Cedar Rapids Considers Separate Bids for Two High Schools
The Cedar Rapids school board weighs separate bids for two proposed junior high schools funded by a 3.9 million bond. Past experience showed mixed results with combined bids lowering costs but favoring outside bidders. Local impact, contractor cooperation, and the potential of best overall value are debated as options are kept open.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Washington
Cedar Hills
Noelridge
Washington and Jefferson
Exiles welcomed by Iowa plan to hire Cuban educator
Cedar Rapids school board backs a state program to place about 120 Cuban refugees in teaching roles nationwide. A $30,000 HEW grant funds eight weeks of orientation at Iowa State University this summer to help newcomers and their families settle in.
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ITH
Cedar Rapids
SUI
MacArthur Rules on Track Dispute Open Competition Ban
General MacArthur, acting as arbitrator for Kennedy, demanded colleges lift their ban on athletes competing in AAU open events. He declared the decision final, recalling his famous I shall return remark to urge compliance.
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Douglas MacArthur
Kennedy
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Cedar Rapids Highlights From 1953 Ledger Of City News
In 1953 finance commissioner L. D. Burgus announced his last term in office while Cedar Rapids citizens were urged to heed his annual report. Photog Carl Franks was elected Iowa Press Photographers Assn president for a second term. A parade stake winner at Shrine Horse Show went to Peavine's Golden Belvelier. War Savings propaganda and Morgenthau visits shaped local press. Fire destroyed Amana society’s Midle Amana refrigeration plant with losses around 235000. Raids by Detectives Stanley and Bailey targeted local gambling and a sandwich shop near Ellis golf course. Councilors discussed cottonwood tree cot ton issues amid taxpayer complaints. Faye Touro crowned Linn County 4-H Rally queen at Bever Park.
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L. D. Burgus
Cedar Rapids
Carl Franks
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa Press Photographers Assn
Peavine
Golden Belvelier
E. W. Paul
Osceola
Hawkeye Downs
War Savings Staff News
U. S. Treasury Department
Morgenthau
Amana Society
Middle Amana
Eral
Faye Touro
Linn County
Bever Park
Johnson’s Race Issue Role Analyzed in 1960 Context
The vice president’s active stance on racial justice is framed as central to Kennedy era policy. Johnson urges patience and initiative, arguing laws restrain extremists and empower hopeful americans to pursue equal opportunity, while stressing community conscience will guide progress.
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Ashington
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Visitor Criticizes Cedar Rapids Parking Tow Policy
Thomas E. Savard of International Falls Minn complains about a hotel stay in Cedar Rapids. He says his car was towed from an unauthorized zone overnight, the signage was inadequate, and he was charged 7.50 to recover the vehicle, with curt police response and poor hotel guidance. He urges publication of his letter and reflects on national image.
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Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Thomas E. Savard
Profitable Day and The Question of Teen Marriage
The writer hails a successful sidewalk day and jokes about buying 30 items for 30 dollars while imagining every local family doing the same. They question films glorifying divorce and the idea of credit cards for students, linking them to teen marriage as a social issue and pondering true causes. The piece critiques youth behavior, media influence, and economic responsibility.
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S. V. Williams
Vernon
Internal Problems In Our World Power Unit
An eighth grade U S history unit traces the United States rise as a world power and its early expansionist actions. It notes Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson addressing internal issues while external wars and vested interests complicate progress. It asks what citizens owe to the people.
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United States
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Birmingham
U.S
Kennedy
Debates Over Extracurriculars for Married Students
A Gazette letter critiques Cedar Rapids high schools facing social pressures around married students. It argues sociologists and counselors are ignored and schools face public demand for quick, ineffective solutions. The piece questions opposing attitudes to married students and compares to other social events.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Poll Tax Revenue and Arkansas School Funding
A reader notes Arkansas collects over 600000 yearly from poll taxes to fund schools. The tax is set at one dollar, collected with real and personal taxes or at the sheriff office, who receives no pay. The message mentions voter registrars and sheriff salaries as state expenses.
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Arkansas
Registrar of Voters
Safer Driving Ties Weather and Driver to Dry Conditions
A traveler notes safer driving when both weather and driver are dry, highlighting caution for Iowa roads and urging steady focus on road conditions.
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Iowa State
Fare Paying Newsmen and Wheat Cotton Axis in Senate
A column contrasts junket rules for reporters on the Presidents Europe trip with government funded tours for officials. It notes reporters pay their fares while the White House funds the plane. It also outlines a wheat cotton voting bloc formed by Senators Young Russell and Hill, leveraging agricultural appropriations power to influence policy.
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Ashington
Italy
Germany
White House
Pearson
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
Washington
Honolulu
Ike
Columbine
House Banking and Currency Committee
Guantanamo
Castro
Mendel Rivers
South Carolina
Charleston
S.C
Navy
Puerto Rico
Europe
Milt Young
North Dakota Republican
Dick Russell
Georgia Democrat
Lister Hill
Alabama Democrat
USA
Senate
North
Secretary of Agriculture
Appropriations Committee For Agriculture
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George Clark
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Rose Hyde
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Commissioner Lee
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