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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
7
Governor Hughes uses new inaugural address to call for repeal of the personal property tax, increased municipal road funds, and a reduction of the voting age to 18. He outlines plans for school finance changes, a statewide educational broadcast system, government reorganization, and constitutional amendments, stressing fairness and minority rights.
Senator Henry Jackson forecast that Red China will possess nuclear tipped ICBMs by the early 1970s, five years sooner than the Defense Secretary’s projection. He warned of complacency and potential nuclear blackmail as China develops medium range missiles and possibly arm submarines with non ballistic missiles.
Gov Harold Hughes proposed a supplemental aid fund under the state department of public instruction to address the Amish school issue. The plan was outlined in his education section of the task and calls for targeted support to affected districts.
The Iowa state colleges delayed consideration of admission rule changes for at least a month at the request of University of Iowa President Howard Bowen. He cited the need for legal review of the Clark case, which involved a law student seeking resident tuition status. The Clark ruling affects residency status but the proposed changes would not reverse that decision.
An Illinois boy is deemed a non resident for tuition due to marriage with proposed changes affecting time limits for establishing resident status. The reforms include minor alterations to eligibility timelines and residency criteria.
Negotiators for Cleveland public schools and a custodian's union reached a tentative salary deal early Thursday, averting a strike that would have given about 152000 students a holiday. The new scale ranges from 7700 to 10000 dollars for two years, while custodians would move from 6500 to 8400 dollars.
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