Pay-Out Postponement in Iowa Mental Health Plan
An advisory subcommittee plans further discussion with Board of Control spokesmen over an 18 000 salary cap for institutional staff as a 60 day stay stretches the Iowa mental health program. The editorial urges swift action to rescind the cap and avoid harm to personnel and future operations. It notes low water pressure and rising gin prices, tying budget delays to broader state concerns.
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Iowa
Board of Control
General Maxwell Taylor Adds Weight to Kennedy Team
Power in the Clutch notes Maxwell Taylor joins the White House staff as an intelligence coordinator. The move may influence Khrushchev by portraying U S toughness and reshaping Soviet strategy, with Taylor viewed as a decisive long-ball hitter in Kennedy's inner circle.
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Bservers
U.S
Maxwell Taylor
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Cuba
Kennedy
U.S.A
Khrushchev
Taylor
Lights On Memorial Day Hint To Aid Safe Driving
The writer praises Governor Erbe's Memorial Day gimmick urging motorists to keep headlights on. They note drivers, including out-of-state motorists, were prompted to consider safe driving, with some foreigners puzzled by the lights. The observer suggests repeating the device on the Fourth of July.
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Erbe
Iowa
Towa
Goldwater Tops Rockefeller as Nixon's Main G.O.P. Rival
Washington describes a heated 1964 Republican nomination contest with Barry Goldwater gaining on Nelson Rockefeller and Richard Nixon facing rising conservative pressure. The piece notes Goldwater's appeal to young voters, campus counter-revolution, and the tension within the party between extremism and moderation as Nixon remains the preferred traditional leader.
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Ashington
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Gov. Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
G.O.P
Kennedy
New US Travel Service Eyes Boost in Tourism
Ashington reports on the creation of a U.S. Travel Service with a $3 million budget aimed at doubling non-American visitors in four years. Headed by North Carolinian Wait Gilmore, the agency will promote hospitality, ease visa forms, and establish language staffed offices in London Paris Frankfort Caracas Sydney and Tokyo to lure travelers with low-cost tours and regionally themed experiences.
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East
Dwight Eisenower
Ashington
United States
U.S
Kenmary Mecroegnedy
Wait Gilmore
Commerce Department
Congress
Gilmore
Mr. Gilmore
England
Europe
France
Italy
London
Paris
Frankfort
Caracas
Sydney
Tokyo
World
Southern Pines
Asheville
N.C
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
America
The Forum Defends CACC Against Accusations
A Cedar Rapids reader defends the Christian Anti Communism Crusade and Dr. Fred C. Schwarz, detailing the organization as a closed corporation run by five to nine directors. He says study groups exist but are non-action arms, cites overseas outreach in India and British Guiana, and notes no secret membership.
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Jules Loh
Christian Anti- Communism Crusade
Fred C. Schwarz
John Birch Society
Dr. Schwarz
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade
Cedar Rapids
CACC
Schwarz
United States
Decreasing wages to curb communism praised as plan
A letter argues that reducing wages by 20 percent could lower product costs and help defend capitalism against communism. It cites works by Fred Schwarz and a U.S. News report, claiming wage demands inflate inflation and price U.S. goods out of the world market.
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U.S
Fred Schwarz
Smoking After Heart Attack and Voice Deepening Queries
In a health column a reader asks about smoking after a heart attack and another seeks a deeper voice. Dr Motner cautions that even light smoking raises blood pressure and strain, favors quitting entirely if daily intake exceeds a small amount, and notes non-smokers also suffer coronary events. A voice question yields no medical fix, but instructors say breathing and technique influence resonance.
Cedar Rapids historical society adds members and church appointees
In June 1951 Foster and A E Lindquist Jr joined the State Historical Society of Iowa. Life members named include Byers Calder Clements Dows Dunn Bodine Smith Stamats Tapper. New Cedar Rapids pastors named Frazer Thomason Webb Metcalf Ehlert. Becky 1941 Miss Cedar Rapids Air Ways won a national diving title in Chicago. City Council halted 450 lighting upgrade for Cedar Rapids Airport. T M Ingersoll became Rotary president. Lester L Clark became youngest theater manager at 22 in Cedar Rapids.
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Foster
A. E. Lindquist, Jr
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Frank C. Byers
J. H. Calder
George G. Clements
Sutherland Dows
Helen Dunn
Charles L. Bodine
James H. Smith
Herbert Stamats
Inga B. Tapper
Cedar Rapids
Frazer A. Thomason
Cedar Christian
James M. Webb
First Baptist
Kenneth E. Metcalf
St. Paul’s
Wilbert R. Ehlert
Kenwood Methodist
Marcia Ko
Becky
Lester L. Clark
LeRoy Clark
Pasadena Heat Wave Claims Four Fatalities
Ten to twenty and thirty years ago a Pasadena heat wave pushed temperatures to 103. Nine people collapsed from heat with four fatally. Dr. Joseph Sokoup, a local dentist, died at his office with heat as a contributing factor noted by authorities.
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Pasadena
Calif
Joseph Sokoup
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