Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-17 | Page 3 | Iowans Reject Bill for Armored Vests

Iowans lowans Reject Bill For Armored Vests DES MOINES Iowa April 17 WIt W- W RIf If It Iowans lowans attending the Chicago world fair in 1933 want ant bulletproof vests they will wUl have haye to purchase the thc armor themselves The Tho house of or representatives in a facetious mood turned down a proposal proposal pro pro- pro pro-I of or Representative Ed R. R Brown I of Des Moines that the state appropriate appropriate 10 to outfit each Iowa Iown guest I at the fair with the vests He Inc of offered offered of- of an amendment to the bill setting setting set set- set set-I ting asido funds for tor an Iowa exhibit Although tho the vote ote was heavily against the amendment Speaker Francis Johnson Joined in inthe inthe in inthe the fun by announcing the decision was a 0 40 tie tic Then the house ordered ordered or or- or-I or dered the whole discussion expunged from the record I