Senators Clash Over Military Advice and Lobbyist Censure
A heated debate pits Senators Knowland and George against Eisenhower and amid claims military affairs should be left to military leaders. The Senate reprimands a lobbyist linked to Young but stops short of official censure, noting no existing list to remove the name.
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Jackson
Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
Knowland
California
George
Georgia
Red China
No Official Censure of Harold Young by Iowa Senate
Iowa Senator Henry E. Heideman moved to strike Harold Young from the lobbyist list and ban him from the chamber for alleged activities. The senate convened in executive session and concurred with Heideman’s remarks, praising his courage, though no formal censure was issued.
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Des Moines
Heideman
Young
Senate
House
TAS
Harold Young
Iowa Temperance League
Iowa Senate
Henry E. Heideman
Rockwell City
Senate Journal
Iowa
Temperance
Temperance Legislative Committee
Mr. Young
Moyer defends stance on public safety changes
Iowa official CLINTON H. Moyer rejected rumors of dismissals in the Department of Public Safety noting his nomination to the state public safety commission is not yet acted on and any personnel changes would be premature. He pledged no changes without a thorough study to serve the public interest, aided by Governor Hoegh's promise of freedom of action.
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Clinton H. Moyer
R. W. Nebergall
Division of Criminal Investigation
State Public Safety Commission
Senate
Hoegh
Moyer
Iowa
Department of Public Safety
Always Something New To Master In Automation
A columnist muses on automation as the next industrial revolution. He notes big industrialists and labor groups clash over the shift from button pushers to new machines, cites insurers using computers, and questions how to fill the extra leisure time with culture. Copyright 1955 King Features Syndicate Inc.
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King Features Syndicate Inc
Only in rare cases may restaurants stay open past curfew
State War Man power Director George Haskell said lown restaurants will be allowed to remain open after the midnight curfew to serve food to war workers only in rare cases after thorough investigation. Staff Sgt. Wesley G. Dvorak of the field artillery, son of Cedar Rapids residents, received the Croix de Guerre for service with the Seventh army in Europe. A four year old Coast Guard rejected German Shepherd named Wolf becomes the new home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Philippson and their daughter Sally of Manchester. The Cedar Rapids area Boy Scouts board approved a rural Scouting demonstration project in Benton county with Harry Fraser heading the committee. Plans were set to reroute highway 30 near Mt. Vernon and build an overhead bridge over the North Western railroad west of town. Two new cedar Rapids fire trucks arrived, costing about $20,000, for inspection by city officials. Maurice Cahill 30 Years Ago was elected to the Iowa national committee by the state American Legion executive committee. Donald Peppers named manager of the regional office at Wichita, Kan.
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George Haskell
Wesley G. Dvorak
The
Field Artillery
Wendl Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Army
Europe
Coast Guard
Mrs. C. L. Philippson
Sally
Manchester
Maurice Cahill
Iowa
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Donald Peppers
United States Veterans Bureau
Wichita
Kan
Firm U S Policy on Quemoy Matsu Angers Critics
The highest administration voices insist the United States will resist further Communist advances in the Pacific including Quemoy and Matsu. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles are united with the Joint Chiefs on a firm stance possibly involving air and naval power if Formosa is threatened, despite Rep. Richards’s claims of a split.
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Washington
U.S
Pacific
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Red China
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dulles
James C. Richards
D-S.c
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Formosa Strait
Southeast Asia
Wilson
White House
Rep. Richards
Reds Aggravate Fall-Out Fears
Washington dispatch analyzes Cold War propaganda as Communist efforts to scare the public into opposing American atom bomb tests. It notes no proof of fallout harming people outside test sites, cites official AEC statements comparing radiation to a chest X-ray, and condemns fear-mongering about weather and reproduction.
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Washington
Lawrence
Nevada
America
Europe
Asia
Paris
Greenland
Scandinavia
Spain
France
Hiroshima
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Commission
Remembering fallouts in army life in old papers
A historical reminiscence from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reflects on the phrase fall out as a welcome cue in military life, noting shifts in language and culture over time.
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St. Louis Globe-Demoerst
Cedar Rapids bus routes spark council critique and plan
A reader voices frustration at Cedar Rapids bus service cuts and route changes due to bad roads. They urge city council to demand better service and oppose further curtailments. They reference traffic on Second Avenue and warn about spring road damage affecting buses.
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Cedar Rapids
West Highlands
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Seventh Street
Dorothy Sue LeVan
Rockford Road
Tribute to Misses Post and Abbott as school names
A reader suggests naming new high schools after Miss Jennie E. Post and Miss Abbie E. Abbott in honor of their lifelong dedication to teaching. The writer recalls attending Van Buren and Washington high schools and reflects on the teachers' influence amid a long road to appreciation.
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Miss Post
Miss Abbott
Washington High
A. K. Barta
Washington, D. C
Jennie E. Post
Abbie E. Abbott
van Buren
Old Washington High
Leftover slogan contest musings from Iowa license plates
A reader critiques a state slogan contest and drafts, recalling the 1955 legislative session. The letter laments self serving raises for lawmakers, taxes, and the burden on taxpayers, urging public vote on pay increases.
Neighbors urge action on roaming dogs nuisance
Mrs Geneva Whiting’s letter prompts Mrs C H Bean to voice concern about stray dogs in her yard. She cites dog manure, dragged trash, a dead chicken, and risk to children, calling it a health problem and urging prompt measures before a child is bitten.
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Geneva Whiting
Come Now Senator
A reader from McGregor Ia congratulates a brief editorial titled Come Now Senator and questions whether a man with a childish attitude should be a lawmaker. The letter ends with thanks to Mrs Lena D Myers.
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Senator
Lena D. Myers McGregor
Atomic Beans Over the Wall and a Leak Scare
A quip filled column notes anxiety over the Pontecorvo atomic leak and the Russians possibly possessing the H bomb. It mocks the British government and diplomatic secrecy while listing several exchange professors who crossed the line and the unseen inner workings behind the iron curtain.
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Once Upon A Time
George Clark
the People's Forum
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