Attack on Rats Prompts State and Local Anti Rodent Push
The piece notes a failed 40 million federal rat control program and highlights New York State's 4.5 million total war on rats funded locally. It argues local enforcement, including city ordinances forcing owners to kill rats and clean up, could advance public health and curb infestations. It cites costs, disease risks, and calls for grassroots action and conservation support.
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House of Representatives
U.S
Congress
House
New York State
New York
Cedar Rapids considers higher golf fees for nonresidents
Parks Commissioner Gardner floated a plan to charge Marion and other outsiders more to play Cedar Rapids city courses. He argued outsiders should pay their share for a course near Marion, noting current revenues exceed operating costs. The plan, seen as a trial balloon, would curb outsiders and fund upkeep, but critics say the city already covers expenses and profits from golf remain.
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Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Squaw Creek
Marion
Obsessive Old Man Faces Dismal Decline in Paris Dialogue
In mid June Prime Minister Harold Wilson spent hours with President Charles de Gaulle at the Elysee Palace. De Gaulle delivered a long tirade against the United States covering the European Common Market arms control and the future of Germany. Wilson, who had backed entry into the market, left troubled as details leaked through chancelleries.
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UN Childs Ashington
Harold Wilson
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
le Grand Charles
United States
Germany
de Gaulle
Wilson
Moscow Moves Toward Easing Arab Tensions
Roscoe Drummond analyzes Soviet shifts in Middle East policy as Moscow steps back from full Arab backing. He cites rearmament costs, risk of world war, and friction with Eastern bloc allies, noting a push for direct Arab Israeli negotiations while keeping Arabs dependent on Soviet support.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
Middle East
Romania
Israel
Poland
Yugoslavia
Moscow
This Day 1957 Highlights Iowa Events and Sports
A 1957 Cedar Rapids feature notes an ice rink project at Hawkeye Downs with an 18 man Holiday on Ice crew, plus Mike O'Donnell winning The Gazette City Amateur Golf title at Ellis Park by beating Dave Rossey. It mentions a cooler Cedar Rapids forecast, a 100 day traffic fatality record, and civic notes on Marion mayoral election and Bever Woods repaving progress.
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Bosches
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Museum of Science
Cinerama
Palace Theater
Kansas City Athletics
White Sox
Hawkeye Downs Grandstand
Cedar Rapids
Mike O’donnell
Ellis Park
Gazette
Dave Rossey
L. W. Remington
De Gaulle’s waning impact shapes Canada Quebec episode
The column reviews De Gaulle’s Quebec visit and Montreal fallout, noting his anti US stance, Quebec separatist tensions, and Canada's cautious bilingual stance. It contrasts his historic leadership with a perceived late-career misread of currents in Europe and North America, including the Arab-Israeli crisis. It calls his later years a struggle against history.
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Quebec
de Gaulle
Canada
Ottawa
France
Europe
de Childs Gaulle
Israel
Czech Festival eyed for Cedar Rapids event at Lindale Plaza
The Cedar Rapids editor notes plans for a Czech Festival at Lindale Plaza on Aug 17 18 and 19 featuring music dancing gymnastic demos coffee kolaches and Czech merchandise. Window displays and greetings will showcase heritage with support from Czech merchants and community. An earlier letter urges a larger Cedar Rapids showcase akin to Old Town Chicago for tourism.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindale Plaza
Prague
Sixteenth Avenue
Amana
Chicago
Francis C. Gillon
Meadowbrook Drive
Hats off to police and fire leaders in Cedar Rapids
R J Macnamara of 2317 Mallory Street SW defends police and fire protection, arguing for removing restraints on police use and praising their leadership. He urges perpetual appreciation and notes they respond impartially to all calls, with dedicated service beyond color or creed.
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Cedar Rapids
R. J. Macnamara
Mallory Street
Fair car ownership tax misread as ownership law
Forum writer notes July 26 that the so called fair car ownership law is a tax to allow operation on public property, not an ownership rule. Owning or driving on private property does not require a license. Tax dollars comparison with hunting and driver licenses is raised, while the right to own cars is not guaranteed.
New U S Setup Deemed Unlikely To Ease Bombing
McNamara’s latest briefing in Vietnam supports continued bombing of North Vietnam. He and Gen. Momyer cite reduced enemy infiltrations, falling US losses, and new electronic countermeasures enabling safer airstrikes. Weather and politics aside, Johnson sees bombing as leverage for a future peace push through 1968.
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Ashington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Robert McNamara
South Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
William W. Momyer
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
Hanoi
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Stanley Kolda
Jones County
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Paris
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Lester Pearson
St. Lawrence
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