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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
1
A Republican hopeful faces pressure over constitutional apportionment rules. The piece supports subdistricting but argues policy should be legislative, not fixed in the constitution. It notes Iowa Court views on multi legislator districts and warns against locking in a single approach.
The piece questions James Meredith’s Mississippi walk after he was shot by a white sniper. It argues the march aimed to prove Black voters could register safely, yet notes risks beyond the road. It suggests Mississippi’s authorities should protect registration and voting rights alongside law and order, not just march routes.
Residents push for a Cedar Hills public pool to serve about 10 000 people amid a citywide pool ratio of one facility per 26 000 residents. A low cost walk through design could cost around 50 000 dollars, cheaper than Bever and Jones parks and far less than Noelridge or Ellis. Further info is needed before officials or voters judge the community need.
The article reports that many southern and some other hospitals resist Medicare signups citing civil rights provisions and nursing staff issues. Officials like Dr. Stewart and Dr. Gehrig visit southern states to boost compliance while Johnson schedules a June meeting with 200 medical leaders. Hospitals increasingly face federal subsidies tied to desegregation and sanitation standards.
A 1966 reflection argues the United States is crime ridden with guns in irresponsible hands. It notes the Meredith attack, Kennedy assassination context, and calls for better training and limits on gun access while urging accountability from government and society.
Roscoe Drummond argues in a Washington column that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led by Fulbright, Church, and Morse, is hindering the aid program with rigid amendments. He asserts motives range from political pique to punishment of the administration over Vietnam, noting proposed limits on recipient countries and harsher loan terms that would impede multi year planning and flexible aid administration. He criticizes AID administrator David Bell as well.
Reports from Saigon show South Vietnam making measurable gains in education and imports as the reconstruction program shifts from rosy claims to realism. A new 4500-member cadre of Vietnamese experts includes census survey teams to gauge peasant views toward the Viet Cong.
Rural residents weigh the cost of extending bookmobile services against the long term benefits of library access. The piece argues that investing in libraries raises education, lowers future social costs, and equips students to research and succeed, comparing local Cedar Rapids facilities and a 68 year tradition.
The 1956 report notes President Eisenhower underwent major surgery to relieve an intestinal obstruction and his chief surgeon declared him out of danger He expressed belief he could run again.
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