This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1963
Page
4
The piece argues Supreme Court judges serve for life, making the court’s school prayer ruling controversial. It predicts public outrage, political manipulation by demagogues, and notes the nation’s growing civil rights sensitivity while defending the ruling’s logic as sound.
Marion considers a Dutch elm disease program to protect its thousands of elm trees. Cedar Rapids already runs a similar plan and cooperation across cities like Hiawatha could strengthen defenses. Initial costs may reach 6 to 10 thousand dollars, with annual taxes of 25 to 30 thousand. A joint campaign aims to curb beetle spread and protect the metropolitan forest.
Indiana faces a budget crisis after Circuit Judge John L. Niblack ruled a new 2 percent sales tax unconstitutional. The decision blocks July 1 implementation and the projected $84 million annual revenue, citing legislature delegation to the executive branch over tax brackets as flawed.
In Cedar Rapids the mercury hit 103 degrees in the afternoon, the hottest June day in the city’s history, with a 100 degree high the day before. Local notes include Albert P. Jenkins elected Cedar Rapids Liots club president, and junior division wins in the City Women’s golf tourney at Ellis Park by Linda Lary Freddie Foster and Patty Jo Maton.
The Gemini program follows Mercury as NASA pushes toward a manned moon landing by 1968. Two-man crews will test rendezvous, spacewalks, and long duration flights up to two weeks, with unmanned tests in 1963 and 1964 and manned flights through 1967 before Apollo missions begin.
The piece notes Germany's political thaw as Ludwig Erhard nears chancellor power in October while Konrad Adenauer winds down. President Kennedy will address Germans directly via Eurovision and Telstar, amid a broader shift including east west trade efforts and satellite diplomacy.
A letter writer argues against forcing moral standards on students and defends educating married teens. He warns policies could threaten religious freedom, urges separating educators from moralists, and favors night school diplomas to help mature citizens without coercion.
Rose E. Blake urges readers to support a drive for a new Mother house for the Sisters of Mercy. She notes their long service in hospitals and schools and argues individual contributions could fund the project, asking donations to the Cedar Rapids Mother house.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.