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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
2
Iowa Highway Commission outlines a five year program aimed at Cedar Rapids with substantial allocations. The plan emphasizes early identification of needs and rapid local consensus, promising action rather than mere promises. The article notes progress toward fair funding and balancing past perceived underinvestment.
A Des Moines district judge blocked immediate statewide property value changes. The ruling accepts timing as a valid reason to pause comprehensive revaluations, while urging continued pursuit of parity. Counties face deadlines and may pursue legislative timing realignment or local reappraisal as alternatives.
District Judge Eads proposes a Friend of the Court office in Linn County to locate delinquent nonpaying parents and issue contempt charges after notices. The plan, already in use in two Iowa counties, would employ part time lawyers to pursue delinquencies and relieve the county attorney of uncollected support.
In a tight election, French voters chose De Gaulle for head of state while backing his opponents on Common Market NATO and Britain. They gave De Gaulle 45 percent and his rivals 55 percent, signaling desire for his stabilizing leadership but a shift away from his foreign policy stance. If unresponsive, voters can deny Gaullists a parliamentary majority next year.
The piece analyzes the Federal Reserve Board's decision to raise interest rates amid White House warnings and budget timing. It argues the administration misreads deficits, warns of inflationary risks, and questions the Fed's independence versus political control, highlighting bankers' influence and LBJ era tensions.
In 1955 the University of Iowa campus was chosen for a new 300000 dollar State Historical Society building. The State Board of Regents approved the site at the northeast corner of Iowa avenue and Gilbert street.
Drew Pearson argues Robert McNamara could move to the White House as assistant president, with Cyrus Vance poised to take over as secretary of defense. The column traces Vance’s rise from Wall Street law firm to deputy secretary and his LBJ connections, noting his steadier, less brusque approach than McNamara.
The forum argues that a revived Dirksen amendment seeks to override the Supreme Court on one person one vote. Proponents hope to gain gains in exchange for immigration act support. The plan would let some urban voters carry more weight and weaken majority rule, risking equal protection. It calls for defeat in the next Congress and preservation of equal representation.
Mrs. Robert C. Valley of 1516 Twenty-sixth Street SE urges city to install street lighting along the new race track route near Van Vechten Park. She notes residents have funded yard lights and emphasizes safety at night.
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