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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1963
Page
6
The Iowa senate voted for Kerr-Mills medical aid funds aimed at countering Kennedy administration Medicare plans funded by social security taxes. The next day the same body rejected free enterprise by banning below cost milk sales, highlighting stark political inconsistency.
The city plan commission calls for a deep review of Cedar Rapids zoning noting pace exceeds comparable cities. It urges aligning zoned uses with actual projects, limiting frequent spot changes, and balancing flexibility with the city’s orderly development.
William S. White surveys Harold Wilson as a possible prime minister, noting his cautious stance on nuclear policy and Western defense. He questions Labor’s readiness to sustain Britain’s alliance, warns of a domestic-focus drift, and compares Wilson to a modern Henry Wallace figure. The piece foresees power tempering ideals.
A fall guy boss declares the job needs a very responsible person while the applicant quips that they are always blamed when things go wrong, highlighting a humorous workplace dynamic.
Marquis Childs examines how Wyoming became a testing ground for John Birch tactics against liberal Senator Gale McGee. He details right wing funding, radio propaganda, intrastate organizing, and midterm shifts as 1958 class battles to hold or lose seats amid a small state’s political mobilization.
A Cedar Rapids landlady supports updating housing rules, arguing state code enforcement lapsed yet the new code can raise living standards without harming investments. She cites gradual improvements, rent adjustments, and shared benefit among landlords, tenants, and the city.
A salesman, frustrated with the front office, wires his boss demanding an immediate raise or quitting. The reply mockingly counts from one to ten, underscoring the stalemate in the relationship between salesman and management.
James Free, eighth grade coach at McKinley and Franklin High Schools, wins presidency of the Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers, AFL. Also noted are park golf course superintendent change, local farming and swimming achievements, film stars Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in Random Harvest, and a city council road petition from Stump Town with RF C relief funds discussed.
In a letter to the editor the speaker challenges landlords who fall short of minimum housing standards. The piece argues the city’s proposed ordinance requires minor upgrades within a year and major ones after three years, blaming noncompliant landlords for higher rents and unfair competition. It defends conscientious landlords and urges enforcement of the state code to protect tenants.
Rep. Wayne Hays introduces a resolution urging Kennedy to study non voting delegates for Canada in the U S Congress and for similar representation in Canada’s Parliament. The idea stems from deepening defense ties and calls for better diplomatic dialogue between the two nations.
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