Editorial: Women in Space and the Pace of Progress
The piece argues that Valentina Tereshkova’s spaceflight did not spark a mass U S call for female astronauts. It notes Jerrie Cobb’s claimed advantages for women and stresses individual qualifications over gender. NASA officials see spaceflight by women as a distant, merit based goal rather than a race against the Soviet Union.
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Russia
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina
U.S
Jerrie Cobb
NASA
B. Lloyd, Jr
Soviet Union
New Civil Rights Legislation Faces Uncertain Support
The Kennedy package labeled must meet stiff Republican opposition and likely won’t win quick approval. The move appears rushed to placate urban Black voters by showing effort, not necessarily to deliver immediate rights promised by long standing laws.
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Capitol Hill
Modernizing a Papal Selection Smoke Signal
The piece questions replacing the Sistine Chapel smoke signals with an electric backstop and jokes about having someone simply announce the new pope at the door. It reflects on tradition and the need for a clear, modern method.
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Sistine Chapel
Goldwater Gains as Rockefeller Falters in 1964 GOP Race
The piece analyzes shifting Republican fortunes ahead of the 1964 convention. It notes Rockefeller's weakening position while Goldwater rises in acceptability, aided by a Senate civil rights clash that could boost Goldwater as a defender of private business and free enterprise. The eastern wing balks at Rockefeller, signaling a potential Goldwater nomination path.
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Ashington
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Senator Goldwater
G.O.P
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Senate
Kennedy
Shakeup in Republican ranks reshapes convention alliances
The piece notes a new urgency as powerful Republicans, especially in the east, reassess their convention alignments. It cites the loss of Rockefeller supporters and sharp disapproval of his remarriage from figures like Prescott Bush and Alexander Smith, signaling growing discontent and possible realignment within the party.
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East
Rockefeller
Prescott Bush
Connecticut
Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Caught Another A Man in a Mental Institution
A visitor asks a patient fishing by a flower bed how many he has caught. The patient replies you’re the ninth in a terse exchange quoted in the Iowa State Traveler.
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Iowa State
Dodd’s Independence and Foreign Policy Stance in 1964
The column defends Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut against calls for purge by Kennedy allies. It praises his independent approach, especially on foreign policy, noting his early opposition to Khrushchev visits and Geneva tests, and his support from Abe Ribicoff and John Bailey. It argues Dodd remains a conservative liberal priority for voters.
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Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Abe Ribicoff
John Bailey
Kennedy
U.S
Frank Lausche
Ohio
White House
Democratic Party
Tom Dodd
Senate
Russia
Republican Party
Khrushchev
United States
Camp David
Geneva
Katanga
Cuba
Land
Hungary
Iron Curtain
Humphrey
Last-Gasp Efforts Slated for July Test Bans and Red China Bother
Two Kremlin events in early July may shape the cold war. High level talks in Moscow aim at a final test ban while Sino-Soviet tensions surge as Beijing pressures Moscow on revolution tactics. observers see mutual influence on U. S. Khrushchev dynamics and Western hopes for a rapprochement.
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Ashington
Moscow
U.S
Kennedy
Khrushchev
West
Mr. K
Red China
Shuffleboard Gains Popularity Among Florida Vacationers
The 1953 item notes Iowa folk bringing summer shuffleboard home, West Branch forms an adult club led by Tom Davis with officers, while Cedar Rapids officials engage office space for a farm loan association. Marion votes repeal of Prohibition era amendment, Cedar Rapids high school students head to Europe for an American Field Service exchange, with listed students departing tomorrow.
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Florida
Iowa
West Branch
Tom Davis
Tom Siler
C. E. Secrest
Cedar Rapids National Farm Loan Assn
Federal Land Bank
Omaha
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Europe
American Field Service
Tom Miller
Kay Culver
Janet McFatridge
Alice Schrody
Kay- Jeen Thompson
Merrily Watters
Nita Melsh
Neighbors win doubles at Cedar Rapids tourney finals
The doubles pairing of Don Cass and 1943 Carol Shadle defeated Erwin Wasta and John Gross in the final round of the men’s doubles at the Cedar Rapids Tennis Association courts. Glen V. Grewell of Marshalltown was elected state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Don Cass
Carol Shadle
Erwin Wasta
John Gross
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Glen V. Grewell
Marshalltown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kennedy cracks down on Diem over Buddhist suppressions
Drew Pearson reports that Ngo Dinh Diem asked Gen. Paul Harkins for U.S. planes to quell Buddhist demonstrations, prompting President Kennedy to warn the Vietnamese Catholic leader that coercive measures against Buddhists must end. The piece notes Eisenhower era Catholic influence and U.S. troop presence in Vietnam.
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Kennedy
United States
Eisenhower
Vietnam
Cardinal Spellman
New York
Indo- China
U.S
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Che Gedur Rapids Gazette
William S. White
Happ
John Chamberlain
Reason
Senator Ribicoff
Roscoe Drummond
Ed A. S. Buckner
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Third Avenue
Third Street SE
Leo A. Hoegh
Mao Tse-tung
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Valentin Chu
Shanghai
Tan
China
Mr. Chu
U.S.S.R
Ghana
Mao
Kremlin
Asia
George Clark
Harold
JFK
S. Vietnam
Drew Pearson
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