Iowa Senators Discuss Linking Sales Tax to Liquor By The Drink
In Des Moines on Wednesday, Republican leaders weighing revenue strategies for property tax relief discussed tying a sales tax increase to legalized liquor by the drink. Sen. J. Kendall Lynes and colleagues noted border-state competition and debated overall tax-base expansion, with estimates of one more penny raising $30-35 million annually and liquor legalization adding $10-13 million.
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Des Moines
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
Senate
Border
Nebraska
Minnesota
Charles S. van Eaton
Sioux City
Richard Turner
Council Bluffs
Border Counties
Sen. Lynes
Lynes
Federal courts urged to correct malapportionment in Tennessee
The Justice Department argues federal courts may fix discriminatory apportionment when state legislatures fail to act. In a Supreme Court brief, Archibald Cox contends voter dilution violates the 14th Amendment and that racial or geographic discrimination in representation falls under federal review. The high court will review the Tennessee dismissal and may remand for full hearings.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Archibald Cox
Jobless Man Held as Speeder in His Cadillac
DETROIT AP An unemployed man, George Kelly, 38, was booked on a speeding charge Tuesday while rushing home in his 1959 Cadillac after picking up a city welfare food package. Investigators found $121 in unpaid traffic tickets. He was jailed awaiting court. Welfare officials will be asked to review the case.
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Detroit
George Kelly
King Mahendra Assumes Power To Order Nepalis Home
In Katmandu King Mahendra took power to compel residents abroad to return and to seize property if they do not. The move concentrates authority as Nepal faces political tension and exile.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mahendra
Russia Beats U S in Steel Output Says Goldberg
Secretary of Labor Goldberg said Russia likely equaled or surpassed the United States in steel production in the third quarter of 1960. He noted the U S produced about 19 million tons versus Russia just over 18 million, cautioning the trend could shift in the last quarter.
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Duluth
Goldberg
Russia
U.S
Three Communist guerillas sentenced to death in Saigon tribunal
In Saigon a military tribunal on Tuesday sentenced three Communist guerrillas to death. The defendants faced charges tied to rebel activities against the government and were found guilty after a trial conducted by military authorities.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Jones crusades against disease for 24th year in Florence
James Jones, a Redcap volunteer in Florence, completes the 24th year of raising funds for children's diseases. Since 1937 he has collected $148,659.71 for the March of Dimes and similar drives, biking from the rail station to downtown each year in late February and early March, rain or cold. His current four week campaign reached $7,660.86 by Tuesday night.
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James Jones
Jones
Sabotage Blamed for Havana Woolworth Fires
Fires blamed on saboteurs heavily damaged two nationalized Woolworth stores in Havana and seriously injured a fireman. A fire bomb was found in one store, officials said.
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Havana
Formlessness Prevails in Modern Society Amory
Don Fink reports Cleveland Amory, humorist and columnist, addressed Cedar Rapids executives on his Boston upbringing and class structure. He warned that lack of discipline in home and schools breeds modern formlessness, urging parents and teachers to guide children more forcefully and even arrange marriages. Amory traced his roots to Nahant, Boston.
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Cleveland Amory
Cedar Rapids Executives Club
Boston
America
Sunday Gazette
Amory
New York City
Nahant
Senate Finance Committee Backs Loveless Nomination
The Senate Finance Committee approved the nomination of former Iowa Governor Loveless to serve on the Federal Renegotiation Board. No final vote was announced at the hearing.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Iown
Loveless
Eastern Iowa Band Festival To Be May 27
The fifteenth annual Eastern Iowa Band Festival will be held in Cedar Rapids on Saturday May 27. Dick Jordan president of the Jaycees said Lou Ginsberg and Norman Muse will be co chairmen. The date was moved from May 20 to avoid conflicts. Bands will compete in classes by size and be judged on music and marching in the morning parade. Trophies will be awarded.
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Cedar Rapids
Dick Jordan
The
Jaycees
Retail Merchants Bureau
Lou Ginsberg
Norman Muse
South Africa Leaves the British Commonwealth
London reports South Africa withdraws its application to remain in the Commonwealth after 15 hours of talks. Verwoerd calls apartheid South Africa's internal matter while Asian and African members demand open condemnation. The move strains the multi racial alliance and prompts debate on Commonwealth unity.
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London
South Africa
British Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
Global Alliance
Verwoerd
Commonwealth
States Given Chance For Action On Rights
Attorney General Kennedy said states will be given a chance to act before federal enforcement suits in civil rights cases. He noted he already contacts governors and informs them of steps the federal government intends to take, adding that state action may render litigation unnecessary.
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Washington
Kennedy
Okay Remap Fails Yet Again in Iowa Legislature
A 2 year truce was declared in the reapportionment fight as the Iowa House approved the Shaff plan 82 to 26 after Senate passage on February 23. The plan would create a 58 member senate and a 99 member house, reshaping representation and requiring a constitutional amendment before a statewide referendum.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
David O. Shaff
Clinton
Iowa
Legis
Kennedy presses harmony in school aid dispute
President Kennedy urged unity among religious groups over the school aid bill and proposed a two step plan to resolve the dispute. He called for approving the $2.3 billion public school assistance bill without loan provisions for parochial schools and for studying constitutionality of loans to church schools or tax exemptions for parents. He stressed that harmony is vital to national strength and cautioned against allowing the issue to divide the country. He noted Catholics and Protestants deserve to voice their views and cautioned against changing beliefs due to the White House occupant. The conference also covered Laos support, disarmament talks with Russia, and ongoing efforts by John McCloy.
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Marvin Arrowsmith
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Laos
U.S
Russia
New York Times
Khrushchev
John McCloy
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