veto Sparks Court Test Over Item Veto
Senators Lamborn and Magged pledged to take Governor Ray’s veto of a pork barrel provision to court. The veto blocked a 50 million dollar per year Iowa highway commission item that would bar relocating resident engineers offices, though temporary offices could be set up. The move marks the first use of the item veto since the constitution amendment last November.
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TATE
Lamborn
Maquoketa
Magged
Fairfield
Ray
Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Richard Turner
Zoning Bill Opinion On State Oversight Of Public Funded Projects
A proposed zoning bill, backed by six Democrats, faces delay in the House development committee. The measure would allow state zoning for areas around public funded facilities if counties refuse, aiming to curb unplanned growth as dam and lake projects like Rathbun and Red Rock loom.
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House Development Committee
Oregon
Rathbun
Chariton River
Appanoose
Wayne
Lucas
Monroe
Red Rock Lake
Marion
Air Traffic Controllers Use Sick-Out to Push Demands
FAA sick-out disrupts eastern air travel as 250 to 300 controllers feign illness to pressure for concessions. Investigators demand medical notes to verify absences. critics warn of further disruption and erosion of workplace discipline. Public expects fair treatment for all workers.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Enigmatic Silence Along the Pedernales
Marquis Childs analyzes Lyndon Johnson’s long silence from his Texas ranch amid national debates on ABM and Vietnam. The piece notes Johnson's limited public engagement, ongoing White House ties with Nixon, and potential influence on strategic policy while he builds power at his own domain.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Fortas
Nixon
Johnson
Pedernales
Nixon White House
Midway
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
Vietnam
White House
Department of Defense
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Austin
Johnson City
Blacks To Play Sizable Role Youth Holds '72 Election Key
A Harris survey suggests Nixon leads Kennedy among likely voters in 1972 with Wallace as an independent. Youth and black voters are rising groups. Kennedy leads among blacks 84 to 10 percent and 52 to 30 percent among under 30. The election remains three years away with Wallace potentially reshaping margins.
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Richard Nixon
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Nixon
Kennedy Brothers
Wallace
America
Eugene McCarthy
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
South
Humphrey
Senator Muskie
Vietnam
Chicago Tribune
New York News
Hotel in Debrecen offers free meals for slow service
A Debrecen hotel places a ten minute hourglass on each table in its restaurant. If a waiter does not take the order before the sand runs out, the customer receives a free meal. The report notes no stated limit on serving time after ordering.
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Debrecen
Hungary
Reuters
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Warren Had No Fear In Tough Supreme Court Decisions
Drew Pearson writes as a letter to his grandson praising Earl Warren as a great yet criticized figure. He highlights Warren’s school desegregation ruling and the one man one vote decision as shaping America, notes Warren did not duck tough issues such as the Powell seating dispute, and reflects on urban versus rural rights and progress.
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Ear Danny
Supreme Court
George Washington
Earl Warren
America
Warren
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Congress
Ecuador
Colombia
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Montenegro
Black Sea
Aegean Sea
Greece
Adriatic
Tito
mid-Pacific
Maui
Mr. Warren
Tom Dewey
New York
Weather and civic plans in Cedar Rapids and Marion
Cedar Rapids posted a 90 degree high tying the year's record as a heat wave strengthened. Marion Chamber outlines plans and buys land for a municipal airport two miles north of town. Iowa junior golf hopeful Sharon Fladoos led the field at Indian Creek with 112 after 27 holes. Daniel Pauk won a Coe College scholarship for academic promise. Franklin graduates Dick Offringa and Bob Mackey enrolled for fall.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Eldon McMillen
Chamber
Burgie Martin
McMillen
Sharon Fladoos
Dubuque
Iowa
Indian Creek Country Club
Sue Meerdink
Muscatine
Daniel Pauk
Zdenek Pauk
McKinley High
Coe College
Cue College
10 20 30 Years Ago Highlights and Warren Tribute
A retrospective notes Harry Swan becoming Republican state chair man, a cinema rerun of Of Human Bondage with local Kiwanians pool news, plus a long profile of Earl Warren. The account recalls Warren’s travels, views on peace, and his sport loving habits. It ends with a grandparent’s praise and a Bell-McClure Syndicate sign-off.
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Harry Swan
Atlantic
James Milroy
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
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