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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
11
The Cedar Rapids city council voted to follow the national trend by adopting daylight saving time from April 26 to October 4. The action reflects strong area wide support with neighboring communities and local leaders backing the shift, aiming to reduce confusion and encourage statewide consideration.
A California engineer James L Tanner proposes a radar like scanner to detect which TV channels nearby sets are tuned to within a three block radius. It would count audience by channel and time, with ongoing debates over privacy and voluntary public opinion use. The device could also sample opinions by having viewers leave sets on overnight, offering unofficial straw poll potential while avoiding direct legal enforcement.
A letter to the editor defends the Gazette for printing a Johnsons beer sipping incident. The writer argues propriety lies with the Johnsons, not the paper, and that mature adults should face full news coverage of their actions.
A letter signed by Washington High School students says Al Hirt and his sextet provided entertaining spectacle not pure jazz. They praise the audience reception and standing ovation while rejecting criticism as unfair to the musician and his style.
Roscoe Drummond argues that poverty amid prosperity must be attacked at its roots. He cites lack of skills, education gaps, work experience, and discrimination as core causes and endorses Sargent Shriver's practical program to help the poor become productive.
The installment system underpins the U S economy with 1963 totals at 53.7 billion dollars led by 22.1 billion in auto loans. Delinquency remained low at 1.75 percent, while concerns rise about shoddy merchandise and overextension. A DC case highlights debt burdens on a seven child welfare recipient. Door-to-door sales endure as a distribution method dating to frontier peddlers.
Local sports and civic items span Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Belle Plaine hires Rod Rust as head football coach. Miss Home Show nominees named. Victor Draheim named Fargo superintendent. Coe College figures elected to science academy roles. 1934 candidates and local appointments noted amid consumer fraud commentary and mail order warning.
Analysis from David Lawrence argues anti voters may swing party lines in November. Republican crossovers could back Johnson or Kennedy depending on vice presidential pairing, with polls needed to gauge turnout. The piece notes potential impact of civil rights reaction and pending legislation before conventions.
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