Fine appointment valued by state growth needs
Governor Ray nominates William C. Gray of Cedar Rapids to the Iowa highway commission. The choice is praised as a sign of integrity and good judgment that will enhance the commission and fairly address statewide highway needs while assuring local attention to development, though it does not guarantee immediate new projects.
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Ray
William C. Gray
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Commission
Gray
Senate
Commission
Iocal
United States
Dean Rusk
Weimer and Cedar Rapids Put in an Embarrassing Position
A Washington-like critique argues the Cedar Rapids bill to fund a combined police and fire building was pushed without prior notice to Linn county legislators. The editorial urges better political organization and apology to Senator Weimer and other local officials for the misstep.
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Tate
Don Weimer
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Police and Fire Department
Linn County
General Assembly
Weimer
King family opposes execution for James Earl Ray
The King family and Rev. Ralph Abernathy oppose Ray's execution, arguing mercy over retaliation. The sentence for MLK murder remains 99 years despite talks of the electric chair. They say retribution has no place in their beliefs and highlight consistency in stance.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
Memphis
Dr. King
Martin Luther King
Ralph Abernathy
Ray
Public forum on sex education and censorship values
A Cedar Rapids editor letter urges cautious sex education in schools to raise standards and curb promiscuity. It cites Sweden’s drop in out of wedlock births, calls for self discipline, warns against permissiveness, and argues for entertainment censorship to reduce sex and violence.
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Cedar Rapids
Sweden
States Face Urban Crisis as Funds Drain to Washington
Governors from both parties push for national welfare standards and higher federal aid as state and local spending soars. Rockefeller backs returning more federal revenue to states and bipartisan action to fund urban needs. The piece notes rising tax burdens and uneven welfare payments driving migration and financial strain.
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Nixon
Congress
Nea
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Prospering with Little Self-Defense Germany Japan Share Our Load
Marquis Childs argues postwar aid to Germany and Japan fuels their growth and challenges U.S. containment policy. He notes Japan's steel and rail progress, warns against renewed militarism, and calls for these powers to share defense burdens while expanding aid to developing nations.
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Germany
Japan
Tokyo
Osaka
United States
Childs
U.S
Seventh Fleet
Europe
Minori Genda
Pearl Harbor
Washington
India
Pakistan
600 Car Owners Complete Last Iowa License Renewals
About 600 car owners completed final 1959 license renewals at the courthouse as Sunday the 15th marked the deadline for mounting year plates without risk of arrest. By the 14th, roughly 45 000 Linn county car owners had renewed. In Des Moines, Gladbrook upset West Central of Maynard 74 20 in the Town Girls basketball state tournament. Camp Fire Girls held a Date with Dad event at St Pauls Methodist Church planned by June Allen Peggy Royce and Barbara Singer. Eleven Coe College students earned ratings at the Iowa Forensic Association tourney at Drake University helping Coe win its 13th straight championship. Nadgie Rohrback left for visits in St Louis and other southern cities. Harold Trewin and Mrs C T Hickok were reappointed to the Cedar Rapids school board by strong majorities.
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Iowa
Linn County
Gladbrook
Des Moines
Towa County
Mighty
West Central
Maynard
St. Paul's Methodist Church
June Allen
Peggy Royce
Barbara Singer
Coe College
Iowa Forensic Association
Drake University
Coe
Nadgie Rohrback
W. P. Rohrback
St. Louis
San Antonio
Harold Trewin
C. T. Hickok
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt High players primed for Des Moines state tourney
The five Roosevelt Roughriders expected to lead the attack at the state tournament in Des Moines are Gene Zisko, Bob Multhaup, Bill Taylor, Joe Wall, and Emory Sample.
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Roosevelt
Roughriders
Des Moines
Gene Zisko
Bob Multhaup
Bill Taylor
Joe Wall
Emory Sample
O Salve Mio from Sopranos A Fiendish Masterwork for Opera Fans
A chaotic review spoofs operatic parody with a coma dream of Wagnerian frogs and a castle voyage. The tale follows the duke of Palermo, his valet Mazeppa, a gypsy, and a search for Giulietta with Rosa Maria as a love interest. The misadventure ends in tragedy as revelation and poison fuse with feigned deaths and undead choruses.
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Russell Baker Ashington
All Purpose Opers
Danube
Simmer
Palermo
Giulietta
Joachim
Banen
Mazeppa
Crone
Cadiz
Rosa Maria
Duke
Paris
Wotan
Thor
Rose Maria
Giuletta
Roaching
Kazeppa
Mort
Thorium Toachim
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The
People’s Forum
Roscoe Drummond
Geoffrey Drummond
Ashington
New York State
Obe
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Urban Affairs Council
Rockefeller
HEW
Robert Finch
National League of Cities
Secretary Finch
Marquis Childs K.O
America
Brita
France
China
George Clark
Woten
York
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