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April 11 1968 brief item with local event notes and names mentioned in the page fragment.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
6
April 11 1968 brief item with local event notes and names mentioned in the page fragment.
The piece argues the first hurdle in Vietnam peace talks is where to meet. Hanoi favors Cambodia while Washington prefers another venue. It notes such disputes are routine window dressing and may even help produce durable agreements if talks proceed. If North Vietnam truly seeks talks, venue will be decided. if not, the timing reveals intent.
Iowa officials await a Woodbury county decision as U S supreme court extends equal representation to local government. The case questions at large elections versus township limits and potential minority seats in county boards and school districts.
The Iowa Board of Regents approved a 10 per month increase for married student housing at the University of Iowa to fund a new project. They added a credit amendment to pacify protesting students as rents for barracks-type apartments rose to 62 dollars 50 cents per month.
10 20 30 Years Ago notes describe Stan ley Vesely directing a program with religious music. Prof Paul Ray led musicians and the audience in the hymn Come Soothing Death. Fred Kluss Roosevelt high school principal named to the library board of trustees. An attorney for the Milwaukee railroad spoke to the city council about turning over part of the Kenwood viaduct at First Avenue and Thirty fifth Street formerly used by the street car company.
Nelson Rockefeller signals a possible run for president with a tough campaign plan in the GOP. He and Johnson reportedly share views on Vietnam and race relations, while lining up Thruston Morton and Emmett Hughes for a brain trust. The Justice Department moves to charge Stokely Carmichael with sedition after inflammatory calls to arm and strike back against white America.
Harris Survey shows Kennedy McCarthy and Humphrey leading Nixon in trial heats after Johnson quits. Wallace stands as independent. Rockefeller lags. Nixon leads GOP field in head-to-head matchups, while voters want candidates to actively seek the nomination and prove they can win and govern.
James Reston comments in the New York Times that the capital faces an intellectual crisis beyond the physical turmoil. He notes selective police restraint, widespread defiance of law, and questions over accountability for arson, insurance payouts, and the future of civil order amid rioting linked to a murder and racial tensions.
The Ohio World notes a historic space walk proving human capability in vacuum and hints at translating that ingenuity to solve terrestrial challenges. Public interest surges as engineers and policymakers consider new technologies inspired by zero gravity exploration.
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