No Farm Panacea in Guthur Rapids Editorial
The Gedur Rapids Gazette editorial argues Johnson’s Des Moines farm policy speech offers no new approach and the Republican truth squad fails to sharpen the debate. It notes parity as a recurring goal, cites farm income trends, and portrays both sides as frustrated by the ongoing farm problem after decades of policy.
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Johnson
Des Moines
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Kasson
Minn
Truth Squad
Worthington must base bid on better issues
The writer praises Lorne Worthington and other Democrats as strong contenders in Iowa, but criticizes Worthington’s campaign stance against Auditor C. B. Akers for focusing on tenure rather than substantive issues. The piece recalls past GOP primary logic and urges thoughtful argument beyond years in office.
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Lorne Worthington
Lamont
Iowa
Rep
Worthington
C. B. Akers
Indianola
Akers
Rep. Worthington
Lorne
Backstage With Barry on the Campaign Trail in Ohio
Barry Goldwater’s aides and speechwriters discuss the campaign strategy in Lima and Marion Ohio. The plan features the LBJ is soft on communism charge, attributed to Nixon and Hoover Jr. and later refined in Indianapolis.
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Barry Goldwater
Lima
Ohio
Nixon
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Goldwater
Indianapolis
Judy Rooney
Barry
Karl Hess
Lyndon Bird Johnson
Johnson
White House
Goldwater Falls
Marion
Scientists Split Over Nuclear Issue Linking Science and Politics
Presidential campaigns hinge on the nuclear question as scientists rally for Johnson Humphrey and Goldwater supporters. Notable figures like George Kistiakowsky and 30 Nobel winners back the Johnson side, while Strauss and Teller push for broader nuclear testing and security. York and Wiesner warn of a shrinking national security from arms race dynamics, urging a broadened test ban including underground testing.
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Ashington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson-Humphrey
Washington
George Kistiakowsky
Eisenhower
Harvard
Kistiakowsky
American Medical Association
Goldwater- Miller
Paul Dudley White
Benjamin Spock
Goldwater-Miller Committee
Homer J. Stewart
California Institute of Technology
Goldwater
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Edward Teller
Teller
Strauss-Teller
America
Scientists For Johnson
Herbert F. York
Defense Research
Jerome B. Wiesner
Kennedy
York
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Clemenceau
Miller's Augusta Stop Shows Campaign Fatigue
William E. Miller tours the South with a weary air and limited energy as supporters press him to defend Barry Goldwater’s nuclear stance. He faces hecklers in Wilmington and Hickory while his performance appears cautious and perfunctory in Augusta.
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Agusta
William E. Miller
South
Barry Goldwater
Hickory
N.C
Bill
Augusta
Readers propose a sensible homework reading list
A letter suggests a mandatory reading list for teachers administrators and parents drawn from current magazines. The writer argues for staged schoolwork matching grades and questions why homework should advance at each level and urges living in the present with gradual preparation.
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Reader's Digest
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Voter's Primer on Local Polling Places
The League of Women Voters of Cedar Rapids explains how to find your polling place. Contact party headquarters or the city clerk at City Hall for help or watch The Gazette for notices.
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The
League of Women Voters of
Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Gazette
Optimist club to receive honor award in 1954
John Strate president of the Cedar Rapids Optimist club learned from Optimist International that the Honor Club award would be given to the local club and to members registered with the club on July 1, 1954.
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John Strate
Cedar Rapids
Optimist Club
Optimist International
Georgiana Johnson
Decorah
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Richard Strother
Vernon
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Anamosa
Martha Headington
Decorah Farm
Seabees
South Pacific
Orville Rennie
Paramount Theater
Harry R. Moore
Tri-States
Moline
N. E
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George D. Roper Corp
Rockford, Ill
Dar Rapids
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Nebraska
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Montrose Hotel
U.S
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Coe
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