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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1968

Page

6

Rockefeller to Speak in Cedar Rapids Next Thursday

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller plans a Cedar Rapids visit next Thursday to deliver a speech as a Republican presidential aspirant. Observers weigh whether the talk signals a draft or a substantive policy stance ahead of the national party platform and potential early candidacy.

New York Nelson Rockefeller Cedar Rapids Washington American Society of Newspaper Editors Fettle Rockefeller Midwest Richard Nixon Nixon Republican Party

Western Iowa College site plan faces heat of locate debate

An advisory committee says a New York firm will recommend the site in the 38 county Western Iowa region for a proposed state supported college. Regents decide location from studies while weighing the need and funding for another college amid highway costs and other state finances.

OWA Iowa New York Cresap, McCormick and Paget State Board of Regents Regents Western Iowa College

Ball Will Be a Tough Dove in U N Post

James Reston notes President Johnson's choice of George Ball as ambassador to the United Nations signals a push for an honorable compromise peace in Vietnam. Ball, a former opponent of the war, is described as a blunt, legal-minded realist who will press for a fair settlement while remaining loyal to the administration.

U.N. Post James Reston New York Times Ashington Johnson George Ball United States United Nations Hanoi Washington Vietnam Ball Kennedy America Arthur Goldberg Sisted Goldberg U.N Johnson-Rusk-McNamara-Rostow Orlean Blue Ridge Virginia Viet Nam Europe Japan State Rusk Walt Rostow White House

Iowa Congressman Defends Civil Rights Bill Rhetoric

Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa argues the civil rights measure is a human rights bill protecting individual liberty and equal opportunity. He cites Iowa’s broad fair housing law, notes federal preemption, and says the bill is workable despite flaws, with nonviolent progress as the aim. He discusses gun provisions restricting interstate firearm transport for rioters.

Fred Schwengel Iowa Tion Dr. King

Public Opinion Poll Sees Johnson Popularity Rise

A public opinion poll shows President Johnson's rising popularity after pledges to curb bombing of North Vietnam and not seek re election. The poll hints at voter approval may hinge on promises to give up power or further steps.

Johnson North Vietnam

Black Defends Constitutional Faith as Free Speech Debate Grows

Justice Hugo L. Black rejects claims of shifting liberalism and defends a strict interpretation of the Constitution. In a three part lecture series at Columbia Law School he argues free speech must be protected but actions tied to speech can be regulated and emphasizes due process limits on judicial power.

Charlotte G. Moulton United Press International Ashington Hugo L. Black Supreme Court Black Earl Warren William C. Douglas William J. Brennan, Jr Abe Fortas Columbia University Law School New York Warren Group Clay County Ala United States Supreme Court

Wasteful Use of Metals Urges New Recycling Mindset

Walter R. Hibbard Jr of the Bureau of Mines argues in Science that America wastes minerals by discarding metals in everyday goods and dumps. He warns future needs will require reclaimed iron and other metals, citing millions of tons lost annually and urging conservation.

America Bureau of Mines Walter R. Hibbard, Jr Science Hibbard

Russians Emulate Us By Axe a Moscow Coach Fired

A Moscow track coach aged 59 was fired after years of training nonchampions. A school spokesman cited that the coach failed to contribute to society, while observers note broader trends of profit motive and centralized planning in Russia and the United States.

United States Moscow United Press International

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