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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1970
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues the police may quit investigating noninjury crashes to save 1,200 to 2,100 hours yearly. It weighs legal risk and public safety, suggesting a six month trial to judge impact on enforcement and outcomes. Chiefs and patrols would reallocate manpower.
The Iowa Highway Patrol and the Highway Commission unite to consolidate road condition reports and reduce conflicting messages. The snow removal crew earns praise for keeping principal highways passable during storms, and both agencies commit to integrated updates to guide motorists safely.
In Washington and national columns, Dean Rusk is praised for accepting a University of Georgia professorship, despite attacks from George Wallace supporters. The piece extols his service, contrasts academic reactions at MIT, and argues for preserving intellectual freedom while acknowledging policy disagreements over Vietnam.
Tony Scolaro leaves after a decade on the Linn County Board, remembered as a turbulent yet transformative force. He pushed reform in election methods, supported the Edgewood road bridge project, established county zoning and a health center, and urged reducing Iowa counties from 99 to come, signaling a modernizing influence on local government.
An adolescent writer asks editors about humanity and the path to adulthood amid headlines and chaos. The letter reflects concern for a brighter future and personal responsibility in a changing era.
Smithsonian reveals a rare Napoleon Bonaparte television interview recorded before his death on Saint Helena. In candid remarks, Napoleon denies ambition for the crown, discusses Elba retirement plans, and critiques the Moscow campaign and Waterloo choices. He attributes miscalled defeats to weather forecasts and Ney’s cavalry leadership, while reflecting on personal limits and the nation’s longing for respite from greatness.
A critical view argues capitalism corrupts revolutions and uses propaganda and force to push war and patriots, prioritizing ruling class interests. It asserts U S leaders fear facing a mass challenge to capitalism as they withdraw from Vietnam to avoid losing face.
A Cedar Rapids couple and their daughter reunited on the NBC show It Could Be You after more than four years apart. Catherine Hermsen of Oceanside California joined her parents Mr and Mrs C L Cashman during the broadcast.
Helen Hubbard, Linn county Red Cross chair, urged workers to submit finished sweaters at the Chamber of Commerce. Local chapter had eighty sweaters and fifty dresses assigned for Poland relief. Cedar Rapids endured a New Year cold wave with temperatures sinking to three below zero.
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