11 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1969
Page
1
The Houston heart transplant case raises sharp ethical and legal questions about experiments on dying patients. Officials weighed life extension against unanswered outcomes, underscoring the need for sound guidelines as medicine treads into trials that may soon become routine.
EP Richard Drake of Muscatine leads 18 Republicans proposing a comprehensive update to Iowa election laws. Critics say the bill improves voter registration and poll process but could curb participation by tightening verification and machine voting time. Supporters favor extending branch registration and allowing broader ballot access with safeguards.
At a Washington luncheon hosted by John McCormack for Bryce Harrow, Democratic committee chairs quizzed Harow on Nixon programs while Rep. Arends quipped about the cost of haircuts. The scene shifts to a broader critique of fashion and societal change with references to Timco and Joe Pepitone amid a lively, satirical briefing.
James Reston notes New York has become a theater in itself with daily parades of fashion and spectacle. The city is described as a continuous masquerade where theater and nightlife spill from subways to sidewalks, creating a vibrant but chaotic scene.
Washington observers see cautious optimism in four power talks in New York as a possible path to a peace formula. King Hussein warns the world risks losing a chance for peace while Secretary Rogers notes the need for Arab acceptance of Israel’s right to exist remains distant.
The article outlines a possible peace framework involving a Sinai demilitarized zone under UN patrol and border adjustments in exchange for Arab-Israeli recognition. It notes doubts about feasibility, rising Palestinian commandos pressure, and risks of Israeli overreach that could fuel Arab sympathy for terrorism.
Drew Pearson reports that U S oil firms active in Arab lands allegedly fund Palestinian guerrillas through employee contributions routed via corporate funds. Aramco acknowledges sending clothing to refugees while admitting uncertainty over how funds are used. Exxon Getty and others face pressure from Gulf states to share oil profits with Palestinian groups.
Nixon favors simultaneous discussions on both nuclear arms and political issues such as the Middle East Berlin and Vietnam. Support comes from Brzezinski who calls the approach practical and realistic, arguing progress on political topics could ease arms reductions. Some critics warn of overreach, but the president plans to push ahead.
A reader voices frustration over widespread vandalism on April 8 harming cars and property, questions the representativeness of lawmakers, urges passage of stronger laws and empowered police, and thanks the police for their evening deterrence.
Iowa legislators consider lowering the voting age to 18 and include a provision limiting votes on hand issues to freeholders. Mrs. Herman Beebe Center faint.
The 1939 Iowa Press Association banquet honored Walter Merryman of Fort Dodge Messenger J Moore of Winterset Madisonian and John R Burrows of Belle Plaine Union for editor publisher excellence. Marian Anderson appeared in Des Moines with Gov wife Mrs Herschel Woveless. Cedar Rapids fire department trials introduced a five horspower quintuple unit. Science Fair delegates from Wilson High School earned superior and excellent ratings. Cedar Rapids city council and Linn County supervisors pledged to provide emergency ambulance service.
Vivien Buser was elected president of the Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae. Anna Barsa of Maple Grove school in Fairfax township won the Linn county spelling championship. Bessie Jonas of the Elly public school won the ciphering contest.
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