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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
3
The piece critiques the Skybolt missile test as a stunt by hired help to pressure President with the aim to reverse suspending Skybolt development. It notes Britain’s protest, Polaris aid, and fears about military industrial influence and Eisenhower’s warning. The editorial calls for the President to make the decision himself.
A trend in Cedar Rapids and Scarsdale schools expands library role beyond books. Modern facilities integrate learning resources, independent study, typewriters, and seminar spaces, with after hours access. Central locations and independent operation boost service and return on public investment.
Highlights include a new automatic time reporting system at Northwest ern Bell in Cedar Rapids, a Chelsea invitation to Elizabeth II coronation celebrations, Nathan Updegraff named mayor of Sigourney, and G H Austin 67 president of Garwin State Bank who died recently.
President Kennedy and business groups press a coordinated push for a 1963 tax cut. Advocates argue lower rates accelerate recovery and balance the budget, while opponents caution on spending cuts and deficits.
Sara E. Miller argues against abolishing bachelor and efficiency apartments citing discrimination against elderly, pensioners, youth, and the unskilled. She questions the bill’s real aim suggesting rent subsidies or public housing could increase bureaucracy and control.
Henry J. Taylor recalls a Christmas Eve in Ohio when Uncle Ned and Aunt Madie borrow a boy for the holiday. The tale recalls warmth, Golden Rule blessings, cozy house scenes, a canary, carols, and the boy’s gratitude as he finds belonging and care away from his mother.
The Iowa Council of Churches joins a national effort to send blankets to shelterless and ill clothed people in war torn Algeria. Local churches collect blankets and 25 cent processing fees are requested, with distribution to four groups including the Red Cross and Catholic Relief Service.
A Monticello letter condemns Cedar Rapids and Dubuque deer hunters who ignored permission rules on local farms. It cites cars at NO HUNTING gates and walking past locked gates. The writer urges hunters to read the farmer hunter relationship, stop trespassing on posted ground, and hunt by the rules to avoid alienating landowners.
Midland Schools presents a concise look at historical wage levels dividends prices and tax amounts across 1926 1932 and 1910 to illustrate long term economic trends and local schooling costs.
A Freedom and Union remark attributes a sharp, sardonic line to Mark Twain about a politician's death. The note claims he could not attend the funeral yet sent a letter praising the event. The citation reflects a satirical stance on public figures and funerary ceremonies.
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