Czechoslovakia Curbs Soviet Pressure Amid Outlook for Change
Western observers weigh Prague moves to loosen Soviet dominance. Frankfurt Allgemeine lists six feared Soviet risks if Moscow intervenes, including strains with bloc allies, discrediting Western communists, and a shaken world balance. The piece argues Soviet bluster may not equal action, signaling a turning point in Central Europe.
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VEN
Vaclav Prohlik
Party
Moscow
Frankfurter Allgemeine
West Germany
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
East Bloc
Prague
Berlin
Europe
Upward Bound Students Defend Minneapolis Trip
A letter from Coe College Upward Bound Students defends a Minneapolis trip amid Senator Riley’s criticisms. The group praises the educational value, staff support, and student participation while noting Riley’s concerns about cost and unnecessary expense. The piece ends by affirming agreement with Riley on reducing costs.
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People’s Forum
Coe College
Tom Riley
Minneapolis
Mid East Peace Efforts Shift Toward Jordan
The New York Times reports a shift in Israeli diplomacy from Cairo to Amman. Israel seeks to persuade King Hussein that settling with Jordan prior to Egypt strengthens his standing with Arab publics and the Palestine Arabs. Nasser’s position is seen as weaker at home, delaying any peace moves while he builds up Soviet arms. Indirect talks continue with cautious momentum as regional coups influence calculations.
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Erusalem
Israel
Amman
Cairo
Jordan
Palestine
Egypt
Sinai
Nasser
Hussein
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
Abdullah
Old
Mediterranean
Gaza
Washington
Conflicting Moves Hover Over Middle East Peace Outlook
The piece weighs possible demilitarized Go lan and Sinai arrangements for Jordan and Egypt, while Israel seeks regional stability and juridical peace acceptance. It notes Jerusalem's skepticism toward any peace prospects and hints at a Gaza corridor idea tied to Hussein, with overall doubt about lasting settlements.
Sin becomes obsolete in talk of morality and sex
A reader questions the removal of the word sin in discussions of morality and illegitimate pregnancy, arguing such changes promote sexual permissiveness and threaten societal values. The letter weighs moral virtue against modern welfare practices and urges balanced newspaper commentary.
Candidates for Presidency All Deserve Pity
James Reston surveys the strenuous 1960s campaign grind facing U S presidential hopefuls Gene McCarthy Nixon Humphrey and Rockefeller. He notes fatigue private tensions between advisers and the challenge of shaping a Vietnam policy acceptable to factions within their camps. The piece reflects on the personal strain of national leadership and the political tightrope ahead.
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Reston
Florida
Hubert Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Durante
Humphrey
Charles Percy
Richard Nixon
Gov
Rockefeller
Nixon
Gene McCarthy
Foreign Affairs Task Force
Paris
Saigon
South Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Capitol Hill
Various Cedar Rapids Activities Highlight 1938 1948 Events
In Cedar Rapids a 1958 note places Father Michael as St. John's Eastern Orthodox pastor succeeding Rev. James Allan. The YMCA Summer Adventure Club hosts 300 plus boys with Walt Souder in charge. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs with violinist Hjordis Anderson at Ellis Park. Camp Good Health plans for 1949 season include a second shower building. Gov Blue sets up peacetime draft in Iowa appointing Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl to head state selective service with 100 draft boards. Iowa Theater announces five finalists in a 1938 baby bathing beauty contest. The Rhythm Jesters debut as a Cedar Rapids comedy music group.
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Father Michael
St. John’s
Cedar Rapids
James H. C. Allan
YMCA
Walt Souder
Hjordis Anderson
Ellis Park
A T. Pleune
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Charles. H. Grahl
Selective Service
Iowa Theater
Diane McVey
Diane Sue Carthers
Janice Ruth Katz
Carole Jean Gilbert
Nancy Jane Monroe
Rhythm Jesters
Allied picnic headliners and political campaign musings
Ten to twenty years ago entertainers were to headline the Allied Industrial Civic League picnic on August 7. The piece also notes leaders in life insurance and a long analysis of the 1968 presidential race with Humphrey Nixon McCarthy and Rockefeller evaluating bombing and peace talks.
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Allied Industrial Civic League
Donald Mann
Kenneth McCabe
Theron Ackerman
Wilbur Field
Roswell H. Pickford
General Agents Assn
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Wrong Focus In the wake of Kennedy and King assassinations
A letter arguing gun control distracts from root crime causes poverty hate and ghettoes. The author urges dedication to addressing these issues rather than mail order firearm bans and critiques Nixon campaign rhetoric and reactions to the Pueblo incident. He questions White's column bias toward Nixon.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI
United States
Jon Babcock
Iowa City
Vacation to the Editor questions state funds use
A reader critiques Dr Uhlinger and State Senator Riley over travel spending and program funding. They compare the plans to an all expense paid trip for selected students and teachers, arguing funds should aid low income students directly and suggesting local work as a better incentive. The letter urges continued scrutiny of tax money allocations.
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Senator Riley
Minneapolis
Coe
Iowa
Minnesota
Riley
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New York Times
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First Avenue
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Ike
Vietnam
the Gazette
Ron Bliss
Town
James Reston
New York Times Service
Kennedy
McCarthy
Kennedy Camp
George Clark
Greg
William S. White
U.S
Japan
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