State School Board election proposal debated at convention
Town Association of School Boards discussed a floor resolution backing popular election of the State Board of Public Instruction. Critics warned a one man one vote system could favor large districts and reduce balanced representation, endorsing continued gubernatorial appointment with senate confirmation as preferable.
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Fir Town Association of School Boards
State Board of Public Instruction
Senate
State Board of Regents
State Board
Paul Johnston
Great Plains
State
Board of Regents
Emmons Prefers Fair Edgewood Road Funding Plan
Sensible Attitude Loyd Emmons newly elected Linn County supervisor says no new blocks to Edgewood road project. He backed earlier objections not to the project but to 47 percent county cost which has been reduced. He expects prudent policy as Republican majority shifts. The courthouse shows efficiency gains under current administration saving taxpayers money.
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Loyd Emmons
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Edgewood Road
Emmons
Board of Supervisors
Edgewood
Linn
Illini Nickname Debates Stir In A Football Upset Cue
A college sports page recalls the origin of Illini as the Illinois nickname and notes the linguistic quirks of plural and singular forms. It speculates on the term Illini versus Fighting Illinoises and hints at a potential upset over Iowa to justify the phrase.
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University of Illinois
Fighting Illini
Illinois
Champaign
U S Edging Toward New Commitment
The article discusses the United States moving toward a major new military commitment after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. It notes NATO unity with U S approval serving as a deterrent and raises questions about the scope and duration of any expanded alliance obligations. It urges blunt, explicit explanation to Congress and the public from President Johnson and top officials. It cites NATO fears of further Soviet use of force and mentions Romania Yugoslavia and Austria as nations discussed in Brussels discussions.
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Ashington
United States
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
NATO
Soviet Union
Europe
Dean Rusk
Clark Clifford
Brussels
Congress
Johnson
Rusk
Clifford
Vietnam
Western Europe
Kremlin
Romania
Yugoslavia
Austria
Congress urged to clarify NATO deterrence lines with non NATO states
The speaker presses for a clear policy on extending NATO defense commitments to non NATO countries. He argues if NATO is to deter war the alliance must explicitly define red lines so the Soviets cannot act with impunity. He says Congress and the nation deserve precise answers now.
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NATO
Fat Cats Vie for Ambassadorships in Nixon Era
Washington observers note campaign contributors eye major European posts led by London Paris Rome Brussels Vienna and Berne with costs up to 75000 yearly to maintain Winfield House. The piece argues patronage affects diplomatic morale, cites David Bruce Ellsworth Bunker Chester Bowles and J R Wiggins, and questions State Department reform under Nixon.
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Washington
New York
Europe
London
Paris
Rome
Brussels
Vienna
Berne
Spain
Portugal
Nixon
David Bruce
Britain
France
Germany
Bruce
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Chester Bowles
New Delhi
India
J. R. Wiggins
United Nations
Wiggins
Forum notes teens drive share of fatal accidents
The piece argues teen drivers under 20 percent of drivers caused 32.8 percent of 1967 fatal accidents. It contends 16 is not a sufficient driving age and calls for stronger measures, including better driver education and stricter limits.
Speed watch plans and speed limit zones in Iowa City
The 1958 Iowa City police planned to use a stop watch to detect speeding and create speed zones of 176 feet by painting lines on pavement at various city locations.
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Iowa City
Cyril Engler
Anamosa
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
el Kahir Temple
Cedar Rapids
Harry A. Wendler
Neighbors reflect on city football champions and teen driving ethics
A Wilson high school note praises a city football title and co captains Tom Farmer Glenn Kirby and Al Urban. It urges age and maturity based driving standards, expanded driver education and stricter enforcement, with parental responsibility and improved teen driving culture. Lisa Steele, 2019 Williams Boulevard SW.
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Wilson High School
Cocaptains
Tom Farmer
Glenn Kirby
al Urban
Lisa Steele
Williams Boulevard
Nixon and Congress Likely to Find Common Ground
Observing that a Nixon presidency facing a Democratic Congress may not yield gridlock, the piece argues that divided government can work. It highlights the nonpartisan Capitol mood, cites Eisenhower and Truman as examples, and notes Nixon’s choice of Bryce Harlow as liaison and other aides who align with congressional persuasion.
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Ashington
Richard Nixon
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Bryce Harlow
Harlow
Eisenhower
the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Lawrence O’brien
Mr. Johnson
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She Gedur Rapids Gazette
U.S
Roscoe Drummond
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Marquis Childs
St. James’s
Winfield House
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
Transocean Phone
John J. Rooney
Washington Post
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
State Department
Oslo
Kuwait
United Features Syndicate
the People's Forum
Iowa
Edward Turecheck
Alma Turechek
Coe College
Beethoven Club
V. H. Hasek
George Clark
Democratic
William S. White
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
House
Pennsylvania Avenue
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