Rural Linn County library pact expands access countywide
Six town libraries and Linn County supervisors sign a contract to provide rural area service starting January 1. The agreement links Cedar Rapids Marion Center Point Springville Coggon and Lisbon with shared access plus Cedar Rapids bookmobile service for rural residents. About 7 000 to 8 000 people in other communities remain without service. The plan raises questions on the mutual access and tax subsidies but overall expands long overdue options.
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Linn County
Linn County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Center Point
Springville
Coggon
Lisbon
Cedar Rapid Library
Cedar Rapids’ Central Unit
Public safety vs strike limits in Atlanta and tax withholdings
The piece discusses the 500 firemen walkout in Atlanta testing public employee strike limits and affirming the no strike doctrine for public safety services. It argues morale and safety require lawful means, not illegal strikes, and notes a settlement avoided court action. It also comments on withholding tax refunds and possible withholding table adjustments to ease taxpayer and state burdens in 1967.
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Atlanta
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
De Gaulle’s Moscow Visit Signals Anti U S Drift
Charles de Gaulle begins a ten day tour of the Soviet Union with plans for political talks and public appearances aimed at reducing American influence in Europe. French officials stress no treaties will be signed while Russians hint at possible agreements.
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Paris
Siberian
Novosibirsk
Leningrad
Kiev
Volgograd
Stalingrad
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Hermitage Museum
France
NATO
Moscow
Germany
West Germany
United States
Europe
Atlantic
Urals
Western Alliance
Involvement of Lowans Analyzed in Political Education Study
The NCEP bulletin reports on Clarke College in Dubuque and Seattle Pacific College in Seattle showing graduates are more active politically than a decade earlier. Clarke graduates 1954 to 1962 had 88 percent registered voters, 97 percent after three to nine years out, with some in campaigns or urging candidacy. SPC graduates shifted toward Republicans while independents declined from 46 to 21 percent between 1955 and 1965.
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National Center For Education In Politics
NCEP
Clarke College
Dubuque
Seattle Pacific College
Robert Horgan
Clarke
Seattle Pacific
SPC
What today’s college students show in a changing era
The chancellor surveys 5 million students across 2,000 colleges noting most are well prepared and hardworking with reduced extracurricular participation. Many pursue graduate or professional study, while a rising number engage in social and political discourse, especially over Vietnam and national priorities.
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America
Moment of Truth on Student Activism and Society
The piece argues that modern university students shape and reflect social change through civil rights campaigns and activism yet seek constructive, non disruptive methods. It notes heightened awareness of race poverty and care, praises student leadership, yet warns against overreliance on strikes and boycotts as long term tools.
Tennis Star Ashe Skips Wimbledon to Train for Army
Arthur Ashe the Davis Cup star from Los Angeles is missing from Wimbledon as he begins training for a U.S. Army commission. He is the first Negro on the Davis Cup team and one of the era’s top players, choosing service over defending his title. He notes extensions were possible but insists on fairness and duty.
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England
Arthur Ashe
Los Angeles
Ashe
America
Muhammad Ali
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Library Service
Russia
U.S
By Joseph W. Grigg
United Press International
de Gaul
Oder-Neisse Line
Poland
Germanys
Andrei Gromyko
West
Vietnam
South- East Asia
Charles DE Gaulle
Lowans
Ncep Bulletin
Seething University
Roger W. Heyns
University of California, Berkeley
Associated Press
Kenneth Keniston
Yale
The
Republic
Tennis Star
Cassius
Paul Jones
NEA
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