Hickenlooper Sees Compromise Soon in Civil Rights Bill
U S Senator Bourke B Hickenlooper predicts a forthcoming compromise bill with adequate safeguards on voting for federal office The Iowa Republican notes the bill may offer court appointed referees rather than registrars He favors temporary referees and says the debate may resume after a cloture motion If defeated the filibuster continues and the Senate returns to quorum calls The senator also says most Negroes in the South face no voting hurdles while criticizing political grandstanding and noting his own sleep during the talkathon
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Dorothy Williams
Gazette
Washington
U.S
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Cedar Rapids
Hickenlooper
Spe
Juled
Marathon
South
Civil Rights Senate
Wolf to Seek Second Term in Congress
Rep. Leon ard Wolfe 34 announces re election bid from Iowa Second district. Democrat from Elkader cites world peace as primary theme of activity. Born Mazomanie Wisconsin October 29 1925 he studied at University of Wisconsin and earned a degree in agricultural economics. He ran a feed business in Elkader before his 1958 election.
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Elkader
Leonard Wolfe
U.S
Iowa
Cit- Wolf
Mazomanie
Wis
University of Wisconsin
SUI Receives $44,200 in Cancer Society Grants
Iowa City nine University of Iowa College of Medicine scientists were awarded 44 200 in grants by the American Cancer Society. The Iowa division and society have funded more than 750 000 since 1949 in research and training grants at SUI. Current grants are among 15 in Iowa totaling over 120 000.
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Iowa City
American Cancer Society
University of Iowa
College of Medicine
Society
Iowa
SUI
Salaries for Iowa road unit leaders cut after council ruling
Iowa Highway Commission halves Chief Engineer Clauson’s pay bracket to 16,500 19,200 and reduces Deputy Chief Engineer Tutton and others after Governor Loveless and the State Executive Council balked at higher top rates. The new scales require executive council approval.
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Commission
Clauson
Executive Council
Loveless
Psn
R. M. Tutton
Tutton
Carl Schach
Radio Change Too Expensive Says East Iowans
East Iowa sheriffs warn many counties cannot afford the 1963 radio changeover. In Toledo a meeting heard Forest Schafer Tama county sheriff and colleagues say the plan would cripple operations without 24 hour radio dispatch, adding 1500 to 2000 dollars to the cost.
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East Iowans
Toledo
East Iowa
Iowa
Forest Schafer
Tama County
Bill Spurrier
Iowa County
Bill Welch
Poweshiek County
Walter Tharp
Mahaska
Ivan Shalley
Story
Asa Landis
Marshall
Cedar Falls
No Gamble on Snow Blades Ordered by Highway Commission
The Highway Commission declared an emergency to buy 90 000 pounds of blade edges for snow plows costing about 11000. Maintenance engineer Robert Boyd was granted authority to telephone and telegraph bids within 24 hours to ensure delivery by March 16. Chief Engineer L M Clauson warned of winter risks while stating no commissioner would gamble on the snowfall.
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Robert Boyd
Boyd
Highway Commission
L. M. Clauson
Commission
Way Back in 1960 TV Special on Herb Shriner
Delightful TV 9 Special presents Herb Shriner with an all star cast in a nostalgic trip to 1960. The broadcast airs Thursday at 7 30 PM featuring memorable performances and a lively variety format.
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Herb Shriner
Bond Forfeited Over Ten Foot Wide House Trailer Route
Melody Homes Manufacturing Co. of Fort Worth had its $1,000 bond forfeited by the State Highway Commission for violating a permitted route while delivering a 10 foot wide house trailer to Cedar Rapids. The driver, D Gregory, was misled by a man in a green uniform near Knoxville into leaving the approved highway and returning to Des Moines. Attorneys for Melody Homes said they could not locate the instructions giver.
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Iowa
Commission
Melody Homes House
Highway 65
Des Moines
D. B. Gregory
Fort Worth
Knoxville
Joseph B. Joyce
William Wimner
Gregory
Decorah Board Adopts Continuous Ungraded Elementary Plan
The Decorah school board approves a continuous ungraded elementary plan for 1960-61, delaying grading for first grade and delaying second and third grades until the entire primary system is ungraded from kindergarten to fourth grade. Nine achievement levels based on reading, new report cards, and parent conferences are planned. The district also allocates 1000 for science, math and foreign language materials, matched by federal DEF Act funds. Randall Webb named high school principal. Kindergarten entrance policy revised with age, testing, and physical exam requirements.
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Gazette
Decorah
Car Spins on Ice Injures Winthrop Boy
Robert Hoskins aged 17 of Winthrop was treated in Independence hospital after losing control on a slippery Highway 20 highway five miles east of Independence. He tried to avoid a farm driveway vehicle, his car struck a bridge abutment and spun to the opposite side of the bridge. no further details given.
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the Gazette
Independence
Robert Hoskins
Winthrop
Cancer Drive Names New Johnson County Chairman
Carl J. Goetz Jr. of Iowa City will chair the American Cancer Society annual crusade in Johnson County. He succeeds Dr. Robert Dryer, also of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Carl J. Goetz, Jr
American Cancer Society
Johnson’ County
Goetz
Robert Dryer
Grant to Cornell for Radioisotope Study Conference
The National Science Foundation awards Cornell a 16700 dollar grant for a summer conference on radioisotopes at the campus June 13 to 24. College teachers from a broad region will attend with tuition waived, plus a 180 dollar stipend and up to 80 dollars travel. Cecil Dam heads the local directorate with Donald Cohen leading the program at Argonne National Laboratory.
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MT. Vernon
National Science Foundation
Cornell
U.S
Cecil Dam
Donald Cohen
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, Ill
Wallace S. Broecker
Lamont Geological Observatory
Columbia University
Paul R. Fields
Argonne National
Shower Planned for Fire Stricken Family
A shower will be held for the David Faler family Friday at 7 30 p m in the United Presbyterian church building. Their farm residence was destroyed by fire last week with all contents lost and no insurance.
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Columbus Junction
David Faler
United Presbyterian Ihurch
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