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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
6
The piece argues for new laws and stronger public cooperation to curb child molestation after a Des Moines incident. It includes a mother's letter urging parents to educate children about offenders and to report all offenses, noting past failures to press charges and calling for decisive action by families and authorities.
Governor Robert Ray secures Leroy Petersen of Grimes as head of the state planning office. Petersen combines farming and insurance work and drafted the Republican property tax replacement plan later blended into 1967 legislation. He earned wide respect from lawmakers and non lawmakers alike, signaling strong planning leadership for Iowa.
The Iowa Conservation Commission debated presenting a dead bald eagle found near Dubuque to Governor Ray for display in the state house. Chairman James Hamilton suggested the idea, backed by Wesley Newcomb, a federal agent, but critics warned the governor’s office could not become an aviary.
The Los Angeles Times examines how Richard Nixon may fuse Churchillian defiance and magnanimity with deliberate, open minded, and orderly leadership. It predicts a careful, activist administration guided by thoughtful judgment and collaboration with innovative aides.
The Harris Survey shows a public split on Congress while favoring Nixon to lead the nation. Publics doubt Congress but back the President elect’s potential to shape policy, with Vietnam and non-proliferation likely boosting his leverage.
A debate on black autonomy unfolds on university campuses led by moderates and militants. San Francisco State Brandeis and Queens College face demands for autonomous black studies departments with student control of teachers and budgets, risking court actions and campus unrest. Roy Wilkins warns such separation mirrors Jim Crow, urging students to return to classrooms and aid civil rights work.
Gordon Chalmers, formerly swimming coach and assistant athletic director at West Point, was named athletic director at Iowa State College succeeding Louis Menze who had announced retirement. The item also notes various local society updates and a 1939 Cedar Rapids council meeting.
The Federal government planned to levy taxes on municipal bonds incomes and salaries. Jean Newburger and William Capron starred in Little Women as McKinley high school's mid year graduates presented a school play.
Joyce Crawford defends Cedar Rapids Catholic parishes and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She cites a salvage center at 928 Seventh Street SE funded by parishes and donors and notes activity in Cedar Rapids Marion Waterloo Dubuque Des Moines and nearby areas.
The piece laments federal weather bureau actions by lame duck officials. It urges President Nixon to address delays and costly solutions ahead of the new administration, criticizing senators and congressmen for silence as Iowa faces weather policy issues.
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