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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1963
Page
4
The piece argues for pairing federal tax cuts with spending cuts, noting many in Congress prefer tax relief to cuts in spending. It suggests spreading the tax cut over three years and proposing a one percent annual spending cut for three years to show seriousness about reducing federal outlays, even if total spending remains high.
State Rep John Ely pushes a measure to reconsider 60 percent school bond approval, arguing the old threshold no longer fits modern ownership and taxation. He notes renters and non-property holders are less able to influence votes, urging critical examination of a now entrenched rule in a democracy.
The article notes Hastings College of Law in San Francisco will not hire workers under 65. It cites an average faculty age of 74 among 861 students, with the oldest professor at 83 and salaries over 19,000. Retired scholars have staffed since 1948, illustrating a rigid policy with a potential call for balance.
Letter from J. Floyd Thomas of Tipton notes Henry McLemore's Jan 14 column on postal rate rises. Claims five cent stamps offer value, argues postal workers endure hardship, mocks moon program critics, and warns against Kremlin influence.
A letter to the editor celebrates Philadelphia and applauds Cedar Rapids for removing "awful and disfiguring" hairdos and tight skirts as part of a public style reform.
A garbled piece notes concerns voiced about a potential Kremlin influence on the United States, referencing a January Readers Digest article on Cuba. The dialogue vignette portrays a stranger asking about crime law and residency, with uncertain provenance and clipped syntax.
President Kennedy starts his first term with a conciliatory tone toward the new Congress. Republicans show cautious approval while ultra liberal Democrats chafe at his measured civil rights stance and fiscal proposals. Overall, the session is seen as moderate, with bipartisan support for steady leadership and careful Cold War policy, despite some policy gaps.
John Chamberlain profiles Joseph Scanlon Clinton Golden and Harold Ruttenberg once known as the productivity boys in the United Steelworkers of America. The piece traces their push for efficiency sharing to raise profits and share gains, their clashes with leadership, and the eventual fade and later resurgence of Ruttenberg with Humanation Inc as he promotes voluntary labor management programs.
A short remark notes that many settlers moved west to avoid debts back east. It captures a wry historical sentiment about migration tied to financial disputes and frontier optimism.
Berger Loman, a World War I Medal of Honor recipient from Company H, 132d Infantry, asks for future grave space in Arlington. At 82 he writes to the Medal of Honor Society, which forwards his query to the defense department memorial division. The reply notes gravesites are not assigned in advance and space is limited in national cemeteries.
General Curtis LeMay was slated as speaker at the Cedar Rapids Jaycee dinner honoring the nation’s 10 outstanding young men. He was forced to return to Omaha after five failed landings in a snow storm at Municipal airport.
A historical column traces doubts about city waterworks legality since the 1920s, noting officials from Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Sioux City seeking state legislative changes. It also mentions Cedar Rapids education programs, Amana society industry moves, and long range geopolitical reflections from Churchill to Hungary.
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