Financing College Buildings Should Study New Financing Methods
State colleges face an estimated 137 million dollars in new building needs from 1965 to 1975. University leaders urge an immediate study of alternative funding sources beyond biennial legislative appropriations. Consider a specific purpose tax or other revenue to spread costs, avoiding burdens on Iowa property owners.
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State Board of Regents
Howard Bowen
University of Iowa
South Dakota
Iowa
Confusion in a South election described as clear choice
The piece notes a confusing campaign where a Republican gains notable backing in the former Democratic Solid South while the Democratic opponent is the first Southern nominee in a century. It contrasts voting records as a Democratic Senate leader against the opponent’s Republican tenure.
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Senate
Goldwater
Johnson
Midwest
Iowa's First Governor Briggs Remembered At Cemetery Plaque
A reader describes visiting Andrew Iowa to see Gov Ansel Briggs buried monument and a rock plaque noting his elm tree and three plantings two elms remain with one lost to disease. The piece notes the home no longer exists and calls for preservation efforts.
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Bellevue
Andrew
Iowa
Ansel Briggs
Briggs
Gov. Briggs
Too Zealous or Too Lax The FBI Debate
John Chamberlain comments on FBI overreach and civil liberties in the era of Kennedy. He notes past criticism of seeing Reds under beds and contrasts left and right threats, citing Oswald and a shift toward detaining suspects before presidential visits. He argues against broad surveillance based on raw FBI data.
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ITV
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Reuther Brothers
Walter
Victor
Bobby Kennedy
Department of Justice
Chamberlain
Jack Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Soviet Union
Fair Play For
Cuba
Texas
Johnson
New York City
LBJ
Kennedy
America
Ordinary Frenchman Doubters Defy Warren Report in Europe
Washington dispatches note American reporters in Europe say the public rejects the Warren Commission finding that Lee Oswald killed President Kennedy. They cite a persistent, hostile view of the United States, typified by a caricatured “ordinary Frenchman” and conspiracist sentiment across Europe, especially France.
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Ashington
Europe
Warren Commission
Kennedy
United States
Lee Oswald
France
Paris
Voter's Primer Outline for Cedar Rapids Rules
A League of Women Voters primer explains who can vote. It states you must be a U S citizen aged 21 or older and meet residency and registration requirements in Iowa. Residents of Linn County must reside there six months before the election, the precinct ten days, and city residents in cities over ten thousand must be registered.
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United States
Iowa
Linn County
Years Avert Disaster from Red China Bomb Threat
Washington reacts to the possibility that Red China may test a bomb akin to the 1945 U S device. Five years could see a French-like stockpile, ten years hydrogen bombs and warheads, and fifteen years an ICBM arsenal capable of reaching the United States. The near term risk centers on the Far East with fear in Japan, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia as Red China contemplates dominance.
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Ashington
Red China
United States
Japan
France
Russia
Far East
Philippines
Southeast Asia
China
Peiping
Thailand
NATO
Rusk
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Nuclear alarm as Red China readies atomic test
The piece analyzes global reactions to Red China's impending nuclear test and considers implications for the Soviet Union Britain France and Southeast Asia. It notes U S and Allied reliance on nuclear deterrence and inspection regimes while warning of a 15 year window to address escalating nuclear threats.
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Nature
Great Britain
de Gaulle
Britain
Wilsons Homecoming Queen Tennants Football Tie
This Day 10 20 30 Years Ago 1954 reports Charlotte Matter crowned homecoming queen at Kingston Stadium with Frank Lin. attendants Nancy Bishop Norma Rigel Lela Jones Mary Ann Buresh. The football game ended in a tie and officers of the Association of Iowa College Presidents were elected at Luther College.
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Wilson
Franklin
Kingston Stadium
Charlotte Matter
Nancy Bishop
Norma Rigel
Lela Jones
Mary Ann Buresh
Assn. of Iowa
Luther College
C. H. Becker
Wartburg College
Waverly
Howell H. Brooks
Coe College
Ambrose J. Burke
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Neighbors Center Planned as Funding Arrangements Begin
Plans for a Neighbors center indicate steps to obtain funds to augment government allotments. Officials move to secure resources and finalize arrangements for the project.
Midwest Polls Favor Johnson Over Goldwater Despite Narrow Gap
Roscoe Drummond observes a 10 day Midwest study showing Goldwater losing ground in traditional GOP regions, with defections among moderates and strong Johnson appeal aided by national prosperity. Polls across Gallup Harris and private surveys indicate an overwhelming Johnson lead, though Illinois leans Johnson and Ohio remains favorable to him.
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Midwest
Goldwater
Nixon
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa
Johnson
Gallup
Harris
Texas
California
Illinois
Ohio
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