Labor Walks Out Of ILO Meeting In Geneva Spat
The AFL-CIO executive committee backed George Meany after a dispute over the U S labor delegation walking out when a Polish communist was elected ILO president in Geneva. Walter Reuther condemned the move as harmful to democracy and unity, urging continued participation to bridge labor and human freedom.
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George Meany
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
U.S
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
I.L.C
United Nations
Leon Chajn
Reuther
Johnson
Meany
I.L.D
U.N
United States
Ethics of medical experiments in the public welfare system
Discussion of Dr. Henry Beecher's critique on risky medical testing without informed consent. Examines typhoid cases where deaths differed between drug recipients and controls, and the need for patient awareness, risk disclosure, and necessity in trials to maintain public trust in medical progress.
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Wwe
Medicare
Henry Beecher
Harvard Medical School
Beecher
Housing limits block fall entries at Iowa universities
A 1946 item notes that extra students could not be admitted to the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, or Iowa State Teachers College unless housing approved by the schools was found. The state board of education said housing had been exhausted for admitted students.
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University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
State Board of Education
Iowa State University
State College of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Don Ross Emerges as Power in Nebraska GOP and National Committee
Don Ross, Nebraska national committeeman and former U S attorney, has become the GOP’s behind the scenes power. He advised Ray Bliss on cracking down the Young Republicans and helped push a party resolution without dissent. Ross, seen as conservative yet respected by liberals, was named to monitor YRs alongside Tina Harrower of Connecticut.
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Ashington
Republican National Committee
Nebraska
Don Ross
Ross
U.S
Ray Bliss
Bliss
National Committee
James Wood
Arizona
Goldwater
William Powers
Colorado
Tina Harrower
Connecticut
University Fieldhouse Expansion Sparks Parking and Planning Debate
A reader questions Iowa's fieldhouse enlargement, citing cost, funding via students, and potential remodeling waste. The letter worries about baseball stadium moves, rising entrance and ticket prices, and calls for prudent planning before further campus construction.
Dodd Witnesses Reveal Hardships Behind Ethics Probe
Former Tom Dodd aides faced job losses and financial sacrifice after breaking with the senator as Wall Street lawyers defended him at the Senate Ethics Committee. James Boyd and Marjorie Carpenter endured months of unemployment, while others faced pressured career moves and secret placements amid the testimony.
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Drew Pearson Ashington
Tom Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Wall Street
Dodd
Cahill, Gordon, Reindel and Ohl
Standard Oil
RCA
United States
John Sennett
Internal Revenue
James Boyd
House Public Works Committee
John McCormack
George Fallon
Baltimore
Boyd
Marjorie Carpenter
Civil Rights Committee
The
American Bar Association
Arnold and Porter
Pearson
Sen. Dodd
Carpenter
Terry Golden
David Bazelon
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Miss Golden
Mrs. Carpenter
Vote Shows Softening Toward Communist China
A Harris poll finds a majority favor rapprochement with Red China including recognition and UN admission while preserving ties to Nationalist China Formosa. Voters back diplomacy, test-ban talks, and allowing visits by Americans, with Johnson receiving solid praise for handling relations with Peking.
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China
U.N
Louis Harris
United Nations
United States
Johnson
Harris
Vietnam
Red China
America
Restful Life of a Car Says Cars Idle Most Time
The American Automobile Association states that the average passenger car operates only about five percent of its life. The rest is spent parked in various places. Don Oakley, NEA reports.
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American Automobile Association
Linn County shines in 1956 buying power survey
A 1956 Sales Management survey ranks Linn County as a vigorous market with income and spending above many U S sections. Notables include Allan Kline warning on price fixing, Eisenhower's hospital walking, Helen Hubbard retiring from Red Cross leadership, and a Cedar Rapids Rotary luncheon report.
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Linn County
U.S
Allan Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Cedar Rapids
Eisenhower
Helen Hubbard
Red Cross
Nadine Subotnik
Vic and Sade
Harry Babbit
Mary Small
Ray Bloch
Bob Burns
Dwight Eisenhower
Congress
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I.L.O
Ross A G.O.P. Power
By Roland Evans
Robert Novak
the People's Forum
Iowa
Iowa University
Cedar Hills Pool
Elwin L. Woolf
Cedar Hills
Des Moines
Ellis Park
YMCA
Daddy
Billy
Roosevelt School
Formosa
Britain
Sre
Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Don Oakley
NEA
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
E. H. Earle Muzzy
London
England
B. B. Hickenlooper
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
George Clark
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