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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1963
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Gazette editorial notes a clash over foreign aid. It cites a proposed $4.9 billion request, a Gen Lucius Clay led committee recommending halving this year's 3.9 billion, and a reduced next year to about 4.5 billion. The piece portrays strategic trimming and expects Congress to end up with roughly a billion more than intended.
A letter argues that a federal law limiting a boxer's take would not outlaw boxing but could end boxing by destroying earnings flow. It urges fixed percentage controls and trust provisions to curb managers and associates bleeding fighters, claiming boxing needs reform rather than abolition.
The page notes an Iowa income tax form with a tiny space for the official name of a school district. It cites Maquoketa Valley South Winneshiek English Valleys as examples and questions how residents will fit these long names in a one and three quarters inch box.
Conservationists report continuing risk to the Kirtland's warbler with only about 1 000 individuals left. A cooperative effort across Michigan agencies and private partners is cutting old jack pine to create new nesting stands near Mio in the Huron National Forest with a 60 year management plan to protect the rare bird.
An analysis by Harry Ferguson argues 80 of Americans are bored with culture while 36 million are engaged. The piece notes vast TV and radio reach, debates over violence, and studies by Gary Steiner on audience attitudes. It cites Nielsen ratings, congressional scrutiny, and comments by industry and scholars.
A letter to the editor argues that existing housing codes and regulatory hurdles raise rents. The writer contends that codes are inconsistently applied, and reflects on added costs from taxes, repairs, maintenance, and insurance influencing rental pricing.
In 1953 Cedar Rapids sees a UHF channel 20 filing and channel 2 dissolution leaving WMT free to build. Also six Congress era flood warnings and Iowa City track meet results with Gardner Van Dyke starring for Uni High. A 1933 flood near Cedar Rapids and local civic debates on rent and property renewal are noted.
The article reflects on changing parental duties from imparting traditional life facts to guiding children through college selection, delaying marriage until graduation, and supporting them through initial adulthood. It notes a shift in societal expectations and the parental role across generations.
Washington confronts a fresh surge of Democratic criticism aimed at Congress and the Kennedy administration. The piece argues that left wing reformers push to change rules, claiming to act for the people while attacking the institution's legitimacy. It questions who defines progress and whose country is being moved forward.
I fell across the tracks on Fourth street and Second avenue SE and a man and a woman helped me up. They wiped my face, checked for injuries, and asked if I needed anything else, proving there are people who help others regardless of who they are.
A reader notes that after a heading Thir ty Years Ago smaller bulbs were installed in street lamps and the larger bulbs may never have been replaced, leaving the streets dim in the past.
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