Rural legislators trap over state school chief salary and confirmation
Rural legislators pressured Governor Ray to block Paul Johnston from reappointment as state superintendent. Johnston stayed on at $26 000 salary after the stalled reappointment, with the board seeking a six month extension. Debate centers on salary and senate confirmation power.
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Paul Johnston
State Board of Public Instruction
Johnston
Ray
Senate
State Board
Jepsen
Wran
Gling
The
Gazette
Board of Regents
Building Fence Rules for Cedar Rapids Pools
The piece argues Cedar Rapids should require pool fences by statute to improve safety as backyard pools rise. It notes Marion already has such a law and suggests making fence installation a condition of pool building permits to ensure compliance and easier enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Building Department
Marion
New Teamster Boss Not in Hoffa Mold
Editorial reports explain that Frank E. Fitzsimmons is expected to win a five year Teamsters presidency in Miami Beach as Hoffa’s successor though Hoffa remains imprisoned and ineligible under but not by the Landrum Griffin act. White House support and labor strife color the leadership transition. Teamsters at Chicago signings push for higher raises, testing the new leadership.
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Hoffa Mold
ITH
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Helpers of America
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Fitzsimmons
Miami Beach
Landrum- Griffin
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
White House
Nixon
W. J. Usery, Jr
Hoffa Era Echoes in Teamsters Leadership Debate
The article contrasts Hoffa era tactics with current Teamsters under Fitzsimmons, noting gained respectability but concerns over stabilizing leadership. It recalls the 1969 Alliance for Labor Action with Walter Reuther, goals beyond labor, and AFL-CIO’s openness to reintegration. Finances cited include $23 million treasury and $64 million defense fund.
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Hoffa
Fitzsimmons
Brotherhood
Teamsters
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Alliance For Labor Ac
ALA
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
No Heroes or Villains in Vietnam Story
The piece argues George Ball was not a major adviser or pivotal force in Johnson era Vietnam policy during 1964 and 1965. It credits Ball's dissent as intermittent and not seriously considered, while debunking portrayals of him as a dovish hero and Johnson as a super-villain. Congress is urged to investigate Pentagon papers interpretations.
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Ashington
Johnson
Pentagon
George Ball
Vietnam
Ball
Southeast Asia
Mr. Johnson
U.S
South Vietnam
Daniel P. Ellsberg
McGeorge Bundy
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
North
Congress
Cut Off Unheeded Put-Upon Blacks Lead Rise in Alienation
Louis Harris reports a shift in U S attitudes with 35 percent of adults 18 plus feeling alienated, up from 30 percent, and black isolation rising to a majority of 51 percent. The poll of 3,010 households notes 41 percent believe people running the country don’t care about people like me, up from 28 percent in 1966.
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Louis Harris
America
Cedar Rapids Board Votes to Buy Site for Elementary School
The Cedar Rapids board of education approved purchasing a 10 acre lot south of Wilson avenue SW at the end of Twenty-seventh street for a future elementary school. Water pressure issues on the west side were corrected and lawn sprinkling restrictions to be lifted soon.
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Cedar Rapids
Black alienation rises in 1960s survey findings
A Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate summary notes widening economic gaps and rising alienation across blacks and the general public since 1966. It cites education level, unemployment, and perceived powerlessness, with blacks showing higher increases in feelings of neglect and lack of voice.
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America
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
National Safe Boating Week Urged By Cedar Rapids Power Squadron
The Cedar Rapids Power Squadron promotes National Safe Boating Week and offers free safety, first aid, and seamanship classes in Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City. Public relations officer Ronald A. Koehn emphasizes the organization’s motto Bring a litter bit back and urges community action to protect the environment.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
Office of Price Stabilization
Cedar Rapids
E. P. — Kohout
Public Safety
Wes Benesh
Marengo
Iowa
Roosevelt
U.S
Prison policy clash sparks editor letter on reform
A reader agrees with Warden Lou V Brewer about need for restraint on so called experts shaping prison policy. The letter critiques over institutionalization and urges stronger law and order to improve courts and free innocent prisoners.
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Lou V. Brewer
California
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
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Richard L. Worsnop
Chicago
Publishers
Hail Syndicate
Iowa State Employment Service
U.N
Korea
the People's Forum
Ronald A. Koehn
Alan Bryant
Wenig Road
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