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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
6
The Iowa legislature grants broader local powers but keeps many constraints. Home rule is only an opening step, with many limits still shaping city management and procedures.
In 100 years since Henri Dunant’s idea the Red Cross has grown to 87 nations and aided contact between adversaries. Iowa chapters in Linn County honor Dunant and Clara Barton at annual meetings and vow a second century of service to mankind.
The obituary-like reflection portrays Pope John’s final days as a steadfast plea to world leaders to pursue solutions to enduring peace challenges. It frames his struggle as an eloquent appeal for perseverance despite dire odds.
John Chamberlain argues that Orville Freiman's wheat control plan would stifle ingenuity and provoke a social headache as bureaucrats restrict acreages. He cites farm journals showing farmers innovating within limits, warning centralized control leads to apathy and shortages as seen in Russia and Yugoslavia.
The article critiques Mao Zedong's attempts to control rural farming, noting hunger and shortages in 1958 and 1959. It cites reform allowing peasants garden plots in Hong Kong refugees' reports and warns that overregimentation could trigger meat shortages and broader agricultural collapse.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and President Kennedy join in a bid to win Khrushchev support for a nuclear test ban. The piece notes the political hurdle, Soviet testing limits, and U S and Soviet strategic pressures as they seek a formal agreement amid the ongoing arms race.
William S. White cautions against hysteria mongers who inflame racial tensions. He argues actual rights for Negroes include voting and equal access to public facilities, while warning against destroying private property and privacy through federal coercion. The piece calls for fairness to all and warns against rhetoric that risks universal American liberty.
The author argues the biennial license renewal cycle, not the one month grace after birthdays, causes many drivers to lose privileges. He warns that an extended grace period does not address the real problem and will fail to prevent lapses in driving rights.
About 35 associates honored Qua ker Oats Plant Manager E J Petranek for 50 years of service. Playground Commission reappointed members R D Taylor and A T Pleune to terms through May 1956. Cornell alum Orville Rennie invited to panel in Washington July 14. Franklin 1943 team won city track title 49 40 ½ points. Chuck Hopkins mile record. Cedar Rapids food price controls to expand nationwide. Nile Kinnick killed in South Pacific crash. 1933 Immaculate Conception graduates received diplomas. Joe Suma named Cedar Rapids Board of Education maintenance foreman. Gazette Better Homes contest with $100 prizes June 5 to Oct 1.
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