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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1969
Page
6
Iowa cities press for permissive local taxes, including 1 percent sales, 0.5 percent income, and 10 dollar per vehicle wheel taxes. The plan aims to lessen reliance on property taxes and fund city needs if Des Moines cuts reimbursements, with approval by voters and local choice to opt in or out.
A Minneapolis advertising executive appealed to the Iowa Daily Press Association about inconsistent advertising invoices with varied tax rules. He questions how tax should be applied and notes Iowa faces whether the tax should continue, signaling broader industry impact.
The piece argues Negro History Week highlighted minority roles in American nation building but warns many programs are superficial. It calls for rigorous sourcing and research, noting current books are padded and unreliable. It urges deeper scholarly effort from Black graduate scholars to improve history instruction.
Excerpts from briefing papers for President Nixon's Europe trip offer satirical guidance on hotel introductions and porters, prime minister cues, Berlin viewing time, and local customs. It jokes about De Gaulle, the nuclear button, arrest scenarios, and Paris gowns, urging discretion and humor in diplomacy.
Washington writer notes Democrats warned Hickel would face attacks after confirmation and that his Alaska oil ties complicate his pledge to police the industry. The Union Oil Santa Barbara spill escalates the debate over offshore drilling, resources control, and conservation in a nation wary of exploitive ties.
A reader defends the Magid Associates housing survey as the first in the nation to study elderly housing needs. The author praises the mayor's commission for funding research and preserving 221-D-3 funds to develop Hawthorne Hills, saving about one million dollars for taxpayers.
The 1959 city council approved a street lighting project adding 432 lights and removing 154 smaller ones to boost traffic safety and deter crime. Cedar Rapids marked the 100th anniversary of the train’s arrival from Clinton on the Chicago Iowa and Nebraska line with hundreds attending. Howard R. Green, 1949 Cedar Rapids engineer, was named vice president of the Iowa Engineers Society at its Des Moines meeting. Rural route drivers delivered 360 pounds of grain for wild birds, funded by the Izaak Walton League. Alvin G. Keyes was named head of the 1950 Community Chest drive, with 1939 election-reelection filings noted for the Cedar Rapids school board.
A Des Moines launch introduces three of six measures aimed at curbing beer abuses as legislators push a long awaited reform package led by C. T. Hickok and Harold H. Trewin.
The piece urges active administration and educational support for Hawthorne Hills with religious and community groups to provide amenities for the elderly. It discusses where housing could be expanded in Oak Hill and cautions that Chapter 12 of the Magic Survey shows about 2 percent of elderly needing daily nourishment assistance. It contrasts music reviews and perceptions of performers Don Shirley and Mr. Zachers at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon.
Washington analysis argues Nixon aims to end the draft and move to an all volunteer force, but the Pentagon, Congress, and committees stall plans. The piece critiques a system reliant on conscription, noting the army’s heavy draft reliance, morale concerns, and the risk of a largely amateur force with limited veteran experience.
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