Schools Cannot Do It All Say Cedar Rapids Editorial Board
The Cedar Rapids Gazette editorial argues public schools cannot handle all sex education needs and must balance ethics and human relations with limited authority. It laments complaints from zealots and older readers while praising University of Town president J Howard Bowen on resigning, noting Bowen’s strong work and the regents’ search for a worthy successor.
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Cedar Rapids
J. Howard Bowen
University of Town
Bowen
Town City
Sirevius
Grinnell
Board of Regents
Dr. Bowen
Recount Denied in Subdistrict 1 Senate Contest
The state senate contest committee agrees no factual basis to reopen the machine tally in Subdistrict 1. Former Senator Joseph Cassidy sought a recount against Harold Thordson after a 49 vote margin declared Thordson the winner on election night and later flip to Cassidy on a recheck.
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Senate
Subdistrict 1
Senti Venly
Joseph Cassidy
Walwotb
Harold Thordson
Davenport
Scott
Thordson
Cassidy
The People's Forum Muses On Shelter Debate In Linn County
A reader argues against humane sheltering rules for horses in Linn County. He cites a case where a horse pasture with shelter was unused until a colt jumped a fence, was hit by a pickup, and had to be destroyed. He defends outdoor winter pastures as healthier and more natural for horses.
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Linn County
Colt That Fought Off Ailments Proves Its Merit
A veteran horseSample explains how the animal avoids common ailments and fatigue, performing reliably all day with no nervousness or fuss. The speaker cautions neighbors against hasty judgments, noting Mother Nature keeps horses healthy longer than people. The piece ends with a grieving note over a lost valuable animal and an elderly owner facing financial hardship.
Resignation Crisis at Public Health Nursing Agency
A nursing director Miss M Van Fossen resigns but is not accepted by her volunteer board. The action follows front page notices about two nurses resigning and one dismissal. The writer urges more coverage of health agency cooperation and highlights the Well Baby clinic at Mercy hospital with university students and volunteers assisting PH.
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Miss .M. van Fossen
Public Health Nursing Assn
Yor
Miss van Fossen
No Escape in Scheme for Fairer Taxing
The Nixon era is eyed for comprehensive tax reform proposals derived from a Fowler plan. The suppressed statement urges a minimum tax and limits on deductions aimed at reducing windfalls for the privileged and expanding relief for the hard pressed, with emphasis on direct measures over tax credits.
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Ashington
Nixon
Treasury Department
Stan Surrey
LBJ
the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Congress
Johnson
Fowler
David Kennedy
Capitol Will
Remembrance of Things Past Lifts the Burden of Reading
A New York Times essay laments readers stalled by long classics like Remembrance of Things Past noting six volumes and decades spent on the epic while praising its texture as a defining work. It contrasts half finished novels with enduring masterworks and questions literacy measured by how many pages are conquered. The piece argues finishing Proust may not guarantee superiority but illuminates reading ambition and self awareness.
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Thackeray
James Fenimore Cooper
Marcel Proust
Proust
Cooper
Trollope
Immanuel Kant
Kierkegaard
Edmund Wilson
Celine
Jerry Kramer
David Copperfield
Winnegan
Hans Castorp
David
Monsieur Swann
New York Times Service
Selection Process Criticized by Veteran Juror
Goffrey Lehman a 51 year old juror who has foremaned six times calls jury selection biased and undemocratic. He argues random selection would yield fairer results and criticizes pre trial investigations and peremptory challenges as discriminatory though he supports challenges for cause. Lehman says jurors are citizen judges and deserve respect as the fourth branch of government.
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Wiley Maloney
United Press
Yuennaneren
Francisco
Goffrey Lehman
Lehman
Telman
Tehman
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Finnegan
Madame Swann
Russell
Hawk
Ersok
Stata
Sirhan
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