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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1965
Page
9
The piece questions the wisdom of a Federal Reserve rate rise and its impact on Cedar Rapids. It notes potential political pressure and independence concerns, and flags risks of conflicting economic ideologies between government policy and FRB actions.
The piece argues automation will create more jobs over time, citing the earlier rise of the automobile and highway building. Eugene P. Foley of the Small Business Administration says automation should be seen as an opportunity, not doom, pointing to telecommunication and small plants gaining competitiveness.
W G Laffer argues at the dedication of the Clevite plant in Bridgeport Ohio that industry must lead pollution cleanup. He calls for cooperative leadership, stronger standards, and smarter legislation to reduce pollution costs while keeping the economy competitive.
A columnist proposes a five point program to fight pollution in America. Leaders from industry must rise or be replaced by government or public pressure, with shared costs, cooperative action, phased long term plans, and strong incentives including a 20 percent investment credit and accelerated depreciation. Uniform laws and stepped up research are recommended to spur spending and ensure fair play.
Reeves Hall argues against closing a state mental health facility and questions the Board of Control plan to scale back children’s hospital construction in Independence Iowa. He cites $5.61 million in 1965 67 capital funds including $700 000 for a new hospital unit for emotionally and mentally disturbed youths and warns of reduced care at county homes. He maintains a new children’s hospital was needed and progress is slowed by the board’s skepticism.
A small foot long metal strap connected Vanguard I to its third stage rocket and launched March 17, 1958. The Naval Space Surveillance System later identified it and catalogued the fragment as 1958 Alpha 3.
In Newport Rhode Island a conference discussed sea grant colleges to push an ocean engineering revolution. Dean Athlestan F Spilhaus urged ambitious plans including a trans ocean bottom expedition and breeding whales to develop sea resources, arguing exploration of the sea offers certain rewards while lunar ventures remain uncertain.
The China Soviet split widens as Moscow and Peking clash on Vietnam policy. Brezhnev Kosygin meetings loom while Beijing denounces Moscow and pursues autonomy in Afro Asian and Latin American blocs. Nationalism blocks a united communist front.
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