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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1964
Page
8
The piece weighs the idea of a Pacific Atlantic canal bypassing Panama, exploring economics, politics, and safety. It cites costs of nuclear aided digging versus conventional methods, notes latency from traffic jams, and contemplates Latin politics and long term shipping demand before committing to any route.
The Maine senator Margaret Chase Smith enters the New Hampshire presidential primary as a serious female candidate for the Republican nomination. A victory over Rockefeller or Goldwater would be historic and could reshape GOP politics, possibly prompting a future female vice presidential running mate. Regardless of outcome, Smith makes history with this candidacy.
Tate Treasurer Abrahamson says a major interstate truck line owes over $300000 in motor fuel taxes for using Iowa highways in the last three years. He has had little cooperation from the company and sent a special delivery letter with an assessment. He urges action through the attorney general and state courts rather than mail.
Washington notes a severe setback to U.S. moral leadership as France under De Gaulle recognizes Red China. The move signals potential support for Peiping in the U.N. and could embolden Southeast Asia and African regimes to back Beijing, threatening Formosa and Vietnam commitments.
The column outlines Nixon moving toward allowing a convention draft for the Republican nomination while Scranton gains pro movement support. It notes Goldwater and Rockefeller as divisive forces, New Hampshire’s muddled primary, and Nixon’s poll strength. It also discusses France's Peiping gesture and De Gaulle’s Latin America tours amid a tense world scene.
Henry J. Taylor argues colonialism cannot be both benefactor and profiteer, citing Belgian Congo and Zanzibar like dynamics. He broadens to global fratricide, noting slave trade, Arab and Berber tensions, and the Middle East hub role of Cyprus, asserting white imperialism is not sole cause and urging a peaceful global order.
This Day items note Louis D. Burk halter Jr was promoted from colonel to brigadier general, becoming the first Cedar Rapids army reservist to reach general officer rank. A 133rd aircraft control unit in Iowa was reactivated at the National Guard Training center, with reforming plans in Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge.
Washington The FBI faulted for not reporting Lee Oswald despite his Dallas presence before Kennedy's arrival. Saga magazine notes an FBI agent interviewed Oswald ten days before the assassination and says Oswald was not on a risk list given to the Secret Service. The failure is described as one of the tragic chapters in Kennedy's death.
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