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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1969
Page
9
A couple pled guilty in municipal court to false uttering of checks with 31 bad checks totaling about $600. They received 20 day suspended sentences and probation to a local clergyman, with no court costs paid. The editorial urges clearer public explanations for suspensions to maintain public trust and support for law enforcement.
Udall criticizes Iowa for not pursuing primary treatment of river inflows into the Mississippi and warns federal action may follow if standards aren’t met. Iowa officials defend lenient timelines for neighboring states and argue tighter rules would hurt industry.
A reader letter column questions Walter J. Hickel’s elevation to interior secretary citing Alaska oil policy and Eskimo fish marketing tensions. It contrasts top level policy with youth center debates and urges support for existing Cedar Rapids groups over new programs, signed Peter Teahen.
The Cedar Rapids based group forms to push for 18 year olds to vote by organizing fundraising and outreach. It plans statewide expansion and contact with legislators to introduce an amendment to lower the Iowa constitution to 18.
William S. White compares current presidential maneuvering to ten years ago when John F. Kennedy targeted 1960, and Ted Kennedy seeks 1972. Lyndon Johnson's cautious stance now mirrors Edmund Muskie's ambition as the scene shifts in the senate.
The analysis compares Ted Kennedy to John Kennedy, arguing Kennedy will pursue a centrist route to unite the center and left in the Democratic Party. It notes Kennedy’s 1970s ambitions, his alliance with southern colleagues, and his departure from Robert Kennedy’s dissenting-left approach.
The piece argues that Ted Kennedy will target Humphrey by pushing him to the left and aim to neutralize Muskie much as John Kennedy did to Johnson. It notes Kennedy’s geographic considerations and the impact of home bases on electoral strength in 1960 and 1972.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy aimed to reconcile with the labor movement after his election as Senate majority whip. He hosted politicians at a Virginia country house and privately urged closer contact with AFL CIO chief George Meany, signaling a Kennedy bid for 1972.
The Los Angeles Times notes Nixon must quickly earn broad support to govern, rebuild trust, and calm national fears. He faces a minority presidency, a divided Congress, and opposition from voters who backed him sparingly. The piece urges decisive leadership to bring blacks and the poor into the economy and to test welfare reforms before cutting federal programs.
A sharp young attorney cross examines an elderly witness in a humorous exchange about distance and perception. The octogenarian clarifies his view by remarking the sun is about 93 million miles away, highlighting a playful contrast between age and clarity.
This Day notes Cedar Rapids appointments and resignations on the Linn county board of social welfare replacing Mrs. Robert Taylor. It also cites Meredith Willson receiving a colonel designation from Gov. Herschel Loveless in Des Moines. Dwight Hughes reelected VP of the Iowa Nurserymen's Assn in Des Moines.
The Gazette notes that only necessary spending from the $155,000 left would protect completed projects or finish started ones. The fund was granted by the former general assembly to Gov. Kraschel. In Wilsons first full day in office he cut off the pay of nine Kraschel emergency conservation appointees.
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