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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
6
The article surveys the Groups E effort in Cedar Rapids public schools as a five year-old concept and its ongoing review. It notes the aims to tailor learning to each child while warning of pitfalls and asking whether mobility flexibility clarity and public understanding are adequate and how testing guides placement.
William S. White argues that the United Nations is shaping U.S. immigration policy by pressuring the U.S. to deport Katanga propagandist Michel Struelens, amid broader fears of UN influence and anti-Western propaganda. The piece notes a Senate inquiry finding no evidence of improper funds and contrasts U N actions with other foreign voices tolerated in the United States.
The Des Moines city council approved a resolution in favor of liquor by the drink in Iowa. It urged continued bottled liquor sales, higher taxes on liquor drinks, and strict licensing controls. Caution urged to avoid urban rural blame and frictions in broader city policy.
A column contrasts biblical peace with ongoing Israeli Syrian border violence. It cites Oct to Dec incidents including tractor and settlement attacks, UN observations, and protests, framing Syria as rising anti Israel sentiment post Egypt split while noting strategic missile shifts under McNamara and Kennedy proposals to Britain.
The piece argues world leaders lack economic training, blaming Kennedy and others for poor fiscal forecasts. It claims politicians profit from rhetoric while the public bears tax burdens, citing an average federal tax of $864 per person and $3,456 per family, with April 16 as the work start date for Americans.
The piece reports Senator Kennedy counsels his brother Ted to avoid talk in the Senate, prompting Ted to seek a seat on the labor committee and frame his stance amid the school aid controversy. It also notes Eisenhower backing Bill Scranton for the 1964 GOP nomination and critiques of Skybolt and Blue Streak context.
The Bonn district court ruled the incident where a civil servant rested his elbows on a desk and slid them causing his head to hit the desk edge is not an accident suffered on official time or a work casualty, stating it rests on principle.
A Midland Schools item offers a humorous proverb about thrift and clever risk taking. It notes the idea that one small purchase can affect the rest of the plan, implying a wry observation on frugality.
City council reveals a five year plan to double Cedar Rapids' sewage disposal capacity and curb river pollution. The proposal foreshadows major upgrades to the treatment system with significant municipal investment and timeline details.
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