This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1970
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids editorial urges the Tax Study Committee to streamline property tax math, use computer data to reveal tax burdens, publish a taxes-to-income ratio, reexamine exemptions, and assess government spending to ease taxpayer strains and foster fairer levies.
Jack Anderson notes U S youths choosing service over leisure with actions from harvest work for black sharecroppers in Georgia to fund relief for Kent State riot damages and lobbying for peace in Congress. Mary Nichols of Los Angeles spreads the appeal via chain letters urging peacemaking and political participation.
A crowd of 12 500 watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Vancouver Lions 13 7 in Cedar Rapids in a pre season exhibition sponsored by the West Side Civic club. The event marked Canada’s pro gridiron arrival in the city.
The column surveys Cedar Rapids zoning for Eighth Street NW to Ellis Lane, noting a push for better schools and civic responsibility. It highlights students volunteering in Georgia harvests, Kent State relief efforts, a biweekly New Constituency newsletter, and youth movements like CALM opposing capital punishment. It also mentions UN interest groups and antiwar activism shaping policy discussion.
Louis Harris survey shows 76 percent want DDT banned from sale or use with 69 percent citing environmental pollution concerns. Public opinion aligns with biologists and environmental experts warning about DDT's hazards.
A Harris survey of 1,601 adults shows 67 percent of rural residents favor banning DDT while 58 percent acknowledge water pollution links. Overall 38 percent see DDT as a major pollutant, 31 percent as contributing to water contamination, and 76 percent support a sale and use ban.
A Southwest Cedar Rapids resident rebuts Cole McMartin's claim that all locals know and love him and voices concerns about his fitness as a congressman. The letter also argues the spread of alleged communist rules in US society and cites disputed quotes used by various figures and publications.
A reader ridicules Cole McMartin statement that all southwest Cedar Rapids know and love him. The letter mocks his boast about old fashioned honesty and questions what further revelations he will offer to the public.
The editorial prompts anger and humor as it discusses alleged Communist Rules of Revolution said to be captured in 1919 at Dusseldorf Germany. It notes a Nebraska gun publication clipping from Shotgun News and references a rule urging firearm registration under a pretext.
A reader condemns an July 24 editorial for praising white police qualities and for implying few black men apply. The writer accuses the piece of white supremacy messaging and urges the editor to stop endorsing racist stereotypes that damage trust with the Black community.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.