Marion Cedar Rapids merger idea endures in history
In a Cedar Rapids Gazette discussion, remarks on unity with Marion highlight a long-running idea. The piece traces past merger efforts from 1907 to 1957, including a 1947 Marion straw poll rejecting annexation and forecasts of renewed talk around 1972, noting current metro governance trends.
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People’s Forum
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Robert M. L. Johnson
Linn County
State Office of Planning and Programming
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John Mullin
Marion Booster Club
Indian Creek
Metro
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M. L. Downey
Downey
Concorde sales tour highlights SST funding doubts
The prototype Concorde launches a 40,000 mile, 10 nation sales tour as critics question the aircraft's $60 million price against a $2.5 billion development cost. The Times cites the madman's rule that new tech projects triple initial estimates, warning others to inflate budgets before pursuing unproven technologies.
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U.S
New York Times
Cover-Ups and the Public Right to Know
A reader questions why major cover-up stories and controversial government actions receive little coverage. He cites Soviet arms shipments, corporate interests in Russia, Pentagon Papers, Tibet, NATO videos, and media motives, questioning whether editors print all the news that fits.
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N.Y. Times
Jack Anderson
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U.S
Tibet
Forum Letters Guidance for Readers and Writers
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters on issues or events rather than personalities. Keep letters to one main topic for best readership. Word limits around 400, with a monthly limit per writer. submissions may be shortened and anonymous letters are not published. Include telephone after signature for authenticity checks.
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Plan to halt Nixon policy sparks debate in Washington
The letter criticizes a mail referendum plan led by lawmakers including Iowa’s junior senator, accusing them of aiding the enemy and prolonging the Vietnam war. It cites faith in Franklin and anticipates the president’s success against opposition. The Harris Survey notes continued recession fears and inflation concerns, with mixed views on Price Commission and Pay Board actions and Nixon’s policies.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Iowa
U.S
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Hughes
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Pay Board
Presidential Countdown HHH Malls Foldup By Warren Rogers Jr
Hubert Humphrey faces a dilemma as he weighs endorsing McGovern or seeking a different path. advisers urge early concession while pros push for a hard anti McGovern stance. He plans weekend discussions at his Waverly Minnesota home to test mood and smooth edges.
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George McGovern
John F. Kennedy
West Virginia
Kennedy
Chicago
Richard Daley
Jack Chestnut
McGovern
Nixon
Gene McCarthy
Miami Beach
Chuck Hall
Jerry Rubin
Man's Ultimate Escape Hatch Space
RIONNE France. A fisherman laments thinning fat trout through Norman streams as pollution rises in the Aisle Charentonne and Andelle. Plastic rubbish and chemicals alter ecosystems, a trend linked to a global pollution crisis under a United Nations ecological conference in Stockholm.
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Ecological Reform Aims Beyond Earth In Cold Logic
The piece argues that ecologic reform requires world population limits and sanitation, criticizing Fordist tech and zero growth as inadequate. It envisions future mass space colonization as a practical extension, urging disciplined, scalable human expansion beyond Earth. It critiques narrow ecological worries and calls for decisive action despite daunting global inequities.
Is It the Truth by Carl Riblet Jr
A columnist defends long presidential primaries and growth pains for leaders. He lampoons public gloom, cites Jefferson, and criticizes scientists for neglecting practical food innovation while moon missions continue.
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