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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
6
Governor Hughes signals support for a substantial raise for State Superintendent Johnston as legislators consider disparities among Iowa superintendents. Read about current salaries, including area and county officials earning over twenty thousand, and the push for guidelines to balance pay across state, area, and private sectors.
MPHASIS notes driver self deception and Highway Research Board findings on speeding habits across demographics. It contrasts driver behavior with LBJ era criticism while praising a lunar probe public relations effort that avoided public backlash.
Louis Harris analyzes 1966 off year voting patterns with Democrats leading 55 to 45 nationally, but facing trouble in the Midwest and West where 29 of 48 new seats won in 1964 may be at risk. Civil rights and Vietnam shape the race as independents tilt Republican in some regions.
Two readers argue about rezoning Mt. Vernon road and 36th Street SE from residential to commercial. They critique council hearings, praise Mrs. Denmead, question Merchants National Bank backing, and urge a large eastward shopping center at Forty-first Street SE to boost tax revenue and growth.
Mary McGrory profiles Joseph A Beirne president of the Communications Workers of America and head of the United Community Funds and Councils of America. He argues private citizens must resist federal preemption of charity, urging leaders to volunteer and push for local needs while government expands welfare programs.
Texas Republicans circulate a confidential 1952 letter from Valenti praising Eisenhower backers and detailing tactics to flood May precinct conventions with supporters to outvote Taft. The issue is used to attack Democrat Waggoner Carr and Republican challenger John Tower amid current Texas political framing.
In 1956 the Junior Chamber of Commerce reported the failed 387 500 bond issue for two city swimming pools. Officials believed voters may get another chance in the November general election. A Cedar Rapids payroll savings bond drive was launched at a Roosevelt hotel luncheon led by Sutherland Dows.
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