Milk Bill Amendment Aims to Preserve Local Milk Standards
State Senator A J Johnson proposes changes to the Grade A milk bill to require local ordinances align with state law or U S Public Health Service standards. He argues the measure would curb anti competitive practices while preserving high milk quality. Critics worry it could limit local innovation and future improvements in health standards. The debate centers on balancing local control with uniform protections and open competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Johnson
Elkader
US. Public Health Service
Johnson
Iowa
Mr. Johnson
U.S
U.S. Public Health Service
Percy Priest
Tennessee
Congressman Priest
Priest
Lister Hill
Dala
Truman
Eisenhower
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Tulsa Jurors Welcome TV in Court Assembly Room
Tulsa common pleas court approves installing a television in a jury panel room for use by waiting jurors. The move aims to ease waiting discomfort and aid court staff in managing impatient panel members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Common Pleas Court
Congress Cuts Tax Enforcement Funds Spark Bipartisan Feud
The House appropriations committee sliced 7.5 million dollars from the Internal Revenue Service budget intended to hire 1,000 tax agents next year. Critics say the move targets enforcement to punish Secretary George M. Humphrey and retaliate against higher tax rhetoric, though supporters note potential treasury losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appropriations Committee
U. S. House of Representatives
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
The
Treasury
House Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Eisenhower hinted at vacation if world peace improves
Article compiles observations from DREW PEARSON about Eisenhower's stance on 1956 candidacy and a potential break from the White House. It notes comments from Gov. Herter and Sen. Cotten about a renewed run, with Ike suggesting a pause if international progress allows a peaceful transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Ike
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
G.O.P
Pennsylvania
Coe College Band Concert in Chicago Opens Palm Sunday Tour
Ten years ago the Coe College women’s band performed its Palm Sunday concert at Orchestra Hall Chicago before the Chicago Sunday Evening Club. The event was among several spring tour appearances amid Maundy Thursday and Easter observances by Scottish Rite groups in Cedar Rapids and nearby Iowa communities. Also noted are hog market ceiling prices, a 20 years ago municipal finance meeting in Des Moines, a school milk fund benefit, bridge tournament results, a New Hampshire student’s return for spring break, Prague university professor’s Coe lecture, and the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board backing the Memorial Coliseum site.
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Coe College Women’s Band
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Cedar Rapids
Bruce Chapter
Rose Croix
Iowa
Louis D. Burgus
Iowa League of Municipalities
Des Moines
Buchanan Parent-Teacher Association
McKinley School
Atherton B. Clark
George E. Beattie
W. J. Neuzil
Franklin Katterjohn
James D. Blake
Philip Exeter
New Hampshire
James E. Blake
B. F. Markovin
Prague University
Sinclair Chapel
Coe
Memorial Coliseum
Pitfalls in Guaranteed Wage and Auto Industry Effects
George E Sokolski surveys guaranteed wages as a labor demand shift. He examines Ford GM prospects, Reuther threats, and potential price, unemployment, and market impacts on the U S auto industry. He notes wage guarantees hinge on management and worker commitment, risking higher car costs and delayed purchases.
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Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Bureau of Labor Statistics
George A. Hormel
Sokolsky
Proctor and Gamble Company
Hormel Company
Ford
General Motors
Walter Reuther
UAW
U. S
Europe
Demo Congressmen Fuss About Trivialities
A Washington column notes Democrats in Congress focus on small issues such as building a fence to keep squirrels off the White House grounds and probing Yalta paper leaks. It recalls past leaks, press confidentiality, and disputes over protecting informants amid debates on security and government transparency.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
White Lawrence House
Yalta
New York Times
The
Times
Messrs
Churchill
Byrnes
Stettinius
Truman
General MacArthur
Wake Island
Dulles
American Civil Liberties Union
FBI
Big Four Conference Nearer Says White House
Roscoe Drummond reports the United States leans toward a summer or fall Big Four meeting with the Soviet Union, Britain, and France. While preconditions are flexible, officials want serious Soviet willingness to negotiate, with Dulles coordinating an agenda and Paris treaty ratification looming as a key obstacle.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Britain
France
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Walter George
Sen. Knowland
Senator George
Yalta
Potsdam
Berlin
Moscow
Uncle probes Tommy about girlfriends at neighbor’s game
A lighthearted Union excerpt shows Uncle John asking the 10 year old Tommy if he has a girl. Tommy denies it and runs to his baseball game while a neighbor girl notes that boys are always slow to notice romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
John
Chinning on the Parallels by Bugs Baer
A satirical note on Asiatic politics mocks Formosa and Nationalist battles. The piece ridicules diplomatic gymnastics and Western strategies while lampooning Communist tactics and the broader conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugs
Baer Chinning On
Farmers Speak Up On Vitek Russia Education Plan
The column urges Iowa farmers to oppose Mrs. Marie Vitek's appeal allowing Russian nationals to live on farms for education. It warns of a psychological cold war tactic and questions farmers’ willingness to exchange, urging petitions to Herbert Hoover Jr. at the State Department and Mrs. Edward Janssen in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Vitek
United States
Iowa
Russia
Herbert Hoover, Jr
State Dept
Washington, D. C
Edward Janssen
Oakland Road
Barking Dogs and Noise Neighbors Brace for Independence
Mrs Robert Thompson of 149 Sixteenth Avenue SW describes dog barking near her home as nerve wracking. She explains tying dogs up causes persistent noise and disturbance, preferring looser control despite occasional yard mess. She plans to move when her husband retires.
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Robert Thompson
Sixteenth Avenue SW
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Republican Party
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George £. Sokolsky
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