Retrospective on Iowa Legislature 1963 Session
A critical look after reviewing the 60th general assembly finds it a good session overall. It notes failures to reform the tax base and to pass certain bills, but praises passed laws on utilities, local control, workers benefits, fair employment, and other reforms. The piece credits Governor Hughes and party leaders for prodding action, while noting convention cancelations over Negro delegates reveal economic and social tensions.
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Tax Commission
Iowa
60Th General Assembly
Iawa
Highway Commission
U.S
Board of Regents
General Assembly of States
Hughes
George Nagle
Lex Hawkins
Farmers Reject Kennedy Wheat Plan in Referendum
Farmers across the U S voted down the government plan to set rigid wheat controls and a $2 price support The vote fell short of the 66 7 percent required and occurred in six states with Georgia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Maine and others showing the narrow distribution The piece notes a shift toward looser subsidies and the Farm Bureau proposal to cut price support to about 1 35 per bushel and retire cropland
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Ashington
Santa Claus
U.S
Washington
Kennedy
Orville Freeman
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Maine
Freeman
Accompa
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Farm Bureau
Mr. Kennedy
Senate
America
Europe
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Geneva
Too Old Stewardesses Stir Debate on Airline Age Rule
Grace Downs, a 32 year old trainer, critiques a new age limit for stewardesses. She argues grounding lower performers could boost public relations, suggesting check riders rate crew and remove low scorers while preserving high performers.
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Grace Downs
Miss Downs
Cedar Rapids officials plan study trip on incinerators
The 1953 note details Mayor Milo Sedlacek and Assistant Health Officer Carl Smith authorized for a one week visit to eastern states to study city incinerators for possible Cedar Rapids plant changes. Other items include local election results and Guggenheim fellowships for SUI professors.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Sedlacek
Carl Smith
Marriage policy clash sparks student petition at Cedar Rapids board
A Cedar Rapids school board retreat on May 20 over a policy allowing married students in activities prompts a petition from critics led by Mrs. Walter Pratt. The forum argues married students distract from learning, but students counter that education and participation should not be restricted, urging continued inclusion and adult responsibility.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Walter Pratt
Gordo Cooper Fatherly Advice Echoes In Public Record
Washington notes Rep. Tom Steed recalls Leroy Gordon Cooper as a boy in Shawnee, praising his mission mindset and aviation passion. The piece blends memories of Cooper with discussions on wheat storage costs, policy and European farming politics.
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Ashington
Leroy Gordon Cooper
Shawnee
Okla
Tom Steed
D-Okla
Gordo
Steed
Hattie
Oklahoma
Washington
Hattie Cooper
Earth
Tom
Cape Canaveral
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Drummond
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Paul H. Engle
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SUI
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Seventh Service Command
George
Margaret
University of Iowa
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Davenport
Stanley Vesely
Coe College Military Band
Clyde L. Herring
French-Stamats, Inc
Story
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Fifth Street
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The
SUI College of Commerce
Bankers In Convention
Iowa City
George Clark
the People’s Forum
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Pearson
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de Gaulle
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