Indiana tax methods inspire Iowa revenue talks
Governor Loveless urges a special session to study revenue options as Iowa weighs funds for state government. The piece contrasts Indiana's tax structure, which relies on a gross receipts tax, with other states that lack sales or income taxes. It notes Indiana’s budget scale and calls for legislative consideration amid looming federal budget and political calculations.
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Overnor Loveless
Research Bureau
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Business Week
Indiana Department of Commerce
Eisenhower
Modern Republicanism A Dirty Phrase In Congress
Washington columnists say modern Republicanism has become a derided term on Capitol Hill. Eisenhower urged unity at a Salt Lake City G O P conference to back a 1958 congressional victory, as party planks praised by voters are increasingly deserted by Republican lawmakers.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
G.O.P
Salt Lake City
G.O.P. Congress
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NATO's Future on the Bonn NATO Ministers Meeting
Secretary Dulles urged Russia to end Germany division while NATO faces gaps in military pledges and the balance of conventional and nuclear forces. Britain plans cuts, West Germany must meet promises, and European economic political cooperation under NATO needs progress. The conference aims to set future plans, with outcomes later judged by member actions.
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North Atlantic Council of Foreign Ministers
Bonn
Dulles
Russia
Germany
NATO
Britain
West Germany
Moscow
Faith Is Prescription for Anxiety at Luncheon
Norman Vincent Peale relates a story shared by a prominent businessman about fear from childhood and the comfort of a mother’s words. The tale links early insecurity to adult anxiety and cites the line There’s nothing to be afraid of God is watching over us as a remedy.
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Dr. Peale
Cedar Rapids Faces Tight Tobacco Trade as Ban Looms
Cedar Rapids observes a looming state ban on cigarets prompting wholesale tobacconists to predict tighter trade and stock clearouts in local stores. The city also sees enforcement of Iowa blue laws and a mass draft listing of 5102 men aged 18 to 35.
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Iowa
Havner
Cedar Rapids
Public Pulse on Foreign Aid Shows Military Support, Economic Cutbacks
The piece analyzes public opinion on foreign aid levels, finding broad support to keep or increase military aid while economic aid faces strong cuts. It notes more Democrats than Republicans favor trimming economic aid, and Republicans more likely to cut military aid, with party shifts challenging preconceptions.
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Cay
Out of Date English Teacher Chides Student on Punctuation
An English teacher in Roxbury corrects a pupil by joking about ragged punctuation. He asks where the exclamation point is and the boy feigns ignorance saying no one uses them or is surprised anymore.
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Roxbury
George
Opposites Coincide in City Club Quip
A witty remark from the Montreal Star notes a club member declaring he will not marry until he finds his opposite while a voice by the fireside suggests there are intelligent girls nearby. The exchange captures light social banter in a neighborhood setting.
McFarlane Urges Iowa Reapportionment Debate
Senator Arch W. McFarlane of Waterloo argues during the April 25 town senate debate against pending rules and in favor of amending Iowa’s constitution to grant a new allocation of general assembly seats. He traces representation history from 1857 to 1904 and notes the need to adjust districts as population grows, warning that current limits constrain fair representation.
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Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
Town Senate
McFarlane
Iowa
General Assembly
Iowa House of Repesentatives
England
John
James Otis
Iowa House
Senate
House
House of Representatives
Mason City
United States
America
Interview with Cedar Rapids aviator Jim Wathan
Wathan Flying Service owner Jim Wathan recalls his path to aviation from a farm birth in Muscatine County to Cedar Rapids in 1935. He details lessons, hours logged about 14 000, wartime instructing, gear from the DC 3 onward, and views on charter flights, airline growth, and a call for broader representation in Iowa’s legislature.
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Jim Wathan
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Wathan Flying Service
Dawley Street
Musccatine County
Army
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Fort Collins
Colo
Coffeyville
Kan
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