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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1966
Page
15
After months of study Cedar Rapids officials approve removing the ORC and B building and redeveloping the First avenue block. The plan promises a stronger downtown but risks the Order of Railway Conductors and Brake men leaving the city, a loss officials hope to avoid.
Cedar Rapids school board weighs after hour bus transport for Kennedy high and Jefferson district students. Critics say equal access demands a broader policy, while supporters cite a temporary solution tied to a future Kennedy short haul. The piece also condemns a recall petition against Mayor Robert M L Johnson, praising Cedar Rapids Labor Assembly for distancing from the effort.
In Manchester New Hampshire a preserved Merci boxcar stands behind glass as a relic of postwar Franco American friendship. The author recalls 1948 dedication and urges President Johnson to visit Paris to restore close ties between the two longtime allies.
A three week report from South Vietnam argues the American presence dominates decisions and stifles Vietnamese leadership. It notes Vietnam’s army shifts to village security roles while educated youths withdraw, and highlights the Saigon assembly as the best hope for representative government despite Communist influence.
States face rising spending needs for crime, slums, education, welfare and transportation. Governors from both parties urge President Johnson to back revenue sharing now and expand it later, aiming to restore fiscal balance and curb federal control.
The People's Forum argues the Iowa vehicle safety inspection plan is outdated and ineffective arguing no drop in deaths and concerns of patronage. A Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior class division proposal is criticized urging study of Hoover Des Moines precedent and a Dec 19 school board meeting involvement.
Cedar Rapids City Council approved the retirement of Police Chief William Kudrna after 27 years on the force and accepted his resignation set for January 22. John Graves, 33, named personnel officer to establish job classifications records recruitment training and rules. Cedar Rapids teachers to receive a $35 cost of living bonus. 26 civic groups helped plan a $300 total bonus, but no method was agreed. Cold snap grips the area with subzero forecasts and cargo protection warnings. Clyde Tolson, a Cedar Rapids native and former 1936 assistant, noted.
FBI Director Edgar Hoover commanded agents who staged a nearly hour long gun battle in New York to capture gangster Harry Brunette. Tolson, son of Cedar Rapids residents J W Tolsons, had gone to Washington in 1918 to join the G men.
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