United States Presses U.N. Vote Rights Stand Over Soviet Dues
The United States signals a U.N. showdown by demanding the Soviet Union be denied its voting rights if back dues remain unpaid. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson delivers the memo to U Thant, aiming to frame the dispute in a propaganda context should Moscow withdraw. The editorial argues Russia will likely pay to avoid a global publicity loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mericans
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
General Assembly
Adlai Stevenson
U Thant
Sen
Barry Goldwater
U.S
Russia
World Organization
Language learning lags in U S amid global needs
The piece argues the United States remains linguistically underdeveloped despite gains under the National Defense Education Act. It cites Jacob Ornstein’s call for a nationwide plan to teach foreign languages starting in grade five, with six years of study and a goal of basic proficiency for every high school graduate. It notes challenges fitting a major language sequence into crowded curricula and suggests longer school hours or year-round classes as possibilities, while urging elective languages remain available and students to study them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
George W. Stone
Modern Language Association of America
National Observer
Jacob Ornstein
Ornstein
Denmark
Luxembourg
Norway
Machiavellian Tricks in College Classrooms
A Trans Action bulletin cites Penn State findings that male students employ elaborate Machiavellian methods to coax higher grades, while female students use physical attractiveness to boost their standings. Front-row engagement by girls correlated with higher grades, challenging earlier beliefs about gender honesty in academia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollege
Trans-Action
Washington University
St. Louis
Pennsylvania State University
Poor Fur Coat Prompts Husband Wife Exchange
Kreolite News records a witty exchange as a wife comments on her husband’s expensive fur coat with a quip about the animal skinned for it. The husband replies with a terse note of appreciation for the sympathy in the remark.
Atlantic Ties at Stake in British and American Votes
The piece argues that both the United Kingdom and the United States face pivotal choices in the coming weeks. It contrasts public reactions to Goldwater and Harold Wilson and notes Wilson's unilateralist stance on submarine bases in Scotland amid Tory strategic missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
United States
Britain
Goldwater
Harold Wilson
NATO
United Nations
Wilson
Atlantic
Murray
Congress
Mr. Wilson
Scotland
Hugh Gaitskell
England
George Brown
Brown
Gaitskell
Asia
Africa
Europe
Institute of Public Affairs Drives Iowa City Policy Research
The Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Iowa under Dr. Dean Zenor provides public officials with detailed background research on municipal and intergovernmental topics. Since 1949 it has produced over a hundred publications, with current Siouxland Studies examining Sioux City governance across three states and 239 units.
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Iowa
Sui’s
Institute of Public Affairs
Institute
Dean Zenor
Sioux City
Harry Smith
H. Paul Friesema
Frederick Sudermann
University of Wichita
Siouxland
Davenport
Iowa Falls
Hancher
Robert F. Ray
New York
Dewey
Zenor
Smith, Friesema
James R. Essex
Robert Senecal
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Memories and Questions Overwhelm a Father at Daughter's Departure
A father reflects on his daughter leaving for college with poignant questions about preparation, love, and the future. He recalls memories from childhood, wonders if he spoke enough, and notes time’s swift passage as he anticipates Christmas and upcoming ballot decisions.
New Dutch Elm Varieties Prove Disease Immunity
Dr H M Heijbroek head of The Netherlands elm laboratory program says a new generation of elm trees resistant to Dutch elm disease is being developed. Two cross bred varieties will be available in Iowa next spring and the Netherlands has lost 90 percent of its elms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
H. M. Heijbroek
Iowa
Heijbroek
Netherlands
Ica
Voter Registration Reestablishment Advice from Cedar Rapids League
A Cedar Rapids League of Women Voters primer explains that voters must register again to vote if they have not cast a ballot in the past four years. It notes that continuous registration requires at least one vote every four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
League of Women Voters of
Cedar Rapids
Dutch Elm Disease Reaches Nebraska Coastal Winds Challenge Trees
The text notes the 1918 recognition of Dutch elm disease and describes urgent breeding for resistant trees. It states coastal Holland winds limit survival to elms and reports the disease spreading westward toward Nebraska.
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Holland
Nebras
Habit Kicker on a Passenger Ship Joke
An elderly passenger shares a joke with a casual acquaintance about quitting smoking using a toothpick. The punchline reveals the husband died from Dutch elm disease, prompting the man to question the irony.
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She Gedur Rapids Gazette
New York Times
Kreolite News
Public Affairs Institute
Timothy Callan
SUI Staff Magazine
SAI
Virgil M. Hancher
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
SUI Service
John J. Murray
Coe College
Washington
Bobby Baker
Liberal Party
Labor
William S. White
Omaha World-Herald
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