Endorsement Debate Lingers After Iowa Primary
After last Tuesday’s primary, debate swirls over whether Iowa Democrats’ endorsement policy influenced outcomes. Smith won Senate nomination while Cameron’s bid lagged. Touchne carried Third District despite lighter backing. Observers note high vote shares for non endorsed challengers challenge the boss rule claim.
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Towa
Iowa
Mike Doyle
E. B. Smith
Ames
Gary Cameron
U.S
Congress
Henry J. Stoffer
L. A
Pat” Touchne
Stoffer
Smith
Cameron
Touchae
Ernest Seemann
Waterloo
Religion in the 1970 census sparks privacy clash
Federal officials face heated debate over adding a voluntary religious question to the 1970 census. Catholic proponents back the query while Jewish and Protestant groups resist, arguing it violates First Amendment freedoms and individual privacy. Supporters claim data aids government, analysts, and religious groups. opponents warn of coercion and ethical breach.
McClaughry honored for twenty years of service
Mrs. R W McClaughry executive secretary of the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board received an engraved silver dish from Realtors in acknowledgment of twenty years of service. President J Thomas Hoegen presented it at the Roosevelt Hotel.
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Claughry
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
J. Thomas Hoegen
Roosevelt Hotel
Georgia's White Backlash and Georgia Governor Race
In Georgia a pivotal primary tests white backlash effects on the governor race. Candidates include Ellis Arnall, Lester Maddox, and James Gray with Arnall leading at 44 to 20 and 19. The November contest pits Howard Callaway in a Republican segregation stance against Johnson policies.
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Supreme Court
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The
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Maddox
Gray
Howard H. Callaway
Barry Goldwater
Johnson job rating sinks to four-decade low in Harris poll
Louis Harris reports Johnson's overall job rating at 50 percent, down from 54 in July, with lowest marks in labor management and inflation control. Non-southern support lingers at 47 percent positive 53 negative, while economic anxiety and high living costs erode public confidence amid a nationwide airline strike.
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Louis Harris Dent Johnson
Mr. Johnson
South
Johnson
Republicans Promise Tighter Inflation Grip Over Democrats
The statement argues Republicans would better control inflation than Democrats. It notes a trend in Mr. Johnson's job rating over the last ten months, suggesting shifts in public opinion about leadership performance.
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Mr. Johnson
Johnson faces broad decline in public confidence at home
The piece notes a sharp fall in Johnson's domestic support across all seven key areas. It cites rising food prices, civil rights clashes, an airline strike, stock-market drops, and poverty-war controversies as factors in a summer of discontent. It compares Johnson's downturn with Eisenhower Kennedy and Truman histories.
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Johnson
White House
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Truman
ABC World Must Be Kept Open for Transit
John Chamberlain argues air routes must stay open to prevent communist control of global mobility. He links Greece in the late 1940s, Truman, Tito, and the domino theory to today’s jet age, insisting sustaining air terminals protects liberty and international trade.
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Constantinople
Readers warn of dangerous storm sewer grate trap
In a letter from Dubuque reader Orlyn Wathier and a reader from Anamosa, concerns are raised about a storm sewer grate on Fourth Avenue near the YWCA that has gaps large enough to trap bicycle wheels. The writer urges city action and offers testimony if a suit arises.
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