04 Oct 1959
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1959
Page
1
Editorial argues the American and British two party systems sustain healthy governance. It warns against transplanting the model elsewhere, praising active participation and independent voting while contrasting with single party rule in Russia and Red China.
Mr. Bogan of the Iowa Good Roads Association urges the interim highway study committee to plan for a long term, not crash, program. He cites past underestimates and warns that 111,000 miles of roads require ongoing funding, with a need for balanced tax distribution and bold, forward looking steps. The group should prioritize safe highways, fair funds, and periodic program reviews.
OV reports Loveless criticizes presumed job snobbery in Iowa education. He urges stronger emphasis on technical and vocational programs, arguing vocational training earns equal social respect and provides economic and psychological advantages. The piece counters the claim, noting many schools already offer tech curricula and liberal courses, defending technical paths.
Iowa faces rising juvenile delinquency after wartime dips and postwar spikes. Dr. Walter Lundon of Iowa State University notes a 22 percent rise from 1940 to 1949, a rebound to 2,213 cases in 1957, slight drop in 1958, and calls for local solutions rather than blaming New York. Judges, social workers, ministers, probation officers, and teachers seek suggestions.
A writer contrasts East Berlin and West Berlin, noting shoddy Soviet goods and empty streets in the East, versus modern shops and bustling commerce in the West. The piece extols free enterprise and human dignity, arguing communism stifles progress while capitalism fuels vitality.
A young mother in a relaxed moment points to children in front of the TV and quips that all is western on the quiet front, a line noted in Reader's Digest as a light remark on domestic calm after a noisy afternoon.
The writer Dorothy Parker quipped that the two most beautiful words in English are check enclosed, a witty remark highlighting finance and humor in a single line.
The 1959 legislature created a committee to conduct a fiscal administrative and engineering survey of Iowa highways, roads and streets. Members include Senators Nolan Hoffman McCurdy and Representatives Eldred Hagedorn Pierce, with non legislators Dougherty IAPA Iow a League of Municipalities Sutera and Teachout. Nolan chairs the committee.
The committee will scrutinize the formula for the state road use tax fund shared among primary highways secondary roads farm to market roads and cities. The 1949 distribution plan remains except the top 2 percent will favor cities through June 30 1961. Receipts for the year ending June 30 1959 totaled 93 892 716 81.
The article argues highway funding should come from highway user taxes and fuel taxes, a policy tied to the highway trust fund. It discusses weight distance fairness, tolls, and practical administration, noting fuel tax as the next fairest tax given Iowa's road grid and the need for revenue for federal aid highways.
A veteran observer recalls H L Mencken revealing both public grit and private warmth. He notes a vivacious conversational gift, voracious reading, and unwavering loyalty to friends, with anecdotes from the Algonquin era and a fond remark about novels.
A chart shows how Americans spend money, noting consumer purchases rose from 1950 to 1958, totaling 293 billion dollars after inflation. Foreign travel led spending increases, with gains exceeding eleven other items per the National Industrial Conference Board.
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