Where To Dump In Cedar Rapids Sparks Debate On Landfill Or Incinerator
The Cedar Rapids Editorial Page weighs landfill against incinerator for refuse disposal. It notes land use value, capital costs around two to three million for burning plants, and potential resale or development gains from land. It cites a Long Island protest as a cautionary tale and stresses truck traffic and open ground supply.
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Cedar Rapids
Jones Park
Long Island
N.Y
C Street
Wise Up Ballot Battle in Oregon Women Demand Inclusion
Irate Oregon women plan a 1000 signature petition to force Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr to place Margaret Chase Smith on the presidential primary ballot. The appeal argues men outnumber women by 15 000 voting ages and warns of political exclusion in the next election.
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Oregon
Howell Appling, Jr
Brother Appling
Margaret Chase Smith
Mrs. Smith
Secretary Appling
Foot Mouth Gaffe Dampens St Louis Baseball Talk
President LBJ sparked controversy at St Louis anniversary by claiming the city leads in many things and is no longer last in the American League. The mishap, noting Browns move to Baltimore and Cardinals success, drew critique as a double foot in mouth moment during a historic event.
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LBJ
St. Louis
Browns
Baltimore
Cardinals
Maine Senator Smith Seeks Presidential Nomination in Quiet Campaign
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine pursues the Republican nomination with a low profile tour through New Hampshire. She rejects smoke-filled rooms and favors hands-on campaigning 12 hours a day five days a week, meeting voters in small towns and stores. Her bid marks her as the first woman to mount a serious major party presidential run.
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Acomia
N.H
Maine
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Senator Smith
House
Senate
New England
New Hampshire
Will Mrs Smith Compete for President in New Hampshire
The piece portrays Mrs. Smith as a modest, capable candidate using Horatio Alger like ascent in a New Hampshire primary. Voters perceive her as an economical conservative, not a liberal, and speculate on how many votes she might win without a delegate slate. She remains focused on her chosen course amid wary rivals.
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New Hampshire
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Washington
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Mrs. Smith
Japanese wish Ike to visit and open 1964 Tokyo Games
Roscoe Drummond urges General Eisenhower to visit Japan in October to help open the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He argues Japanese public opinion shifted since 1960 riots, showing strong pro American sentiment and support for a presidential visit this year.
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Eisenhower
Japan
U.S
Tokyo
British PM Visit Signals World History at Critical Phase
The piece argues Western unity is strained by diplomacy that glosses over core differences with the Soviet bloc. It cites Castro in Cuba, water cutoff at Guantanamo, and Western appeasement parallels to 1930s Munich, warning any miscalculation could invite further communist aggression.
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America
Mikoyan
Moscow
U.S
Castro
Guantanamo Naval Base
Japan Times
Hitler
Frankli D. Roosevelt
Im- Lawrence
Free World
Cuba
Kennedy
Johnson
Guantanamo
United States
Washington
White House
State Department
Cyprus
Ghana
Red China
Africa
Peiping
Venezuela
Com
Munich
Europe
Canada
China
France
N.Y
The American Negro Takes Pride in Race and Country
A reader argues that being Negro means belonging to a united community and an American heritage. The essay asserts integration exists in history and economy, ownership of identity, and faith in a more perfect union, urging non Negroes to have faith and the Negro to embrace pride in being American and Black. Carole Reed Cedar Rapids.
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America
Africa
United States
Carole Reed Box
Cedar Rapids
Weather and local notes from the era
A 64 degree Feb high broke records, followed by a 53 degree peak as a cold front moved through Iowa. Twelve Elkader businesswomen formed a Business and Professional Women’s club with Marion I. Bink as president. Linn County reached its war loan target but fell short on Series E bonds. Local officials discussed price stabilization plans, while Lions Club members debated film stars and prospecting methods. Sam Clark led the Unemployed Relief Association and submitted nominations.
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Iowa
Elkader
Marion I. Bink
Linn County
Cyril L. Kegler
Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Co
CPA
Cedar Rapids
Voters Set Primary for Mayor Nomination
The Neighbors view papers for the office of mayor. He would oppose W H Stepanek incumbent and J Earle Booth in the primary March 13.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Marquis Childs
Nois
California
Hagerty
Roscoe Drummond
Kyo
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Calif
Gen. Eisenhower
Diet
Jim Hagerty
Outer Space
Robert Kennedy
Waseda University
By David Lawrence
U. S
England
Russia
the People’s Forum
Lions Club
Ann Harding
Sam Clark
Unemployed Relief Assn
George Clark
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