Managed News Claims Stir In 1966 Election Year
The article accuses Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations of managing the news and targets Lyndon Johnson’s aides and Pentagon officials. Prominent figures including Adlai Stevenson U Thant and Eric Sevareid question official policy explanations as major dailies omit the controversy. The Citizen-Times declares the issue public and predicts it will dominate stories in 1966. INSIDE PAGE 3.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Pentagon
Adlai Stevenson
U Thant
Eric Severeid
U.S
Iowa
Citizen-Times
Young America Speaks high school contest announced by Linn County Republicans
Mrs J w Ballard president of the Linn County Republican Women’s Club announces a Young America Speaks contest for high school students in grades 9 through 12. Entrants must be Linn County residents and submit ten minute scripts to a panel for judging with five finalists delivering speeches for a $15 first prize. Second and third prizes are $10 and $5. Topics include Welfare programs Waste in Government Election Laws Communism versus Socialism Voter Apathy Free Enterprise Our Foreign Policy and Our States Rights. Contest committee includes William Abert Marion president of the Young Republicans John B Walters head of the Republican Forum Mrs Paul Palmer Mrs B A Jensen Mrs H N Steele Ted Lewis Angeline Thomas James Albert and Baird King with Merle McGrew advising. Contact Republican Headquarters for information or rules.
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J.w. Ballard
Linn County
Republican Women’s Club
Young America Speaks
Linn’ County
Ballad
William Abert
Marion
Young Republicans
John B. Walters
Republican Forum
Paul Palmer
B.A. Jensen
H.N. Steele
Ted. Lewis
Angeline Thomas
James Albert
Baird King
Sécreary
Merle McGrew
Springvile
Republican Women
Guaranty
GI Bill Likely Passage Aims for Peacetime Benefits
The piece reports on a likely peacetime GI Bill package advanced by House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Olin Teague after a press conference. It would mirror the Korea GI Bill but possibly with scaled benefits, including education, home and farm loans, and job placement assistance for cold war veterans. The Cedar Rapids Social Security office will stay open Thursdays until 8 30 pm in January February and March with a March 31 sign up deadline for Medicare and retirement benefits.
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Cedar Rapids
House
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Olin Teague
Tex
Teague
Viet Nam
Korea
White House
Labor Department
Mayor cites 1965 progress on removing blighted housing
Mayor Bob Johnson told the Citizen-Times that 1965 saw significant gains in removing substandard houses and bringing below code dwellings up to standards. He foresees further progress in 1966 as city county and federal agencies cooperate to expand programs against urban blight. He notes legal hurdles from absentee ownership and evasion efforts extending litigation and criticizes some real estate dealers for exploiting the situation.
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Bob Johnson
Citizen-Times
Johnson
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