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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1969
Page
2
The Gazette explains it does not endorse unsigned reader letters and requires signatures and addresses to avoid libel. Editors back their unsigned editorials with responsibility, noting they welcome corrections and know the writers, while acknowledging mistakes may occur and will be corrected.
The Iowa senate heard Senator J Leslie Leonard assure Iowans the S F 123 bill to remove riot participants from state universities will include due process before final passage. He notes 32 senators co sponsored the measure. critics label it fascist or totalitarian for lacking hearings for the accused. The bill is under review by a law enforcement subcommittee chaired by Senator Ralph Potter and could be amended before final form.
The National Highway Users Conference reports a Bureau of Public Roads test of an in-car and roadside computer system with an optical windshield display. A driver selects a destination symbol and the system sends turn instructions projected onto the road, aiming to reduce missed exits and enhance safety.
Letter writer warns Governor Ray's budget would force a $300 per semester rise at the University of Northern Iowa, risking student dropouts and out-of-state enrollments. The piece urges keeping tuition affordable to preserve Iowa's educational quality and retains educators, stressing the schools’ public investment.
Geraldine Lee Loupee thanks Mr and Mrs Albert Pancratz of 225 Nineteenth St NW for helping her mother who was tripped and injured downtown. They assisted her to the car, took her to the hospital, and stayed with her for two hours.
Roscoe Drummond and Geoffrey Drummond argue Beijing has lost coherent control. They contend Maoist chaos has fractured the Communist party, leaving Peking isolated and unable to conduct foreign policy, with the Warsaw meeting canceled over a pretext they deem flimsy. Allen is cited as a key observer.
In a Life magazine piece and syndicated analysis, Whiting argues Mao’s leadership failed to move China from destruction to construction, declaring Maoism dead as a national unity force. Nixon and Rogers regret China’s isolation while internal party and military struggles shape a new path. many foreigners face pressure and disappear under duress as Peking braces for regime change and potential talks with the United States.
Nixon proposes a mixed electoral reform aiming for quick passage but likely fails to win broad support. Bayh and ABA push for direct popular voting, warning reforms must reflect the popular choice to avoid persistent inequities. The piece notes the risk of Deadlock and the need to return to direct voting if expedient plans falter.
John D. Randall of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the American Bar Association in Chicago by the ABA house of delegates. Julius Martinek and Carol Hoeg won Most Valuable Student awards. Cedar Rapids Winter Fair drew 9,500 visitors, with displays on radioactive tracers in farm research by Iowa State College. A World War II bonus bill committee reformation occurred in the Iowa Legislature. Local police cracked the lottery racket with raids yielding arrests. The Paramount theater, via the Chamber of Commerce, offered milk fund tickets for Huckleberry Finn to aid underprivileged children.
The Second U S Court of Appeals ordered release of the Swedish film I am Curious Yellow after Will Wilson urged a government appeal. Solicitor General Griswold and Attorney General Mitchell favored not appealing, citing mootness and shaky legal grounds. The dispute reflects tension between Nixon appointees and career DOJ lawyers.
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