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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
4
The article notes Marion leads Cedar Rapids in total levies for 1963 due to a stronger school-system rate, suggesting school district consolidation could outweigh municipal changes. It argues taxes are only part of a sister-city relationship and urges joint scrutiny of school and municipal issues for long-term community impact.
The latest Gallup poll shows Kennedy Eisenhower Churchill Schweitzer Hoover MacArthur and others as the top admired figures in public life. The group emphasizes ethics and statesmanship while celebrities are scarce with Bob Hope as a notable exception.
A humorous musing on weather scales suggesting measuring cold from the freezing point rather than the zero line. The essay notes how 18 below seems mild compared to 30 below and jokes about describing heat as 100 in the shade in an Iowa August.
Salvation Army Captain William Benton announced in 1952 plans to open a Cedar Rapids men’s rehabilitation center. City officials planned a bus survey before deciding on Cedar Rapids City Lines fare requests. Local civic groups supported New Year prayer services and community activities.
President Kennedy’s decision to risk nuclear war to stop a Caribbean missile base reshaped Cold War currents. Latin America hardens toward a hard line while Castro remains isolated. In Asia, the year ends with no clear victory but a slowed communist advance and shifts away from neutrality as India realigns.
The 1963 outlook credits President Kennedy with shedding timidity and solidifying leadership amid Cuba as a watershed. It predicts a strong, decisive foreign policy and suggests reducing UN interference while domestic reform may reflect Democratic left demands, signaling a challenging cold war year ahead.
A 1960s commentary argues that powerful unions corrupt leadership harms public interest and prompts legal reform. It cites convictions of Teamsters officials such as Beck and Coralla, notes the $180 million Central States Pension Fund funding varied ventures, and urges self regulation to avert broader governmental intervention.
Rep. Wright Patman will release a report charging that 111 large Federal Reserve banks loaned 1,242 loans totaling 191 million dollars to other banks with 10 percent or more stock collateral. In Dallas 61 loans totaling 27.5 million dollars are cited with stock in 59 banks pledged.
Jordan L Jaeger argues that Jehovah's Witnesses deserve access to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, noting veterans among their members, their law abiding stance, and willingness to pay taxes for the building's upkeep. He questions deportation and condemns antiJehovah rhetoric, citing service in WWII and opposition from communists.
A reader criticizes the Iowa governor elect for pushing liquor by the drink, questioning the impact on families and society. The letter urges a higher standard and better example for youth and the nation.
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