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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1963
Page
7
Cedar Rapids plans a $10.7 million budget for 1964 with taxes up nearly $400,000. Officials say growth and new construction may offset part of the levy increase, but debt service and pension costs push the rise. The current millage remains 32.778, the lowest since 1959, yet future bonds and pensions threaten further increases.
The 1963 outlook for farmers shows little change from 1962 with livestock up and crops flat. Net farm income might reach around $13 billion, while income per farm could match last year's $3,537, despite a one third rise in operator income over five years. Government spending on agriculture tops $6 billion annually, price supports reach about 45 percent of marketings, and excess production persists amid rapid technological change and a shrinking farm population.
The piece outlines farm and nonfarm income disparities in 1962 including median earnings for farm families at 3418, regional differences, and the reliance on nonfarm income. It discusses small and large commercial farms, asset values, credit growth, organizational changes, and the low returns on investment, noting larger farms pursue efficiency and scale while remaining largely family run.
Horace Cap Hedges known for Big Ten officiating is highlighted for decades of behind the scenes leadership in Cedar Rapids. He actively promoted business and industrial development by convincing new industries to settle in the city, reflecting long-term impact beyond his athletic fame.
Hedges shaped Cedar Rapids economic climate and culture, guiding local industries and civic groups with fairness. He balanced private ventures with public influence, leaving a lasting impact on the community’s physical and aesthetic development.
A condensed historical overview traces the 1619 arrival of twenty Africans at Jamestown aboard a Dutch ship, their early status, evolving legal and social views on race, the rise of slavery and the cotton economy, abolitionist struggles, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the ongoing fight for civil rights into the 20th century.
A report notes that low returns on small farms indicate over-commitment to farming overall. Projections foresee fewer farms and changes in output types, but current government programs hinder these shifts and leave small farmers with unresolved problems.
A famous wrestler visits a country village and chats with a friend in a taproom. On a shortcut through a pasture they encounter a bull. The wrestler seizes the bull by the horns and rolls with it until the animal bolts away. He jokes that a few more drinks might have let him save a cyclist.
Stan ley Kramer in Moscow frames films like West Side Story and The Defiant Ones as a display of America's right to self criticism. He tells Russian audiences that honest critique by citizens makes nations plausible and aims to help Russians understand America, a point applauded by a Baltimore Sun writer.
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