Turn back the clock to a five year census push
The article argues for a census every five years instead of ten, noting historical patterns in the United States and Iowa. It cites population growth, revenue pressures, and mobility as reasons to shift from decennial to quinquennial counts, favoring the federal Census Bureau to conduct interim censuses.
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U.S. Senate
House
United States
Virginia
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Census
Meter Fine Debate Nears Change in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Safety Commissioner Oberthien pushes raising meter violation penalties to boost turnover and curb long stays. He argues higher fines may not improve the system much and notes current 25 cent forgiveness within an hour and $1 fines for short violations already deter some. Additional ideas include staggered penalties for multi day overparkers and more drive up payment boxes.
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Cedar Rapids
Oberthien
Iowa
Westmoreland under scrutiny as Vietnam war doubts rise
United States leaders question General William Westmoreland amid Viet Cong successes and a looming major battle. Reports claim South Vietnamese units falter against terrorism while American forces face possible withdrawals but senators fear a 1968 troop ceiling breach. Public statements from Westmoreland and White House aides spark debate over military judgment versus political reassurance.
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Ashington
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Washington
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
South Vietnam
Surviving Through Cohesion Saigon Faces One More Chance
In Washington observers see a fragile Saigon unity as the Tet crisis tests Thieu and Ky. The government must purge corrupt officials, push reform legislation, and coordinate rapid reconstruction while rural pacification lags. Optimism remains slim but present as Saigon faces its last chance.
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Saigon
Ashington
Washington
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
U.S
Thieu
Debaters win at Coe College event in 1958
This Day Debaters from Newton High School captured top honors in the twenty second annual Coe College high school speech tournament. A traveling trophy was awarded at a banquet in Voorhees Hall.
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Newton High School
Voorhees Hall
Cedar Rapids Chamber announces new agricultural bureau committee
Ray Anderson announced the complete assignments for the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce agricultural bureau. He was re elected as chairman of the bureau during the Cano pus club meeting recalling events from 10 20 and 30 years ago.
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Council of Social Planning
Family Service
Leo Sedlacek
Ernest St. Germain
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Building Trades Council
Canopus Club
Agricultural Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Ray Anderson
Bureau
Power Mad Kim Il Sung Seen Plotting New Moves After Pueblo Seizure
Jack Anderson reports intelligence portrays Kim Il Sung as a megalomaniac obsessed with the USA who blamed U.S. power for North Korea's failures. The purge of moderates and elevation of hardliners followed, with fears of another provocative move across the 38th parallel as the Pueblo incident looms.
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Eoul
United States
Kim I Sung
North Korea
America
U.S.A
Korea
38Th Parallel
U.S.S. Pueblo
Peninsula of Korea
Kim Il Sung
Republic of
South Korea
Kim If Sung
Kim
U.S
Castro
Kim Yong Chu
Park Kum Chol
Lee Hye Sun
Pueblo
Pyongyang
Optimism Orchestrated by OOP Governs War Reporting
The article mocks the Office of Optimistic Prognosis, a Washington agency led by Jason O Manson, for issuing rosy Vietnam casualty counts. It describes OOP’s use of captured documents and “C D R” reports to claim turning the corner, notes White House pushback, and quotes ambassador Ellsworth Bunker on a worn embassy floor rut.
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Ashington
Office of
OOP
Vietnam
Saigon
Jason O’mason
O’mason
White House
Pentagon
Vietnams
Viet
C.D.R
United States
Washington
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
State Department
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Howard Malpas
Cornell College
Sharon Obermeyer
University of
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Fidler
Lloyd Grover
Iowa State Employment Service
Chuck Joss
David Max Golad
George Clark
Kim Kook
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