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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1963
Page
6
Henry Ford II and a group of prominent businessmen discuss a possible compromise tax reduction plan to replace the President's proposals. The piece notes the timing is late and questions their influence versus the President's and Congress's positions, urging smarter, more transparent civic engagement.
Statewide readers know our stance on the Iowa senate bill to make the state superintendent of instruction elective and to raise all nine board members to appointive status. We urge the House to reject it, preserve the board appointed by the governor, and keep the superintendent appointed by the board to ensure accountability.
A joint house senate subcommittee questions the Iowa highway commission expenses up to 1800 dollars yearly for five part time commissioners. The panel calls for clear legislative limits on annual expenses to avoid ambiguity for future appointees.
Reader urges the city plan commission to protect mature trees in Cedar Rapids as housing and commercial projects expand. A resident notes bulldozers cleared a stand on Mount Vernon Road SE and advocates leaving rear trees where feasible to maintain the city’s wooded heritage.
A Washington based column critiques the foreign aid debate focusing on dollars and cents. It argues the Kennedy administration overreaches by warning that deep cuts could lead to disaster, calling such rhetoric counterproductive to national security aims.
Miami's Havana adjacent exile scene hosts dozens of groups claiming to oppose Castro but few unified and many infiltrated. Alpha 66 led by Valentia Veciana battles internal splits with Commandos L, the Escambray front, and the DRE led by Luis Fernandez Rocha. U S pressure aims to curb arms and funds while tensions rise over funding and potential Castro agents within the movements.
The piece argues that large foreign aid cuts are likely but warns against policy riders that curb the President's control of aid. It stresses Congress cannot match the President's flexible, responsive diplomacy and that constitutional leadership on foreign policy should remain with the Executive in crisis times to avoid a weak, committee driven Cold War posture against the Soviet Union.
In 1953 the Coe Players opened Harvey in the college auditorium with Leo Delbridge in the lead. Sally Eggleston and Lois Hahn starred in principal roles as the campus season presented a Broadway and movie comedy favorite.
The Thresher disaster highlights unreliable underwater radio links between navy headquarters and Polaris submarines. Experts warn miscommunications could spur unintended actions or prevent a response in war. Navy orders cap dive depth and call for improved interservice communications.
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