Tax changes loom as Iowa eyes fair collections and veterans exemptions
A Des Moines meeting of Iowa's statewide tax study committee heard pro and con on avoiding new taxes until existing taxes are fairly collected. The discussion warned that restoring the full income tax, expanding veterans exemptions, and funding public services could shift costs to others, potentially raising tax bills in coming years.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Robert Keir
Holland
No Sensational Breakthrough In Pearl Harbor Inquiry Yet
The piece cautions that no decisive evidence has emerged to confirm major new disclosures in the congressional Pearl Harbor investigation. It notes unofficial reports may have been omitted and urges waiting for the full case, suggesting later disclosures could alter current impressions and promising fireworks once the story is complete.
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Pearl Harbor
No Santa Claus Myth Sparks Realism Debate
Baltimore writer Ivan E. McDougle argues against the Santa Claus myth in the atomic age. He contends that imagining a world without Santa would erase Christmas joy, surprise, and family moments, insisting Santa is real and enduring.
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England
France
Britain
Germany
Letter urges Iowa families to ship aid to European war victims
Durk Offringa, Linn County extension director, urges sympathetic aid to Europe explaining that many Iowa families could mail clothing and essentials to specific European families. He notes lists of recipients can come from returned servicemen and stresses direct gifts plus letters of sympathy may strengthen international ties amid a harsh winter.
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Iowa
Europe
Benecke golf club brings audible tsk to faulty swing
The piece notes Louis Benecke has patented a golf club that supposedly emits an audible tsk when a swing is faulty. The author mocks the device and prefers golf as relaxation, while lampooning gadgetry and critics.
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Louis Benecke
Benecke
Navy braces foes in Rose Bowl era dental dig
Navy shuts down rival line plunges as intercollegiate play trades barbs about dental care. The piece notes Navy claims dental pride tied to Rose Bowl prep while class of 1946 ships through training and competition.
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Navy
Pennsylvania
Notre Dame
Veteran Marine Officer Reflects on War and Peace
Robert H. O Ameara 26 of Cedar Rapids recounts service with the 12th Regiment 3rd Marine Division from 1942 to 1945 overseas at Bougainville Guam and Iwo Jima. He discusses Joe Rosenthal’s Mt Suribachi photo his views on universal military service diplomacy and postwar Cedar Rapids housing and education needs.
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Robert H. O’meara
3Rd Division of Marines
Second Avenue SE
O’meara
Bob
3Rd Marine Division
Bougainville
Guam
Iwo. Jima
Mt. Suribachi
Joe Rosenthal
Rosenthal
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Cedar Rapids
Nile Kinnick
Nile
University of Iowa
Iowa
Truman
Help Europe Winter Aid Through Gifts This Thanksgiving
D. D. Offringa urges Iowa readers to send gift boxes of clothing and food to European families in need. Volunteers in Linn County and Cedar Rapids organize shipments to Holland and Denmark, linking humanitarian work to Thanksgiving generosity and Christian fellowship.
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Europe
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Linn County
United States
Springville
W.S.C.S
Holland
Denmark
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Jordan’s Grove
North Marion
Colorado Springs Eyeing End of Christmas Tree Tradition
The Gazette notes a Chamber of Commerce push to skip the Christmas tree this year citing foresters' warning about tree cutters. It also urges support for Thanksgiving baskets at Sunshine Mission and civic lecture at the Y M C A while criticizing rowdy loiterers outside Greene's opera house and asking police to address smoke nuisance.
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Colorado Springs
Yuletide
Forestry Department
Greene
Lessons from the Nuremberg Trials for America
William L. Shirer argues Americans should study the Nuremberg proceedings to learn about Nazi crimes. He notes the tragedy of occupied France with 228000 deportees and Oradour, and cites Auschwitz and Majdanek deaths, urging accountability for top Nazi leaders and a potential reeducation of German public opinion.
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Paris
France
Oradour
Hearings continued on conscription bill in Congress
Democratic leaders pressed to keep the 15-12 vote to extend hearings on the conscription bill. Key figures included Rep. Dewey Short and others debating whether to delay or proceed, with several Democrats and a few Republicans signaling possible shifts in support and potential ties to broader defense policy.
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House Military Affairs Committee
Andrew Jackson May
Kentucky
Sikes
Florida
Dewey Short
Missouri
Short
Paul Kilday
San Antonio
Texas
Thomas
Arthur Winstead
Philadelphia
Miss
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Carl Durham
Chapel Hill
N. C
John Sheridan
Philip Philbin
Clinton, Mass
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