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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
3
Nixon’s inaugural address praised for low-key delivery and urged reducing rhetoric to restore national harmony. The piece notes a long dissent climate and argues constructive, not loud, action is needed to address needs and injustices without shouting.
The article discusses Governor Ray's recommendation for a state ombudsman to guard the public against government agency actions. A bill to implement the idea has been introduced. The author questions the long unwieldy name and suggests seeking a simpler term already familiar to households.
An editorial criticizes Jan Palach's suicide as an irrational act that hurts the Czech freedom cause. It notes conflicting student demands for press censorship and for banning an illegally published Soviet newspaper, arguing true press freedom would allow both sides a place. It warns the gesture may devalue individual worth in society.
A reader criticizes editorial stance on justice and crime, arguing the courts at fault for lenient sentences and rising crime. He urges tougher action, less rehabilitation, and calls for decisive measures to protect citizens, asserting the town code must be enforced. He signs as W E Kee from M12 Third Avenue SW.
The piece argues that wage increases require collective bargaining and contract terms, while prices can rise anytime. It notes the price horse drives inflation and that stopping price hikes is the prerequisite to halting wage growth, urging public focus on price controls to curb inflation.
A man rushed into a police station claiming he saw someone drive off in his car. He could not identify the thief but provided the license plate number he captured as the vehicle left.
A Louis Harris analysis finds 53 percent of Americans give Lyndon Johnson favorable marks for his presidency. The rating is compared to John F. Kennedy just before his assassination, scoring nearer the high water mark than the low in 1968 amid Vietnam woes.
A satirical critique traces decades of talk of a revolution in America, mocking the televised vanguard and pundits. It argues Americans prefer fad-driven spectacle over real upheaval, noting Nixon's inauguration and Johnson’s mixed public ratings amid Vietnam and civil unrest.
The article recalls a major blizzard plowing through the plains into the Midwest causing heavy snow of 5 to 12 inches and bitter cold with some readings below zero. Seven deaths are blamed on the storm from fires and auto accidents. It also notes contemporaries like Cecil B. DeMille’s death at 77 and other local notices including visitors, appointments, and awards from 1939 to 1949.
Southern Nixon backers push the Republican committee to lift the 1969 minority outreach budget to a non election year high. Clarence Townes leads the plan to spend 175000 to proselytize Negroes and Mexican Americans with strong support from Ray C. Bliss and others despite some party opposition.
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