Cedar Rapids school audits by state office urged as election issue
A Cedar Rapids school board candidate claimed State Auditor Lloyd Smith favored shifting annual audits back to the state office from private firms. The district uses joint private firms with state approval, a system continued for three years, with no evidence of problems or a need for change.
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Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Smith
Loren Worthington
Worthington
Otto Wiedersberg
Smith
C. W. Ward
Wiedersberg
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company
Certified Public Accountants
Iowa
New Self Serve State Liquor Store Planned for Linn County
The Iowa Liquor Control Commission announces a new self serve liquor store to open by May 1 on Center Point Road NE near Forty-second Street in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids facility will balance access, adding a 4,800 square foot building with parking for 30 cars for Linn County residents.
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Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Center Point Road
Forty-second Street
Linn County
Fifth Avenue
West Side
Marion
Polk
Black Hawk
Scott County
Woodbury
Scott
Clinton and Webster
Cedar Rapids
Commission
Kennedy Turns Aside Nomination Pressures For Courage
In a measured decision Senator Edward Kennedy refused a presidential bid as a memorial to his brothers and held firm under pressure. The piece lauds his inner poise, independence, and steadfastness, noting his advice to others and his readiness to earn the presidency on his own.
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Ashington
Edward M. Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy
de- Drummond Cision
Teddy
Robert
LBJ
McCarthy
Los An
Geles
Kennedy
Chicago
McCarthy and
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
For Continuity a Nixonite in Peacework
James Reston argues that President Johnson and his aides pursue diplomacy with lasting U S effects. Vietnam peace talks at Paris and NATO consultations on keeping 250000 U S troops in Europe illustrate ongoing policy shaping beyond Johnson's tenure.
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James Reston
New York Times Service
York
Johnson
United
Paris
Vietnam
NATO
U.S
Europe
Continuity in diplomacy depends on shared representation
The piece argues for inviting presidential candidates to participate in major foreign talks to ensure policy continuity. It cites Roosevelt Dewey and Truman Attlee precedents, notes Johnson must inform Nixon, and says Humphrey already participates. Nixon would risk misalignment but could benefit from early involvement to transition smoothly.
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Humphrey
Nixon
Johnson
Roosevelt
United Nations
League of Nations
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Europe
Czechoslovakia
U.S
United States
Texas
Vietnam
White House
Washington
Chicago
Abe Fortas
Senate
Fortas
Leash Law Debate Sparks Citieside Letter to Editor
Mrs Delmar Runquist argues for a cat licensing law to protect birds and gardens from roaming cats. She criticizes leashless dogs, roving beer parties, and night noise while urging a just cat law or dog relief.
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Adlai Stevenson
City Hall Notes On Cats Dominate City Politics
Sept 1 notes claim cats outperform dogs in city hall lobbying and merit university medicine entries. The writer suggests a high tax ordinance to prevent cats being insulted by dogs and proposes rabies coverage and tagging owners as enforcement ideas.
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City Hall
College of Medicine
Gazette Letters Policy Encourages Submissions
The Gazette invites reader letters on issues or events not personalities. Submissions should be concise, about 400 words, one per writer per month, with name address and signature followed by a telephone number for authenticity. Anonymous letters are not published.
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Gazette
Miss America 1959 Mary Ann Mobley Named
The year 1959 Miss America is Mary Ann Mobley, a University of Mississippi senior with television ambitions. The pageant winner, described as a brown haired southern belle, aims for a TV career after her coronation.
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Charles “Stoney” Jackson
Elbin Cleveland
Helen Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
L. L. Cleveland
Clinton
Order of de- Molay
Mississippi
Mary Ann Mobley
University of Mississippi
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post to sponsor Cedar Rapids air show
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 788 voted to sponsor an air show in Cedar Rapids on September 25. Beulah Wolf, 4, of route 4, was struck by a car driven by a Cedar Rapids motorist, with injuries not deemed serious.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cedar Rapids
Beulah Wolf
Route 4
Sawed Off By Committees Planks on Ethics Got Nowhere
A Washington column notes widespread reform resistance on Capitol Hill. Reformers like Don Rumsfeld and Joe Reznick face opposition from the entrenched bipartisan clique led by Sen. Dirksen and Rep. Boggs. Efforts at the Democratic and Republican conventions to add ethics planks were defeated in hearings and by party leadership.
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Ashington
Capitol Hill
Don Rumsfeld
R-Ill
Joe Reznick
D-N.y
Congress
House
Miami Beach
Illinois
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Chicago
Humphrey
William Welsh
Louisiana
Hale Boggs
Democratic
Dirksen
Boggs
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