Low school turnout in Area 10 director vote prompts questions
The Area 10 vocational school district election drew 7 444 ballots from an estimated eligible 184 393, a turnout far below expectations. Counties like Linn saw 2 427 votes, while many districts ranged from 141 to 1 211, prompting reflection on voter engagement and no clear remedy.
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Controversy Over Iowa Liquor Billboard Rules
Editorial argues Iowa rules banning images of drinking, immodest dress, and sports pitches on liquor billboards threaten free speech and market forces. Notes 300 foot restriction near churches and schools, questions censorship reach and wider advertising implications for other media and products.
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Iowa
Governor Wallace comments on federal observers in elections
The speaker disputes Wallace's stance while noting no untoward incidents in Alabama as federal observers report. He questions whether federal monitoring will extend to Cook County Illinois this fall, citing Chicago election fraud concerns from 1960 and inviting Attorney General Katzenbach to respond.
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Rebate Origins Debate Tangles Heller Claim with Congress
A Cedar Rapids candidate and Roscoe Drummond dispute who originated the federal income tax rebate idea. They note 1957 58 proposals by a Kansas congressman and others, while asserting Iowa cities can fund needs without federal money. The piece contrasts local growth with fears of federal overreach and utopian governance.
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Johnson
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Federal Control and Cedar Rapids Money Debate
Officials in Cedar Rapids criticize federal control of spending and describe tensions over money and influence on local payrolls. The text notes urban renewal rhetoric, funding from the federal government, and concerns for widows and low income residents in housing. The excerpt ends amid local outreach efforts.
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Cedar Rapids
Montreal Expo 67 shifts from driverless trains to manned system
Expo 67 officials, seeking public sentiment, replace the planned driverless free rapid transit with a driver in a glass booth. They maintain a free rapid transit, arguing the change is an application of psychology, not featherbedding. Don Oehier reports.
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Freeman Faces Farm Bloc Backlash Over Inflation Claims
Washington Democrats pressed Secretary Orville Freeman after a heated breakfast with eight Senate farm bloc members. They fault his inflation rhetoric blaming farmers, protested policy moves like releasing wheat from storage, and warned he must defend farmers’ interests or resign. Freeman then pushed to expand 1967 wheat acreage, aiming to reassure farmers amid mounting political risk.
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It was founded as a protest against taxation
The Lion notes the nation’s origin as a protest against taxes, framing the idea as a foundational theme in the country’s early political development.
Critics Press Rusk On Vietnam Elections Fallout
Secretary of State defends stance before Senate Foreign Relations on Ky and elections. Debate focused on Vietnam, Ky’s future, and the administration line amid criticism from Morse, Fulbright, and Mundt. The exchange touched on SEATO legality, Dominican elections, and ambassador Lodge’s attitude toward Viet Nam.
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Oregon
Fulbright
Senate
Vietnam
Morse
Karl L. Mundt
South Dakota
Juan Bosch
Monotrol traffic notes amid pedestrian concerns in loop
Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska reviewed operation of the Monotrol traffic control system in the loop. He said pedestrians disliked Walk and Dont Walk signals, but traffic moved with less delay under the new arrangement.
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Karren Margaret Sutton
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bob Brown
Wilson
McGregor
Decorah
Postville
Lansing
Waukon
Right Wing Attacks Surge Eastward in Payne of Extremists
Liberal commentator Robert Goldman’s Morrisville apartment was wrecked with swastikas daubed on walls. In eastern Pennsylvania, the John Birch Society campaigns to unseat moderate Rep. Richard Schweiker, aided by the Pitcairn family and YAF activists. The Committee of the Commonwealth targets Schweiker, Ful ton, and Corbett. Lafore runs against Schweiker. Goldman, host of Open Mike on WTTM, was beaten on January 26 and has faced escalating death threats amid a volatile right wing surge.
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Robert Goldman
Pennsylvania
Far Right
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Norristown
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Trenton
N.J
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