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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Page
6
Governor Hughes orders a regional plan to set up 16 regional centers for operating about a dozen Iowa state agencies. The aim is to end the current patchwork of services and study the plan publicly before full implementation. A businesslike reorganization could improve efficiency but may affect established operations.
William E. Galbraith, national commander of the American Legion, urges HUAC to examine the ACLU’s Vietnam stance in Iowa. He claims the group neither backs nor fights the war and argues a congressional inquiry would be a waste. The piece notes potential funding implications for subversive activities control.
Dr Ralph Nichols head of Minnesota's rhetoric department urged Cedar Rapids executives to value listening more than reading. The piece mocks poor listeners who rush to speak at commas and jokes about teaching listening with a grease gun.
The piece questions whether federal election laws on political contributions are being ignored during a presidential campaign. It cites the corrupt practices act definitions of contribution and possible violations by labor groups and corporations. It argues for DOJ independence from the executive branch to protect the public interest.
Roscoe Drummond argues that Westmoreland faced critical scrutiny at home while on the ground in Vietnam the strategic dynamics show his approach, not Hanoi, driving battlefield gains. He notes VC claims were inflated and that U S air power and ground operations shifted the balance, challenging calls for his resignation.
Harris survey shows Wallace acting as a spoiler, cutting into Nixon and Rockefeller leads while boosting Johnson. Wallace draws 11 percent with Nixon and 14 percent with Rockefeller, mainly from Goldwater 1964 voters, with strongest support in the South and among rural whites.
Reader letters defend police use of force and deterrence urging strong action against arson and burglary. The piece questions editorial claims that officers are “executioners” and argues cops protect lives and property amid court limits.
A Forum letter from February 23 notes a low rent Cedar Rapids apartment project on C Street SW would include 120 efficiency units instead of the originally listed 10. The proposal updates reflect a much larger housing effort in the city.
The 1958 Cedar Rapids Washington and Jefferson high school seniors Barbara Hendrickson Linda Rieke Richard Kinderknecht Judy Schwartz John Strain Thomas Woodhouse Ronald Butters James Fuhrman Merle Williams Larry Schenken Cecilia Arnold earned merit certificates in the National Merit Scholarship Program. President Eisenhower praised Benson at a news conference amid political tensions. A broken water main threatened Vinton's sewer system. Cedar Rapids proposed an $800000 water works bond for March 29. Linn county incumbents Dempsy Jones and Arthur Axmear seek re election, while Ernest Kosek filed for Cedar Rapids board of education.
The race for two vacancies is set with incumbent H H Hoadley facing one challenger. At the Paramount theater the feature is The Big Broadcast of 1938 starring W C Fields. Dick Crayne, former Iowa All Big Ten back, was named backfield coach for Kansas.
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