Paving Decision for Thirty Fourth Street SE Contested
Editorial urges caution as a 1300 foot stretch on Thirty fourth Street SE faces possible deletion from summer paving plans. It warns a council oversight could waste public benefit and suggests voluntary cost sharing or conditional driveway curb cuts to secure county cooperation and avoid halting a Cedar Rapids major street improvement.
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Thirtyfourth Street
Stolba
Council
Cedar Rapids
Sunday Observance Debate Keeps Freedom Of Choice
The Cedar Rapids merchants back persuasion over coercion to Sunday observance, arguing against blue laws and for voluntary pattern shifts. They stress church state separation, personal choice, and that public support should grow without force, letting business sense resolve Sunday closing. Also notes Clemson coach Frank Howard joking at Army recruiting tax remarks and the light, hopeful response to such quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants
Cedar Rapids
Khrushchev Downplays War Fears in Romania Tour
Soviet Premier Khrushchev during a Romania trip declares no reason for war with the West over Berlin and rejects a separate peace with East Germany. He stresses understanding with the United States on Germany, while defending Moscow against economic distress and portraying the West as the aggressor.
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Ashington
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Tawrence
Romania
Soviet Union
Berlin
Khrushchev
Russia
East Germany
German Democratic Republic
West Berlin
United States
Europe
America
Kennedy
Public forum questions downtown parking prices
A letter argues high parking costs deter shoppers and urges reducing meter and ramp rates to boost downtown business. The writer suggests five cent meters, 50 cent daily lots, and 75 cent ramps to encourage use of off street parking and revive commerce.
Call for tighter gift rules after Estes case
President Kennedy officials acknowledge the Estes scandal warrants full investigations and stronger safeguards. Senator Case proposes a bill requiring annual asset and gift disclosure by all officials and public records for agency communications on pending cases.
Mundt Letter Allegedly Pushed Grain Storage Favoritism
A 1959 Mundt letter to the Agriculture Department urged storing more grain in an elevator owned by campaign contributor Omer Appelwick. The missive claimed a government "commitment" to fill the bin at storage rates, a claim later disputed by Appelwick and a government spokesman. Appelwick had previously donated to Mundt’s campaigns.
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Ashington
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
Billie Sol Estes
Mundt
Agriculture Department
Omer Apperwick
Madison
S.C
Clarence Palmby
Appelwick
Decision Dilemma Lingers Beyond Moral Clarity
The quote reflects on how many understand moral distinctions yet avoid choosing sides. It contrasts common judgment with the reluctance to act, suggesting a mindset of indecision despite awareness of right and wrong.
Absent-minded Professors Miss Train
At the railroad station an absent-minded professor and two colleagues chat on the platform. The station master shouts that the train is leaving. Two professors rush aboard, one stays and jokes that two out of three is a good average while the lone professor says they came to see him off.
Cedar Rapids Manheads Plan for City Water Drainage Bond
A 1952 city runoff drainage measure may require a 1 million dollar bond per Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba. The article notes related civic projects and local officials connected to Cedar Rapids development.
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W. W. Stolba
el Kahir Shrine
Ben Hogan
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
John Jacobs
Tom Crabbe, Jr
Chuck Johnson
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U.S
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Wellington Street
SUI Workshop
Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Jefferson
Carol Lankow
Third Street
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Tive
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New Jersey
Maurine Neuberger
Oregon
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Sen. Case
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Young Men’s Bureau
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Cedar Rapids Airways
Chico Marx
Paramount Theater
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WPA
Spencer
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Order of DeMolay
I. B. McGladrey
State Board of Accountants
Dan Turner
Clark A. Beems
Yosemite
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George Clark
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