Election Law Revision Urged by Iowa Solicitor General
Iowa Solicitor General Wilbur Bump calls for a complete revision of election laws citing 537 opinions since 1898 and over 200 since 1958. He argues the patchwork of 26 code chapters hampers modern campaigning and urges consolidating laws into a single code chapter with legislative action by the newly apportioned Iowa General Assembly.
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Opinion Pollsters Face Uncertain Future After Election
The piece suggests pollsters risk public scrutiny if predictions skewed by the Johnson Goldwater race prove incorrect. It notes 1948 hindsight and the current wide two to one spread, arguing faulty methods could erode trust. Media may retreat to Patagonia with pollsters if upset forecasts emerge.
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Legion Clears State Dept Diplomats Loyal Says Drew Pearson
The American Legion surveyed the State Department at the invitation of Secretary Dean Rusk. The panel found notable faults but concluded the department is largely made up of capable, loyal public servants. the personal stance toward communism is tough and realistic. Drew Pearson concurs as a Legion member.
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United States
State Department
Washington
Joe McCarthy
American Legion
Dean Rusk
Legion
Preston Moore
Oklahoma City
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Sticker on suitcase stirs debate in hitchhiker image
A suitcase bearing the phrase Undecided voter Pick me up and convince me features in a photo of a young hitchhiker. The sticker, attributed to Freedom and Union, underscores a political nudge amid campaign messaging on the road.
Time Has Come To Stiffen Spine Against De Gaulle
White argues France under Charles de Gaulle pursues a risky independence with the Soviet Union to undermine a proposed Western multilateral nuclear force. He warns the West must curb Gaullist diplomacy, quarantine France if needed, and rally allied nations to uphold Western leadership after the U.S. election.
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Soviet Union
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United States
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Vietnam
Community of Free Men
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Harold Wilson
Britain
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Friendly Toward Americans Behind the Iron Curtain
Dorothy Williams reports from behind the Iron Curtain on the courtesy and aid shown by Eastern Europeans. She recounts acts of kindness from porters to railway workers in Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Romania and Hungary, noting shared meals and help navigating trains despite currency restrictions and language barriers.
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Iron Curtain
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Ont
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Gorno
Turnovo
Varna
Sokol
Robert Ledwith
Avenue NE
Free choice versus one person one vote remap plea
An Iowa reader argues the US Supreme Court should not dictate state reapportionment under the one person one vote rule and urges voter control through constitutional means. Letters from Mrs. Ledwith and Mrs. Husted express appreciation for neighborly aid and a Leyte landing remembrance, respectively.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Phil DeWees
Marion
Manpower Monopoly praised by reader letter
A reader thanks two kindly women for their Thursday article on Manpower Monopoly. The letter commends the piece as timely exposure of government competition with private business and urges citizens to notice the issue.
Fall ceremony honors Malcolm M. Thompson in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids El Kahir Shrine plans a November 5 ceremony for Malcolm M. Thompson a longtime Masonic leader. The Gazette notes Thompson as an illustrious noble with more than five decades in Masonic circles.
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el Kahir Shrine
Cedar Rapids
Thompson
O'Connor
Iowa
Linn
Dempsey Jones
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