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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
9
A United States article argues for gradual metric adoption due to global alignment and potential long term benefits. It notes fears of high conversion costs but suggests phased upgrades in industry, manufacturing, and trade, with a pending $500000 study by Congress and a 1966 weapon measurement shift by the Army.
Washington analysis notes the Eisenhower faction forms the Critical Issues Council led by Milton Eisenhower. The group aims to steer GOP policy, pressure congressional leaders, and influence the 1964 nomination away from Goldwater and Rockefeller toward other Eisenhower-aligned figures. Enduring doubt remains about how far this effort will go and who eventually gains traction.
The piece analyzes China’s long effort since 1956 to simplify 70 000 ideographs into a staged transition toward phonetic writing. It notes the literacy challenge, dialect diversity, and slow progress, yet argues wide reading could broaden minds beyond Maoist doctrine and foster peaceful global understanding.
The piece discusses how flashy highway signs lure or repel motorists seeking meals. It notes chain branding like Burger Town and Pizza City shaping expectations, while a simple Drive-in sign such as Eats can prompt a quick stop. It contrasts loud dinner signs with the preference for modest roadside eateries.
Events across Eastern Iowa include Farm Family Day bringing 26 counties to Cedar Rapids for All Iowa Fair activities. 4-H member Ann Sadler wins a Dubuque county garden contest. runnerup is Bernice Pancratz. Notable sports include Jim Netolicky reaching Red Cross handicap final against John Davenport. Community notes cover hires in Marion schools and local band guest conductor Charles B. Righter.
Greek economy revives with private US aid led by Charles Politis and Tom Pappas. Politis runs a plastics firm employing 450, producing yogurt and milk containers and soon olive oil bottles. Pappas raises about 160 million to build a Salonika oil refinery, petrochemical plant, and steel mill with Standard Oil of New Jersey backing.
Relman Morin surveys Southern attitudes as desegregation spreads after 1954 court rulings. The piece contrasts governors Wallace and Barnett with critics like Carter and McGill, and notes varied reactions from business, students, and white communities as Negro voters gain presence in places such as Tuskegee and Atlanta.
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