Northeast Iowa supports north-south highway route
Northeast Iowa leaders urge the highway commission to favor a Cedar Rapids to Independence north-south route, arguing it serves eastern and northern residents, speeds construction, and reduces farm-owner resistance seen with diagonal plans. Waterloo would still gain entry to the interstate, but the proposed alignment prioritizes local needs and avoids further delays.
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Iowa
Northeast Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Federal
Independence
Waterloo
Messages in Ice and Cataclysmal Climate Theories
The piece discusses climate alarmism and speculative ice age scenarios. It cites Princeton scientists on a potential Antarctic ice shelf collapse within a 40 year span, causing sea levels to rise 60 to 100 feet and global temperatures to drop 10 degrees. It notes drilling at Byrd Station found slush and water beneath thick ice, and argues that human conflict could worsen as nations struggle to survive such a disaster.
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Midwest
West Coast
East Coast
Princeton
Antarctic
Asia
Poles
Byrd Station
Antarctica
Earth
Keep the Deneckes Space To the Editor Cedar Rapids Sym
A reader supports Cedar Rapids Symphony under Mr Denecke and praises Mrs Denecke a flutist noting the Feb 17 concert. The letter argues against losing the Deneckes and comments on wartime resolve if America is attacked.
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Cedar Rapids Symphony
Denecke
Vietnam
America
Thomas ‘. Williams, Jr
Eighteenth Street
Debate on War Ethics and Sex Education Sparks at Mt Mercy
A Sunday panel at Mt Mercy College featured Sally Madden arguing that the palm bombing of Vietnam and the WWII bombings were unnecessary and immoral, while defending self defense in war and acknowledging civilian suffering. A second section urged parents to teach sex education at home, praising sexual morality and warning against school indoctrination, condemning media portrayals and questioning birth control advocacy.
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Brotherhood Week
Mt. Mercy College
Sally H. Madden
Frankfurt
Germany
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
Vietnam
Congress
Roosevelt
Nixon and Vatican envoy plan sparks church state debate
Marquis Childs notes the White House probe into appointing a U S ambassador or representative to the Vatican sparks protest over church state separation. Critics cite Kennedy and Roosevelt precedents while Nixon with Billy Graham and Norman Vincent Peale faces a charged public reaction and an ad from religious leaders.
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Ashington
Richard Nixons
Nixon
Julie
Tricia
David Eisenhower
White House
Billy Graham
Nixons
Republic
New World
America
Vatican
Vincent Peale
New York
John F. Kennedy
Rome
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Myron Taylor
United States Steel
Fdr
Taylor
Harry Truman
Truman
Mark Clark
Clark
Kennedy
United States
Paul VI
Graham, Peale & Co
Bad Diplomacy in London Paris Blunder-Shoes on New Feet
The article criticizes French and British handling of Nixon's Europe trip, citing secrecy breaches and inflated mistrust. It argues Paris and London damaged allied cohesion, while de Gaulle’s private proposals may have stalled Europe’s unity and Nixon’s mission, with broader US political repercussions.
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York
Nixon
Europe
Francois de Callieres
de Gaulle
America
NATO
Western European Union
Britain
United States
Paris
London
Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Cedar Rapids News in Brief 1959
Chamber of Commerce spokesmen report the largest one day membership drive with 334 new members. Milford Smith tops Tyler school shooting contest, John Williams second, Baylor Goode third. Cryovac Co receives Accident Frequency Improvement plaque. Robert Miller accepts for Cryovac. World Day of Prayer observed March 4 at Westminster Church in Cedar Rapids. John L. Bracken named principal speaker for Cedar Rapids Public Schools commencement June 3. VFW band concert memorializes R Ariel Cross, directed by R L Moehlmann. City auction sells $205000 First Avenue Bridge refunding bonds at about 4.25 percent.
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Chamber of Commerce
Milford Smith
Tyler School
Playground Commission
John Williams
Baylor Goode
Cryovac Co
Cedar Rapids
Westminster Church
United Council of Church Women
John L. Bracken
Clayton, Mo
Memorial Coliseum
Post 788
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band
R. L. Moehlmann
Inside Europe What 1939 will Bring lecture by Gunther
John Gunther, renowned foreign correspondent, spoke at Coe chapel on what 1939 would bring to Europe. Cedar Rapids area Boy Scouts awarded Eagle Scout honors to George Ross at a court of honor, son of Mr and Mrs H Ross.
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Europe
Coe Chapel
John Gunther
George Ross
H. Ross
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scouts
Peace Promoters Favor Dialogue With China in Nuclear Age
The Harris Survey shows growing support for U.S. China talks as a relaxant to tensions. Majorities favor dialogue to reduce tensions, with stronger backing among the educated and affluent, while opposition to U.N. admission remains substantial.
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China
U.N
America
Peking
Asia
United States
Russia
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Chredur Rapids Gazette
the People's Forum
Deneckes
George
Jamie
Marquis Childs
United Feature Syndicate
New York Times Service
President DE Gaulle
Ariel Cross
Merchants National Bank of
First Avenue Bridge
George Clark
By Louis Harris
The
Harris Survey
U.S
Taiwan
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
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