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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1969
Page
8
Cedar Rapids voters will decide August 12 on a bond issue to finance a civic center with capacity for large indoor events and smaller gatherings. The $7.9 million proposal reflects efforts to trim costs and a council move under new enabling legislation to present the measure to the public.
The piece argues the legislature wrote a misstep in a pay raise law and condemns Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen and the Iowa County Officers Association for acting to override the law. It insists the auditors and other officials must follow the statute as written and questions who authorized altering the law without an attorney general opinion.
Senator Jack Miller and Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa urged citizens to quit bellyaching and take pride in what’s right with America during Fourth of July remarks. They argued meaningful progress is nearer than it was years ago, despite lingering doubts.
The article argues grape growers exploit immigration laws to fill strikes with foreign workers while farm workers lack NLRA protections. It cites Cesar Chavez’s 1960s organizing near Delano, notes legal consumer boycotts are permitted, and counters Beveridge on union support and election outcomes.
Letters urge boycotts of table grapes and collective bargaining as a worker right. Readers cite nine active contracts and argue large growers must concede to protect workers and wages. References to war era politics and public skepticism appear alongside local reader opinion.
James Reston argues a new political trend favors anti party politics led by Mayor John Lindsay. Democrats rally to Lindsay while condemning Procaccino, illustrating a shift from party machines toward reform minded moderates in a pivotal city race with broader implications.
Public opinion curves show growing readiness in the United States to end U S involvement in Vietnam while favoring a coalition with communists if elections in Saigon produce such a government The Harris Survey of 1 607 adults from June 16 to 22 reveals sharp divides by income education and region with college graduates more open to a coalition and working class and rural voters more opposed The article notes Nixon's political base in the Midwest South small towns and the suburbs remains pivotal to any shift in policy
A traveler notes a humorous exchange with a barber: the teen asks for a haircut at two dollars and fifty cents while the attendant inquires about a shave at one dollar and fifty cents. The teen requests a head shave, highlighting vintage pricing.
The Linn County Bar Association named W. C. Shuttleworth as president with Rob ert V. Neff as president elect Thomas M. Collins as vice president William R. Bernau as secretary and Donald G. Ribble as treasurer.
C E Darrow narrowly escaped injury when the City of Denver streamliner sliced the side off the wagon he drove for a local dairy at First Avenue West crossing. He leaped clear as the brakes failed and the train struck the wagon.
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