Cedar Rapids board of review faces downtown valuation clash
The Cedar Rapids board of review weighs protests that downtown land is overvalued and nearby properties are underassessed. Objections call for blanket revaluation of commercial land and targeted cuts to 16 downtown properties, but time and resources may limit action to looping area cases this year. A city wide revaluation is urged for fairness in taxes.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lindale Plaza
Board of Review
Law bans age discrimination in employment from 40 to 65
A new federal law, effective June 12, makes it illegal for employers with 25 or more workers to refuse hires or to fire people aged 40 through 65 based solely on age. It also bans age-based referrals by agencies and membership denial by unions, with limited exceptions for bona fide occupational qualifications. The Eagles organization and Cedar Rapids advocate R A Fryrear helped drive the measure.
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Congress
Omy
Eagles Organization
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
R. A. Fryrear
Eagles
Farmers bill battles loom in Congress year 1958
In 1958 the House Agriculture Committee prepared a broad omnibus bill adding new commodity programs for wheat rice cotton feed grains and milk while the secretary of agriculture warned of a veto and accused lawmakers of pushing special interest legislation.
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Congress
Eisenhower
House
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Toleration of Intolerance Cries for Cure
A national call to address rising political violence and assassination. The writer urges no private security can fully shield leaders, calls for stronger gun control, and warns that enabling hatred erodes democracy. Leaders who incite violence are enemies of democratic government.
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Johnson
Congress
Secret Service
Dr. King
James Meredith
Hatred Invective and the Rise of Violent Politics
Column examines the Kennedy assassination as a symptom of a broader decline in civil political discourse. It links violent rhetoric, direct action, and gun lobbying to a tense national mood, warning that vitriolic language risks real violence and calls for regained civility and democratic processes.
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Lyndon Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Robert Kennedy
Publi
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Kennedy
California
America
Unbelievably Guns Abet the Sickness
Marquis Childs condemns the NRA and other forces after terrorist acts in Los Angeles and across America. He argues political inaction worsens the problem and highlights the impact on national figures like Kennedy and King.
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Hon
Los Angeles
America
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
National Rifle Association
Cedar Rapids Community Theater Gains Meredith Willson Honor
Readers praise the Cedar Rapids Community Theater and Theater Assistance Guild for presenting Meredith Willson in a Cedar Rapids event. They applaud youth award recipients from local high schools and urge a larger, better-equipped venue for future first class productions.
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Cedar Rapids Community Theater
Meredith Willson
T.A.G
Theater Assistance Guild
Cedar Rapids
Community Theater Guild
Fair City
Rockefeller's Only Chance In Poll Driven US Politics
James Reston argues the 1968 primary aftermath centers on poll leverage. Rockefeller seeks to shape Gallup and Harris readings with TV spots and a record of administration skill, while Vietnam and Paris peace talks could swing voter mood and delegate support.
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York
Nixon
Humphrey
Rockefeller
George Gallup
Louis Harris
Vietnam
Paris
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