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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1963
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids airport commission advances plans for a terminal expansion with an angled northeast addition to preserve parking and keep traffic flowing. The choice departs from a New York consultant's design but aims for lower cost and workable access, earning the editor's praise and urging timely progress this fall and through winter.
A discussion on using a legal lottery to fund public goods shifts to Canada and the United States. Proponents note foreign lotteries fund hospitals and roads, while critics question arithmetic and risks. The proposal imagines selling tickets only to foreigners to avoid domestic moral concerns, exploring potential international gains and risks.
Marquis Childs analyzes British politics as the Profumo affair swamps Parliament and threatens pre election distraction. He notes Labour seeks early vote, Conservatives fear losses, Maudling expects improvements in economy, and Europe faces shifting alliances as De Gaulle tightens control while Germany stabilizes under Erhard.
The piece weighs the potential shift to a new, more dangerous phase of the nuclear arms race if Khrushchev yields to military demands and resumes atmospheric tests. It notes Kennedy’s push against widening the nuclear frame, Britain’s test ban hopes, and the danger of inner distractions delaying restraint.
Roscoe Drummond reports on the President urging Congress to enact broad civil rights laws to ensure citizenship equality. He emphasizes the need for voting, school access, public accommodations, and employment protections, arguing rights derive from the U.S. Constitution and require congressional action to enforce.
The piece discusses the U S Supreme Court ruling on school prayers, contrasting Maryland's allowance of prayers with the Court's reversal, and outlining possible explanations for students. It notes concerns about secularism and suggests a nationwide education campaign plus proposed constitutional amendments to permit voluntary Bible readings or nonsectarian prayer in schools.
Mrs. Melvin Thumma of Tipton argues that liquor by the drink threatens public funds through supporting drinkers, causes highway dangers, and erodes moral values. She says abstainers shoulder costs, that government resources should go to education and health, and urges sensible stance on state policy.
A Gazette column laments the Supreme Court ruling banning reading the Lord’s Prayer in schools and condemns secularism while praising Bible influence on history and culture. The author argues moral decline follows from abandoning religious precepts.
The 1953 discussion by city and transit spokesmen in Cedar Rapids reviewed survey results showing a 19.2 percent drop in passengers in the past year. The meeting focused on potential night time and Sunday service reductions amid declining ridership.
Beatrice Woodward was installed as grand worthy adviser of the Iowa Order of Rainbow Girls during a grand assembly in Davenport. A resolution pledging support to the Agricultural Adjustment Act administration was adopted by the Western Grain Dealers Association at their Cedar Rapids convention.
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