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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
2
The editorial endorses the Community Self Survey, arguing truth is a civic duty and protests stem from fear of findings. It vows not to prejudge results, hopes to learn whether Burlington lags or leads in race relations, and believes uncovering discrimination could help solve issues.
The piece argues against unification concentrating power in a small policy group. It warns that excess centralized authority risks careless handling and urges more focus on checks and civilian oversight rather than military expediency.
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports a rural urban gap in medical care for Iowa children. Rural areas average 25 percent less physicians' care than urban areas, with 647000 children in semirural and rural counties. Hospital births are 89 percent, higher than the national rate. The plan urges a continuing committee, county health authorities study, and rotating pediatric internships in rural hospitals.
The author marks twenty weeks with the Herald, reflecting on past stabs at civic issues such as libraries and riverfront coverage. He jokes about lawsuits, typographical slips, and editorials while celebrating returning home from imagined overseas service.
Subscriptions offered at one dollar per year from the Burlington Herald office in Burlington Iowa. Contact editor Robert Payton or business manager Rolland Richardson at the Burlington Herald, 210 South Burlington Iowa, for mailing options and address.
The article describes a home grown self survey framework with no compulsion and community ownership. Dr. Herman Long of the Congregational Christian Churches and Fisk University assists as chief consultant to several surveys.
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