A Good Way To Wreck Research Editorial Page
The Cedar Rapids editorial laments HF 559 to merge state fiscal director, code editor, and legislative research bureau under the legislative budget and financial control committee. It warns power would concentrate in political appointees, downgrading independent research. The piece urges defeat and praises independent bureaus in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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House Consolidation and Coordination of State Government Committee
Legislative Research Bureau
Legislative Budget and Financial Control Committee
Legislative Council
Budget and Financial Control Committee
Research Bureau
House
House Committee
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
A Boost or a Knock From Clay Report on Aid
The Clay committee urges at least a half billion dollar cut in foreign aid soon, aiming to curb waste while suggesting the program has done some worthwhile work. Congress debates deeper cuts, yet the report may paradoxically boost overall aid by clarifying its value. The President's reaction remains calm.
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Clay Committee
Congress
Clay
Special
Lucius D. Clay
Otto Passman
D-La
Foreign Aid Subcommittee
Appropriations
Kennedy
Gen. Clay
Rep
Passman
Bankers urged to study tax base inequities in Iowa
HAIRMAN X T Prentis of the state tax commission told Des Moines bankers that rising taxes worsen inequities in Iowa's tax base. He urged they study the issue as financial advisers to communities and pressed for stronger equalization of county assessments. He warned that tax exemptions erode the base and urged legislative action if the commissioners lack authority to act.
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Hairman X. T. Prentis
State Tax Commission
Iowa
Des Moines
Nuclear fears drive Red Army over German arms threat
Drew Pearson reports Ambassador Kohler warns that if West Germany acquires nuclear weapons, the Red Army would likely attack. He notes Russian fear of German rearmament, compares Soviet risk calculus to Kennedy era Cuba, and describes Khrushchev’s shifting leverage with East and West.
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Ashington
U.S
Fay Kohler
Moscow
State Department
Red Army
Russia
Stalingrad
Kennedy
Cuba
Germany
United States
Malinovsky
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Berlin
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
East Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Ulbricht
Kohler
de Gaulle
Britain
Clay Report Fogs Foreign Aid but Doesn't Dump It
An editorial examines the Clay commission on foreign aid. It signals broad support for military and development aid with calls to focus resources, trim scope, and avoid cuts, while noting political divides between President Kennedy and Rep. Passman.
Cedar Rapids urged cultural center site for urban renewal
A reader argues for a Cedar Rapids cultural center in the urban renewal area, near Coe College, with space for an art building, auditorium, and parking. The note praises central location and future accessibility, noting land costs and a possible lake area beautification.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Bird Burglars Steal Pigeons Near Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids area near Forty-fourth Street and Mt. Vernon Road SE a boy reportedly took 16 show pigeons from a locked barn between Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. The owners warn that parents are responsible if the thief keeps or sells them. The pigeons, valued at $25, include a white show homer, saddles, and a pair of Modenas.
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Cedar Rapids
Forty-fourth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Letter to the editor praising Shirley Knight feature
A reader expresses pleasure at a March 22 Shirley Knight article in the newspaper and calls the piece thrilling. The short note thanks the paper for its informative coverage and goodwill.
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Shirley Knight
Iowa Voice on Tax, Law, and Migration
A Cedar Rapids reader profiles mounting taxes and heavy state laws as reasons to move from Iowa. He cites income and sales taxes, property tax hikes, and costly living, plus criminal law penalties and Sunday closing bills as disincentives, urging Moses to lead to a promised land.
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New York City
State Capitol
Moses
Promised Land
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Station Wins Alfred I du Pont Award
This Day item notes WMT Cedar Rapids named a Alfred I du Pont award winner for its comprehensive political education work. Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids tied Davenport for second in the Mississippi Valley Conference indoor track meet at Iowa City. Clinton took first. Communicants of six denominations united in a religious gathering.
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WMT
Cedar Rapids
Alfred I. du Pont
Roosevelt
Davenport
Iowa City
Clinton
Harry Breene
James J. Carroll
Hiram W. Stankard
Walker
Horace W. Stankard
Department of Biology
New York University
America
Partnership of Faith Leads Covington Group
The Neighbors discuss a partnership of faith in Covington led by Hugh Orchard. The article notes civic and religious cooperation shaping local efforts for community welfare.
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Faith
Covington
Hugh Orchard
More Overtime Would Hobble Economic Growth
Economist David Lawrence argues the push for a 35 hour week raises payroll costs and overtime penalties, hurting employment growth. He notes unions seek pay parity for 35 hours and that overtime limits hiring, risking unemployment through the 1960s. He cites Kennedy’s stance and AFL-CIO pressure as drivers of the policy.
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Roscoe Drummond
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Drummond
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Free World
David Bell
the People’s Forum
George T. Wilhelm
Linden Drive
George Clark
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