PTA program strides in Iowa call for higher education funding
The Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers backs ambitious requests including raising state aid to schools from 18.5 million to 35.09 million, boosting state education institutions, and creating a statewide educational television network. It urges legislators to find new revenue sources while noting the need to address reapportionment as called by the state constitution.
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Sioux City
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
State Board of Education
PTA
Iowa Senate
Reapportionment Critique Hits Core of Representative Government
A political commentary warns that failure to reapportion would strike at the heart of the nation’s system of representative government, urging action to preserve fair representation.
Dorothy L Kniss Remembered as Beloved Johnson School Teacher
Dorothy L. Kniss, longtime Johnson school kindergarten teacher, was celebrated for her patience, devotion, and skill in shaping young minds. Her influence reached generations of students and families, with former pupils already planning a memorial after her passing.
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Dorothy L. Kniss
Johnson School
Johnson
Getting Too Close Exon THE BEGINNING
The piece recalls Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's European probe and warns of potential danger if she stays long in Moscow. It notes Berlin's Communist agitation and questions the risks of a Western woman traveling in the Soviet Union, suggesting hardship for a female U.S. senator.
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Exon
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Europe
Berlin
Maine
Moscow
Siberia
U.S. Senate
Mountaineer Says Eisenhower Wins Election by Name Length
Journalist Ben Lucien Burman recalls a Kentucky mountaineer who claims to predict election outcomes by the length of a candidate’s name. The old man asserts Eisenhower will win, arguing longer names have historically prevailed.
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Kentucky
Cumberland Mountains
Mundy Tolliver
Manchester
Judge Honey
Passion Play of the Black Hills Presented in Memorial Coliseum
Ten years ago the Passion Play of the Black Hills was staged at Memorial Coliseum sponsored by the Young Men's bureau. Linn county October old age aid averaged 31.34 dollars versus the state 29.73, with 1605 of 507...
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Black Hills
Memorial Coliseum
Young Men's Bureau
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
American Society For Metals
Henry Houseman
John Fielding
University of Iowa
G. H. Taylor
Belden Hill
Mississippi Valley Baseball League
Kiwanis Club
Union Pacific
B. B. Hickenlooper
State Legion
Young Republicans
Liberia’s Tubman Faces White House Welcome Tug
Liberia’s President William Tubman weighs how to accept a White House welcome and a 4 million dollar aid program while fearing political backlash among Black voters. The trip draws ties between Liberia, Pakistan allies and U.S. electoral interests as Ike signals campaign impact.
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Liberia
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
Washington
Tubman
Eisenhower
Middle East
United States
Nehru
Burma
Ceylon
Indonesia
Africa
White House
Ike
Denver
Nixon
Dulles
U.S
Indianapolis
Summerfield
Demos Bungled Unemployment Says Wartime Records Prove Republicans Right
David Lawrence argues Democrats failed to curb unemployment outside war periods. The piece compares 1949 and 1950s data, noting WW II and the Korean War boosted job figures, with the current Eisenhower era showing lower peacetime unemployment and fewer wars.
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Eisenhower
White House
Truman
Korea
United States
America
Dixon Yates power contract drama takes center stage
The Dixon Yates power contract faces a renewed Senate Judiciary inquiry after earlier hearings by the joint Senate House Atomic Energy committee. Democrats call it a public funds steal, while Republicans argue it saves taxpayers money. The TVA sought $100 million for a Fulton boiler plant to feed the atomic program at Paducah, with private firms Dixon and Yates proposing a $100 million Arkansas project to sell power to the government at $20.57 million annually.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Joint
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
U. S
Messrs
Dixon and Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Central South
TVA
Fulton
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Paducah
Eisenhower
Congress
AEC
Memphis
Edgar H. Dixon
Middle South Utilities, Inc
E. A. Yates
The
Southern Co
Arkansas
Dixon
Yates
Tey
Steve Mitchell
Bobby Jones
Southern
Jones
Mitchell
Mrs. O
Forum Letter Critics Stringfellow Withdrawal
A reader criticizes Rep Stringfellow for not fully withdrawing and questions others who flaunt war records. The letter also comments on speeding enforcement and warns about dangerous driving in Oakdale and Maplewood, Missouri.
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Rep. Stringfellow
Too Many Horns In City Probed For Wedding Paries Noise
A resident appeals for a law to curb car horn use at wedding parties after observing three incidents in two weeks. The complaint highlights disruptive noise affecting streets and neighbors. City authorities consider measures to limit horn honking during celebrations.
Name Please
Readers submit letters without signatures and addresses, but the forum prints only those with names and locations. Policy favors publishing letters in original form unless length forces edits, ensuring readers know the source of opinions even if views are questioned.
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Washington
William V. S. Tubman
Republic of Liberia
Tubman
Dewey
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
U.S
Liberia
United States
Republican Party
Health news and business in medical publicity
A columnist laments medical practice turning into a business and explains how doctors court newspaper publicity. He recalls early bronchoscopy fame and notes modern medical societies push sensational preconferences coverage for local papers.
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Pittsburgh
Aunt Polly
Uncle Pete
Getting Close to the People Election Day
Bugs Baer notes election fever as seven shopping days remain before November’s key Tuesday. He jokes about candidates swiveling chairs and resting desks while the public grows suddenly interested, and observes winners and losers face committees or investigations after the vote.
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Honey
Stevenson
Carl D. van
Vechten
C. D. van Vechten
Walter Peterson
George B. Douglas
Fred W. Bailey
James J. Bever, Jr
J. Stuart Davis
Henry S. Ely
Joan A. Reed
W. R. McEwen
Florence Mae Wolfe
Mabel Henderson
George Clark
Drew Pearson
Pearson
By David Lawrence
Demos
Democratic Party
Lawrence
Frederick C.othman Dixon-Yates
Dixon-Yates
Othman
the People's Forum
Robert Bailey
Oakdale
Rubes
George Lee
Maplewood, Mo
Wm. Brady
M.D
Bugs” Baer
Union
Alaska
Hawaii
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