Governor Defends Reforms At Iowa Conventions
At the Republican and Democratic state conventions Governor Hughes and Attorney General Hultman pressed their agendas. Hughes urged tightening the highway commission probe and defending penal corrections programs while signaling openness to conflict of interest scrutiny and accountability.
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Iowa
Hultman
Hughes
Highway Commission
Legislative Interim Committee
Grinnell
Iowa City
Legisla
Castro's Economic Plight Holds Catastrophe Threat
Washington analysis by Roscoe Drummond outlines Cuba's worsening economy under Castro. It details declining sugar exports, 1958-63 GNP drop, shrinking agricultural and industrial output, massive emigration, mounting foreign debt, and a Soviet tie that compounds the regime's challenges. A French communist's Havana report warns of imminent catastrophe if reforms falter.
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Ashington
Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Havana
Memorial Day Origin in Iowa and National Observance
The Palimpsest notes Memorial Day began in 1868 for Civil War dead, became a legal holiday in Iowa on March 12, 1880, and evolved to honor all who died defending the nation. General Logan's May 5 1868 orders framed the observance to decorate graves and remember an undivided Republic.
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William J. Petersen
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Gear
18Th
General Assembly
Petersen
Norton P. Chipman
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
Logan
Goldwater Clash With Military Voice Distracts Californians
In San Diego and across California Senator Barry Goldwater and his military adviser persona clash as he discusses defoliation and bombing notions. McGrory notes his remarks spark alarm while Goldwater seeks to clarify, insisting ideas were not his. The exchange with Ike Eisenhower and a fervent partisan crowd frames a tense GOP dynamic.
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AN Diego
Barry Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
South Vietnam
California
Department
San Diego
Goldwater
Red China
Red
Coi
South China
Red River Valley
North Vietnam
Arizona
Eisenhower
Ike
Senator Goldwater
Pullouts Trigger Economic Pain Main Defense
The piece argues that distrust of government fuels opposition to social planning and civil rights reform. It notes Hickenlooper’s anti-bureaucracy stance, McGovern’s reconversion bill, and delays in a White House committee. It highlights job losses from base closures and the lack of federal staff to aid displaced workers.
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Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Hickenlooper
McGovern
Black Hills
South Dakota
Gardiner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Department of Defense
Office of Economic Adjustment
Department
Congressional
Hawkeye Downs to Host Tournament of Thrills June 3
Shorty Martin of Tipton, stock car veteran, will be among stuntmen in the Tournament of Thrills at Hawkeye Downs on June 3 as Hawkeye 1954 coverage notes the event. The Gazette reports Republican straw poll results with Leo Hoegh earning 41.49 percent of 347 votes. Art Andrews wins his second straight Iowa high school tennis title at Grinnell.
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Hawkeye
Downs
Andy Hanson
Shorty Martin
Tipton
Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Atty
Leo A. Hoegh
The
Gazette
Art Andrews
Iowa City
Grinnell
CIA Backs Cuban Raids That Spare Oil Refineries
The CIA orders Cuban commandos not to strike Havana refineries Esso Texaco and Shell to avoid crippling Castro while funds and equipment flow to the Artime exile group. An aide notes exiles receive boats arms and monthly pay from the CIA, though officials deny involvement.
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Ashington
Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
Havana
Esso
Texaco
CIA
Manuel Artime
Artime
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Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Danceland
Memorial Coliseum
Linwood Cemetery
Leo J. Custer
American Legion
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Ganization of
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Lael Abbott
Community Players
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Arthur Poe
George Clark
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