NAREB Criticizes Senate on Anti Slum Amendment to Housing Bill
President of the National Association of Real Estate Boards denounces the Senate Banking and Currency Committee for rejecting an anti slum amendment to the omnibus housing bill. He notes many communities lacked minimum housing codes when public housing and urban renewal contracts were signed. He urges safeguards to prevent funds from being used for partisan political purposes and to ensure decent local housing efforts.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Nareb
Desert Saboteur Attacks Stir Confidence and Alarm
The piece warns of saboteur linked blasts at microwave and cable relays in Utah and Nevada, noting the broader risk of nuclear attack. It commends civil and military readiness, urges public confidence through preparedness, and suggests the episode may spur awareness and resilience despite possible vandalism.
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Utah
Nevada
United States
Farflung
Cuba
Korea
Texas Senate Race Shows Mixed Voter Mood
In Texas, John Tower's win over Democrat William Blakley is seen as a local vote rather than a national rebuke of the Kennedy administration. Analysts note lower turnout, conservative candidates, and mixed party enthusiasm, with some voters staying away or voting Republican while others opposed New Frontier proposals.
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Ashington
John G. Tower
William A. Blakely
Texas
Kennedy
John Tower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Sen. Blakley
LBJ
Johnson
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Tower
Iowa billboard policy shifts amid highway funding glare
The Iowa Outdoor Advertising Assn. reverses a no billboard rule on interstates. A $144 million federal bonus tied to banning billboards within 660 feet could influence lawmakers. States weigh beauty, safety, and cash as travelers encounter gaudy displays turning hayseed country into showy scenery.
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Iowa
Iowa Outdoor Advertising Assn
Fluoridation Verdict: Safe and Helpful for Public Health
The column argues fluoridation is safe and reduces child tooth decay by about 60 percent. It favors water fluoridation over topical dental applications due to cost and reach, acknowledges cautious opponents, and defends fluoride against claims of toxicity.
De Gaulle Faces Stiff Tests Ahead of Paris Talks
The Paris meeting between Kennedy and De Gaulle faces deep clashes over nuclear testing and NATO ties. France pursues its own A-bomb program, resists UN involvement and Laos cooperation, rejects NATO integration, seeks veto power over U.S. policy, and remains wary of outside influence, even as De Gaulle is judged a key Western European leader and ally.
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Ashington
Vienna
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Paris
de Gaulle
France
United States
Lafayette
Jacqueline Kennedy
Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Pearson Gaulle
Europe
le Gamin
Urchin
Algeria
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Nikita Khrushchev
USA
Ussr
Geneva
Britain
SEATO
Laos
NATO
Mediterranean
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Senate
Charles de Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Fundamentalist Bible class tester misreads children
A teacher asks a three year old in a Bible class who gave answers for Paul Matthew Moses and Peter. After silence a small boy raises his hand and asks if Moses was a rabbit. The line is attributed to Phil News.
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Paul
Matthew
Moses
Peter
Johnny
Local Irish oat mill tour visits Cedar Rapids plants
Four representatives of the Irish oat milling industry toured the U S under Economic Cooperation Administration auspices, visiting National Oats and Quaker Oats plants in Cedar Rapids. The piece also notes high school counselors reporting strong job demand for graduates and high pay offers, plus civic and community events in the area.
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U. S
Economic Cooperation Administration
Cedar Rapids
Twelfth Night staged by St. Katherine's Davenport
In the commencement play at St. Katherine's school Davenport the production of Twelfth Night is noted. Mrs William Shirer departed Vienna to join Mr Shirer in India where they planned a summer stay.
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St. Katherine's School
Davenport
William Shirer
Vienna
Mr. Shirer
India
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Drew Pearson
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Harry W. Fraser
Order of Railway Conductors
ORC
Chicago
George H. Oram
Amana Welfare Assn
Ellis Park
Bill Mason
Palo
Jane la Plante
E. W. la Plante
Viola
George Clark
Certified Public Accountant
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