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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1966
Page
8
The piece argues Congress and the President must curb private groups causing public disruption in labor fights. It notes politicians fear fall elections and calls for lasting public policy to prevent future deadlocks while balancing individual rights and public welfare.
Representative C Raymond Fisher of Grand Junction urges the Iowa liquor control commission to crack down on over serving at bars. He cites a study showing 47 percent of Iowa highway deaths in the first five months involved drinking drivers or suspected drinkers and argues for stronger enforcement and a more vigorous head of the enforcement division.
David Lawrence argues for a nationwide Peace Corps to restore order inside the United States amid riots and civil disobedience. He cites President Nixon and Edward W. Kuhn of the American Bar Association calling for authoritative legal guidance and a public appeal to churchmen, educators, and lawyers to reaffirm the rule of law.
A Cedar Rapids reader defends John Lennons right to express views on Christianity and condemns religious bigotry in response to Beatle airplay bans. The letter laments taxation, government control, and wartime policy, warning that society is becoming communist and criticizing Vietnam policy.
Letter to the editor argues against highway expansion north of Postville claiming it sacrifices nature and property without consent. The writer laments tree removal and loss of beauty while calling for fair treatment for farmers, who they say are the country’s backbone.
In 1956 Linn county selects Mary Ellen Martin of Fairfax and Leona Reyhons of Mt. Vernon as candidates for the Queen of the Furrow regional contest to be held at the All Iowa Fair on August 14.
The Cedar Rapids Rifle and Pistol Club asks the city council for permission to establish a rifle and pistol range at Van Vechten Park. The request aims to provide a designated shooting facility within city park grounds under local oversight and safety guidelines.
The series argues evolution may end as scientists plan to induce mutations. It explains DNA and RNA roles in heredity, gene coding for proteins, and how chemical mutations could yield beneficial traits. Noting past accidents shaped humanity, it cites thalidomide as a cautionary example and foreshadows immune advancements.
The office of U S treasurer has been vacant for 15 months after brain surgery sidelined Kathryn Granahan former Philadelphia congresswoman. Her attorneys sought a guardian in June 1966 while she remained in title as treasurer. The status raises questions about the role and necessity of the position.
Lieutenants assigned across the country support Republican hopefuls. John V. Lindsay quietly expands a campaign network, sending Robert Price to Massachusetts to advise Elliot Richardson for attorney general, Daniel Tessler to Illinois for Charles Percy, and Sid Davidoff to Maryland for Spiro Agnew, fueling speculation about Lindsay 1968 ambitions.
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