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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1963
Page
4
The Des Moines session opens with expectations of a $200 million annual budget, prompting debate over fair apportionment, equitable taxation, school financing, highway modernization, and efficient use of every dollar to determine Iowa’s brighter future.
The piece questions Tshombe as Congo leader and critiques U.N. Congo plans. It argues there is no stable figure to govern a unified federal system without outside force, and decries assumptions that Africans can smoothly achieve democracy or self determination. It urges realist treatment of the Congo crisis.
A chaotic scene on a busy Chicago street saw six people dive for money spilled from a halted truck, while no one else returned any cash. One witness kept the recovered ten dollar bill and turned it in, illustrating the ongoing clash between honesty and opportunism.
In a letter to the editor residents urge action after learning via a Cedar Rapids Gazette article that a junk yard on Rogers Road NW was approved. They claim lack of mail notification from the zoning commission before supervisors acted and warn against further ugliness marring the wooded residential area.
The piece argues that 4 020 800 Republican voters are disenfranchised by distorted congressional districting. It cites that Republicans won 48 of nationwide house votes but 40 percent of seats, while Democrats won 52 percent of votes and 60 percent of seats, highlighting gerrymandering as the cause.
The piece argues that malapportioned congressional districts, driven by population shifts and state legislatures, give Republicans more seats per vote than Democrats. It calls for nonpartisan reform to end taxation without representation and questions liquor-by-the-drink proposals as a political compromise with limited public benefit.
Albert writes from Washington about his swearing in as a congressman. He notes seeing family and notable figures, touring the town, discussing housing prices, attending a caucus, and voting on initial House procedures. He mentions Teddy Kennedy, Mrs. Lawford, and Jack and Jackie, with remarks on the political scene and his intention to serve beyond a single term.
In 1953 officials reported three representatives filed a bill to raise the state gas tax from four to five cents a gallon, dedicating the extra revenue to primary highways. Also noted: Eta Kappa Nu honors Dr. John Van Nuys Granger as top young electrical engineer of 1952. Cedar Rapids market leaders elected heads of local baseball club for a fifth year. 1943 highlights include Gov Bourke Hickenhlooper’s tax cut call and Shrine leadership. college and civic activities across Iowa pasted into the edition.
The speaker recalls DeWitt’s gutter saloons and the town’s long bar era. She contrasts past unsafe streets with the proposed liquor by the drink reform, noting concern over social behavior and safety for women and asking how the new ratio of men to women will look.
A letter argues for Sunday worship and rest by promoting closing many shops and services while noting nine supermarkets open. The writer urges giving all workers in eating places gas stations theaters and media a Sunday off to honor rest and fellowship.
A public letter urges post office officials to reduce undeliverable Christmas mail by employing directory searchers during holidays. The writer argues for affordable directed assistance to locate correct addresses and prevent heartbreak from wasted letters and cards.
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