Northeast Iowa Aims for Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Interstate
Spokesmen from the Northeast Iowa Development group urge the state highway commission to extend the interstate from I 80 to Cedar Rapids and Waterloo via a north Cedar Rapids Independence Waterloo route. They argue this alignment best serves the region and fits existing commission plans, cautioning against late changes toward diagonal routes that could delay 1 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Northeast Iowa Development Group
Commission
Northeast Iowa Group
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Independence
Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa
J. R. Coupal, Jr
Harry Bradley
Rockefeller plea frames arts funding in Iowa context
John D. Rockefeller 3rd defended state arts support at a St. Louis assembly, arguing arts nurture dignity, self fulfillment, culture, and judgment. Iowa kept $25,000 yearly funding for the Iowa Arts Council, resisting a cut to zero but below governor’s $30,730 proposal. the issue will recur as legislators seek education on art’s role in life.
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Iowa
Iowa Arts Council
John D. Rockefeller
St. Louis
William Saroyan
Iself
Rockefeller
Electoral college opinions and Michener quotes skimmed
Polls show 75 to 80 percent favor abolishing the electoral college, then doubt arises about voters’ understanding. Michener's book reports on-the-street responses, ranging from college values to barroom dismissals and campus turmoil fueling calls to flunk the plan.
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James Michener
Yale
Harvard
Rise of Francis Parker Yockey Movement Uncovered As Nazi Network
An investigation reveals a neo Nazi, Francis Parker Yockey Movement linked to Willis Carto wielding political power through front groups. The Liberty Lobby funded campaigns, financed speeches for congress, and controlled publications and a press operation.
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Francis Parker Yockey
San Francisco
Yockey
Adolf Hitler
Willis A. Carto
Liberty Lobby
United States
Hitler
Carto
Imperium
West
Carte
Congress
South Carolina
United Congressional Appeal
American Mercury
America
Noontide Press
Sausalito
Calif
Hanoi Still Bent on Winning by Default
U.S. policy in Vietnam is flawed and late, with Washington underestimating the enemy and overreacting on the battlefield. Hanoi relies on revolutionary warfare to undermine American public opinion while pursuing a paradoxical mix of maintaining a status quo while reforming it from within. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces are being worn down, Vietnamization advances, but the core risk is whether U.S. resolve will endure long enough to achieve ends.
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C. L. Sulzberger
Ong Kong
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Eisenhower
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
Hanoi
China
Kuomintang
Thien
Look Out for Dogs on Roads Causes Reader Concern
In a letter to the editor, Mr and Mrs Michael Boots of Route 1 Watkins recount the death of their 15 year family dog Lassie killed by a car on a road near their home. They urge drivers to slow for animals on highways and reflect on the grief and responsibility of motorists.
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Lassie
Michael Boots
Watkins
Letter on sex education in Cedar Rapids schools
Mrs. George Peters argues in The Gazette that sex education should be normal and ongoing for her child and peers. She notes multiple school levels and preschool, praising the Cedar Rapids system and high school biology for a complete view. Worcester doctor William Rickard is cited as a lecturer who supports such education.
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Gazette
George Peters
Cedar Rapids
Worcester
Mass
William Rickard
Castro’s 1959 Capitol visit cited feeding Cuba’s people
Fidel Castro told senators that communism would fail in Cuba if he could feed his people and that he did not plan to confiscate American interests. Other Minnesota and Iowa notes include a Cedar Rapids Marine recruiter, science talent winners, a mass hypnosis stunt, KRNL radio’s first anniversary, and a 1939 mud slide near Cedar Rapids.
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Fidel Castro
Capitol
Cuba
Castro
Edwin Brown
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Armed Forces
Iowa Science
Iowa Academy of Science
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Richard Davis
Ned Strain
Public safety head named from Vinton aviation veteran
Karl Fisher, a Vinton attorney and World War II aviator, was appointed by Gov. George Wilson to lead the new state department of public safety. A. L. Smulekoff received a plaque for distinguished service at the Cedar Rapids B'nai Brith banquet. Judge Arch Cohen of the Chicago federal district court spoke at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Fisher
Vinton
George Wilson
State Department of Public Safety
A. L. Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids
Arch Cohen
Federal District Court
Chicago
Nixon's First 100 Days Signal End to Vietnam War?
The piece argues Nixon’s initial months show a priority to end the Vietnam war, with cautious domestic reforms and a strategy to disengage from Vietnam while maintaining defense budgets. It notes bold moves toward peace and restraint on sweeping changes, shaping expectations for his first term and potential second.
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York
Nixon
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Ashington
Capitol Hill
George Lincoln Rockwell
Western
Europe
Russia
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Indonesia
Einstein
New York Times Service
the People’s Forum
Curt Harvey
Jacolyn Drive
Dr. X
Dayton
Ohio
Memorial Coliseum
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
KRNL
Jack Perry
Wally Schneider
Marilyn Miller
Bellwood
Ill
Tom Tuckahoe
New York City
Leon Lubinsky
Edward Chapman
Highway 30
George Clark
Johnson Administration
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Liberation Front
James
Reston
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