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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1964
Page
8
The Cedar Rapids city council confronts a near stalemate between DST supporters and opponents. The issue is framed as a personal choice with no clear community-wide benefit, and the editorial stance suggests adopting daylight saving time aligns with national trend and the public's first instinct. Now is as good a time to join the majority.
The piece urges protecting mobile citizens who move between states before elections. It highlights proposals by Rep. Schwengel and Secretary Synhorst to allow ongoing voting rights in their former state or via a constitutional amendment. It notes about eight million of nineteen million displaced citizens were barred in 1960 and calls for guaranteed voting rights before the fall election.
The Republican Critical Issues Council led by Dr. Milton Eisenhower aims to shape the 1964 platform and influence presidential and congressional wings. It plans 114 issue papers reflecting Eisenhower moderates, excluding Goldwater, with friction evident between the council and GOP congressional leaders over portrayal of President Johnson and Panama policy.
Drew Pearson writes a letter to his grandson from Washington noting Michigan faces a deer surplus with about 600000 in the herd and a yearly fawn crop near 500000. He cites Michigan and Alpena officials, discusses deer starvation risk, and mentions hunters' role in controlling numbers and safety concerns.
Readers comment on Cedar Rapids animal welfare, urging funding for a humane society over a dog pound and advocating civil rights expansion. The letters touch on city highway plans, tax costs, and the social impact of redevelopment, urging balanced consideration of housing, parks, and transit.
The Cedar Rapids NAACP in April passed a resolution backing the civil rights act of 1964 as passed by the House and urging neighbors to vote for H.R. 7152 with no crippling amendments. It urges citizens to obtain a copy of the bill from senators and reads that the act guarantees voting rights federal access to public accommodations facilities and programs and equal opportunity in education and employment for all U.S. citizens. The group notes state and local governments deny these rights to Negroes and calls for federal protection in all states. It also endorses petitions and ads circulated by the Cedar Rapids-Marion Council on Human Relations.
1954 report notes nearly half of garbage setups inspected in spring alleys were illegal. Cake contest crowns Mrs. William Zaruba as Queen of the Range. DLC movement linked to Cedar Christian church class.
A letter questions Ambassador Lodge’s suitability for the Republican nomination. It notes NH primary results and Iowa polls showing some support, but demands clarity on voting record, conservative or liberal stance, and positions on civil rights, labor, social security, Cuba, NATO, Red China, and foreign policy before further consideration.
A reader condemns The Gazette for front page coverage of President Johns Easter weekend antics, calling the report petty gossip about his wife, beer, and fast driving. The critique questions journalistic standards and the decision to publish such items prominently.
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