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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1967
Page
3
Movements at statehouse and federal level push truth in sending laws to require full cost disclosures to borrowers. Proposals by Senator Proxmire and Senator Ely seek plain dollar costs and true annual rates, to spur competition, curb deception, and help consumers avoid burdensome debt.
A writer questions police scope on juvenile smoking. Law bans selling tobacco to minors under 18 and requires school boards to prohibit tobacco use with suspensions or expulsions on school property. Outside school, no enforcement mechanism exists. parental guidance is deemed essential.
The ASNE gathering showcased high profile political contenders including Vice President Humphrey Senators Kennedy Percy Hatfield and Mayor Lindsay. George Wallace and President Johnson also hustled for influence with large security and extensive handshakes, signaling a volatile run up to elections.
Roscoe Drummond reports Eisenhower has not ruled out endorsing a GOP nominee in 1968. He prefers a candidate with ability, unity, and electability, with Romney and Nixon as likely options. Ike praises Reagan yet expects him to stay out of the race for now. A fall trip to Asia and continued involvement in politics through 1988 are noted.
Vice president Hubert Humphrey hosted a dinner with liberal figures including Joseph Rauh Kenneth Galbraith Arthur Schlesinger Jr Gilbert Harrison to ease rifts over Vietnam. The group, while admiring his defense of Johnson's policy, left skeptical and the liberal estrangement persisted.
Sen. Charles H. Percy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy addressed the same audience with contrasting aims and styles. Percy sounded like a presidential candidate stressing war and peace and East-West relations, while Kennedy spoke of press-government relations and the journalism school, hinting at the presidency but focusing on media dynamics. Both praised for youth and aggression, they pursue different paths to influence amid Vietnam debates and party dynamics.
In a letter to the editor a Parsons College student laments the loss of North Central accreditation and questions Doc Bob Millard Roberts' educational reforms. The writer urges public rescue for Parsons, arguing faculty quality and internal financing matter more than endowment, and pleads for clarity on the college's future and impact on America's educated youth.
Leland J Klaus of Colesburg FFA received the 1957 Farmer of the Year award at the closing session of the 29th annual convention in Cedar Rapids. John J Locher Jr led the United Hospital campaign as it neared a 1.75 million dollar quota with praise for Amana colonies and Fairfax. Cedar Rapids Raiders and manager Danny Ozark arrived at Municipal Airport aboard the Brooklyn Dodgers plane. Fans greeted them during the first Cedar Rapids visit.
Gertrude Stenner, women’s personnel director at the Quaker Oats plant, was elected state vice president of the Town Delphian Society at a meeting in Waterloo. Election of William M. Brandon of Davenport as district governor was announced at the New State theater as the Eleventh district Rotary clubs conference neared adjournment.
A reader writes that opposing communism requires backing the Vietnam War to prevent China driven expansion. The letter warns of Southeast Asia falling to communism, compares it to World War II, and urges immediate action, citing South Korea as a precedent with troops deployed to counter aggression.
Highway User magazine reports a study by Allan Goodwin of Orange County Community College Middletown NY. Analyzing parking in cities 50,000 or less, he finds small town residents rely more on cars and demand close parking, while large city residents are grateful for any space available.
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