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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1963
Page
6
The piece weighs U S policy on Cuba and exiled Cubans actions against Castro. It notes bipartisan arguments and emphasizes public sentiment shaping decisions. The author recalls the 1961 Bay of Pigs era and the naval blockade as a gauge of American instincts.
The Iowa House declined to extend the 18 day limit on committee possession for the billboard bill banning Interstate highway signage. Despite 35 sponsors, Roads and Highways stagnated, prompting calls to invoke rule 50. Critics say the rule should be enforced or revised to maintain legislative prestige.
Marquis Childs explains President Kennedy maintains close, private correspondence with at least a dozen world leaders. The letters cover broad statecraft topics, reflect frank discussions, and are coordinated with the State Department, with 335 such letters signed in the prior year.
David Lawrence argues foreign aid is a shared global effort not a U S sole duty. He questions financing strategy and the assumption that billions alone deter communism. He urges multi nation organization and reforms for sustainable progress.
A survey of recent moves in state legislatures shows Washington legalizing licensed gambling under municipal approval, Wyoming reshaping rural urban influence, and Kansas debating a constitutional move to revive prohibition. The piece notes no state has a monopoly on political mischief, a comforting thought.
A letter from a resident praises a proposed housing code and urges public support at an April 10 meeting in the Coliseum. The writer argues landlords must invest to improve substandard rental housing and questions whether landlords deserve profits while endangering tenants.
A reader from Iowa criticizes Rep. Charles Balloun for proposing beer be classified as an alcoholic beverage to bar Indians from buying it. The letter questions discrimination, sobriety, and liquor policy amid debates on wet and dry voting.
In 1953 the Iowa legislature voted to allow sale of yellow margarine in rectangle form. The same year FCC approved a Cedar Rapids TV station by American Broadcasting Stations Inc owner of WMT radio. The item notes other regional interests from 1943 to 1933 including war bonds posters and local figures.
Lulu B. Secrist of Marion announces re election bid as Linn county superintendent. The Neighbors note a boxing bout where Al Pfander was knocked out. The Monday Art club and Anna Burkhalter guild revive the old fashioned box social and games at the First Presbyterian church.
Roscoe Drummond argues Prof. Ferdinand Lundberg predicts total federalization of government within 25 to 150 years. He cites unequal districting and the Vermont Stratton Burlington contrast as proof that redistricting and responsive state legislatures are needed to avert centralization and restore equal voting power.
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