Reform on the Electoral College Faces Senate Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee on constitutional amendments holds hearings on Electoral College reform led by Rep. Bandstra of Iowa. Bandstra argues the college is dangerous and proposes an amendment to award the winner of the most electoral votes the presidency, while a proportional system is favored by others to strengthen the two party system and force broad state-wide effort.
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NCE
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bandstra
Iowa
House of Representatives
Rep
Rep. Bandstra
Forced Confessions and the Rights of Suspects
The American Law Institute recommendations on protecting individuals during police interrogations raise a clash between the rights of suspects and society’s need for secure justice. The five Supreme Court cases questioned coerced confessions, weighing ten guilty lives against one innocent risk and urging balance between due process and effective law enforcement.
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American Law Institute
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
City plans commission talks and Cherry Blossom princess named
A 1956 note recalls Cedar Rapids Marion plan commission talks for joint solutions. Betty Nolan to be Iowa's National Cherry Blossom Festival princess in Washington DC April 3 8. A boating ordinance shapes a general code of behavior, not listed forbidden acts.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Ralph P. Young
Marion Sentinel
Bob Tordik
Coe
Hank Moss
Kohawks
L.G. Frutig
Western Union Telegraph Co
Nixon Breaks G.O.P. Passivity On Vietnam War
Richard Nixon rejects Republican passivity and urges a positive U.S. stance in Vietnam. He tells congressional aides that risks of failing to fight to victory outweigh fears of escalation, fearing loss of credibility and broad regional collapse if a coalition peace is pursued.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Congressional
Congress
Haiphong Harbor
United States
Malaysia
Philippines
Indonesia
U. S
Free World
Southeast Asia
Australia
Africa
Latin America
NATO
Europe
South Vietnam
Thailand
Dien Bien Phu
LBJ
Romney
Scranton
Rockefeller
Hatfield
Everett Dirksen
Gerald Ford
Medicine's evolving role in prevention and care
Discusses future health goals emphasizing prevention, early checkups, and widespread medical care. Players include Dr C C Cutting of Permanente Medical Group and a move toward regional centers for heart disease, cancer and stroke, plus hospital modernization and automation.
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C. C. Cutting
Permanente Medical Group
Oakland
Calif
Letter writers spar over poverty programs and journalism ethics
A reader attacks government spending on domestic programs while noting contrasts with foreign aid and war funds. He accuses a local paper of bias and censorship, recalls editorials on city government, and criticizes publication practices before detailing concerns about health care, medical education, and community responsibility voiced by physicians and academic leaders.
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George James
New York City
American Medical Association
Utah
American Academy of General Practice
Tufts University
Count D. Gibson, Jr
Robert Ebert
Harvard Medical School
For a Better World Answers to Editorial Vision
A reader supports the editorial call for peace harmony and universal empathy. The writer argues global harmony depends on each person’s attitude and conduct including the wishers themselves to help realize the Utopa of their fantasies.
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Marion Missionary Union
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Milwaukee, North Western
Iowa City
Fourteenth Avenue
Rockford Road
George Clark
Dad
G.O.P
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Laos
York
the People's Forum
Johnson
Food For Freedom
Johnson City
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Paul
Locatell
People’s Forum
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