County school board faces apportionment imbalance on Linn County
The piece analyzes Linn County Iowa's four district layout for the school board, noting Cedar Rapids areas dominate budget influence with about 80 percent of funding while representing fewer seats. It urges reform to reflect population and votes more fairly. It also mentions a separate note about a Department of the Army mailer offering 1963 football schedules.
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Hether
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Board of Education
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Kosek
Mt. Kosek
Marion City
College Community
Linn County
Iowa
Kosek
Marion
Department of the Army
United States Army Corps
Minneapolis
Army
Camp Ripley
Open Sky Debate Reignites After Space Surveillance Talks
The piece notes renewed interest in open skies and space observation as Dr. Edward Teller urges legal guarantees for free space monitoring. It mentions a fragment from a burned Sputnik and a proposed sample from Moscow, while mocking petty disputes over space rights and forecasting future viewed as far from critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Teller
Russia
Moscow
Wis
Consin
Handt Upsets Strahan In U S Amateur Golf Card
In Oklahoma City Les Handt of Independence defeated Frank Stranahan four and three to claim a notable upset in the U S Amateur golf tourney. The page also recalls past local events from 1943 to 1933 including Bond Raid Night, Legion convention plans in Omaha, and other community notes.
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Les Handt
Independence
U.S
Oklahoma City
Frank Stranahan
Iowa Farmers and
Europe
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Joel Clark
Eskader
Melvin L. DeVore
Public Welfare Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Hahn
Robert Cornish
Roosevelt Senior High School
Iowa State Reformatory
Anamosa
WPB
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
The
American Legion
Omaha
Treaty Fosters a Letdown in American Air
Washington observes the limited nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union creating a sense of euphoria in policy planners. But anxiety over slackening congressional resolve grows as Congress already trims foreign aid, signaling more cuts may follow and a broader erosion of internationalism in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Soviet Union
Senate
Congress
Kennedy
West
House
Tito Visit to Washington Signals Yugoslav Independence
President Tito plans a Washington visit to meet President Kennedy and show Yugoslavia will stay independent from both the West and the Soviet bloc. Tito aims to prove he can maintain relations with the U.S. and the USSR without becoming a follower, while Yugoslavia remains unaligned and not in the Warsaw Pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Washington
Kennedy
United States
Communist Bloc
Stalin
Khrushchev
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
West
U. S
Soviet Union
Cuba
South America
Voice of America
Moscow
Greece
Castro
Goldwater Rising While Rockefeller Struggles for GOP Nomination
Senator Barry Goldwater gains momentum as delegates and supporters push for a Goldwater nomination. Rockefeller faces tax backlash and dwindling support, with party pros uncertain about his path. Key figures include John F Kennedy and Harold Stassen as dynamics complicate the race.
Trade with Communists Hurts U S Coexistence Policy
Drew Pearson argues the Kennedy administration faces a pivotal trade dilemma as West Germany profits from communist markets while the United States bears the cost of protection. He cites Romania shifting factory sales from the U S to West Germany and notes a 1962 prohibition on Hydro Carbon Research’s bloc dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Kennedy
West Germany
United States
Romania
State Department
England
France
New York
Hydro-Carbon Research
Secretary of Commerce
Luther Hodges
Percival Keith
Hodges
State and Commerce
Truman
Eisenhower
California Republicans Fear Rockefeller in Californias Primary Showdown
California Republican leaders warn that a Goldwater Rockefeller clash in the upcoming primary could occur a month before the GOP convention. Rockefeller argues the far right would mobilize, testing the governor against a senator seen as their captive. Some Eisenhower loyalists predict a convention deadlock and a Nixon outcome.
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Rockefeller
New Hampshire
California
Goldwater
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Willard Hayes
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federation of Labor
Lisbon
Solon
Nita Floyd
George Clark
William S. White
Roscoe Drummond
Drummond
Rusk
Miami Beach
Senator Goldwater
Mary McGrory
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
McGrory
George Hinman
Hinman
Ohio
Midwest
Rockford
Ill
Charles H. Percy
Percy
G.O.P
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Drew Pearson
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