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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
6
A paraphrased regional variant echoes the outer space rescue treaty urging humane treatment of people and cooperative use of land and sea. It imagines a domestic version stressing aid in need distress or emergency and respectful care of individuals to foster civic harmony.
Rep. Neal Smith of Iowa pressed for a bill to outlaw hiring relatives by members of Congress. After years of effort the measure passed as a rider, aiming to curb nepotism though noting ongoing reciprocal hiring. The piece cites 50 lawmakers with relatives on payroll and recalls Adam Clayton Powell’s wife payroll.
The Yale Daily News questions live-in female guests in male dorms, arguing dorms are cramped and privacy is key. It notes a proposed rule offering male students residential college living with limits on motorcycles dogs and female residents, or off campus housing with meal contracts.
A Geneva of opinions sketches how New York Republicans lack a unified establishment push to block Nixon. Rockefeller trails in polls but faces weak regional backing. Eisenhower’s 1952 surge is used as a cautionary parallel, while age and Johnson era loyalties shape today’s cautious, delayed mobilization.
A LaSalle High senior argues against canceling University of Northern Iowa instructor Edward Hoffmans teach-in. He cites parental and pastor pressure, media sensationalism, and the need for open dialogue on race drugs sex religion and war within a framework of free speech and education.
Two Southern governors face scrutiny over travel funded by taxpayers. Florida Governor Claude Kirk took a honeymoon flight to Europe at a cost of 1627 charged to the development commission while the Wallace governorship in Alabama has kept the governor and first lady away from the state for weeks. The piece notes promotion efforts by Safire PR and Florida GOP spending on wedding photos and travel by jet, with legislators calling for disclosure of campaign expenditure sources.
William Crissman was elected president of the Linn County Mental Health Center board succeeding Rev. Waldemar Argow who left for a Toledo pastorate. The Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber toy shop served nearly 1,000 children with Christmas toys as a Jaycee marine reserve project. State Sen. Alden Doud of Douds emerged as leading candidate to replace Willis York as state Republican chairman at Des Moines. Ford Motor Company President Henry Ford and wife visited Cedar Rapids guests of local families. The KCRG radio dedication program aired with greetings from Gov. Blue and Sen. Hickenlooper. Iowa beat Washington University 44-41 in St. Louis for its 23rd straight non conference win. Fire at Gatto grocery damaged shelves at 837 Third Ave SW.
A collage of historic notes recounts political intrigue in Florida with Governor Kirk facing deficit pressures, Wackenhut Agency money concerns, and a push for state funds while surrounding governors in Alabama navigate cross border politics. It also mentions a Cedar Rapids highway post resignation and a school board meeting aboard a proposal bus.
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