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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1964
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues Iowa should overhaul the direct primary, granting parties real disciplinary authority to govern nominees. It supports maintaining some features of primaries but warns the current system halves party influence and invites fraud.
Dr Edward C Welsh executive secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council says Russia's lunar plans are not slowing and cites a 50 percent rise in earth orbiting missiles this year. He notes US payloads surpass Russia since Sputnik I but heavier payloads remain a challenge.
Republican platform chief Mel Laird seeks to shape a shorter San Francisco platform by publishing position papers from professors and keeping them separate from the formal plan. The Conservative Papers collection offers clues to an American position not intended to embarrass GOP candidates.
The piece notes Vietnam as a key peril point with President Kennedy wary that losing in Southeast Asia could cost the ruling party. De Gaulle signals openness to renewed Indo China talks, while a Johnson emissary frames dialogue as a potential neutral approach with China included. Washington dreads a diplomatic stalemate.
A reader recalls a chaotic Cedar Rapids to New York trip for the World’s Fair with hotel shortages and no refunds. He warns others after many travelers faced stranded plans and high costs. The piece contrasts local complaints with broader political debates over foreign policy and leadership.
The piece critiques how big name politicians use backroom deals to gain from primaries and conventions. It argues voters should decide their party's candidate instead of being sold out. It notes Scranton's actions with Eisenhower and Nixon and Goldwater's delegate majority from primaries.
A reader defends charging for summer classes and rebukes an editorial on the $10 average fee. The letter contends higher prices for advanced courses strain families with multiple students and argues school boards spend taxpayer dollars unwisely on new facilities.
A 1954 Cedar Rapids tennis win at Memorial Stadium opens the window on past local sports. East side delegates at the state 4-H short course inspect gear at Iowa State College’s ag engineering farm. Maquoketa variances daylight saving time, local rent and OPA notes surface. Count Basie swing show announced. Mercy Hospital drive totals rise to 62,288 toward a 150,000 goal. Cedar Rapids industrial fifty year anniversary celebration with river races marks local growth. Cornell school comedy production features Mrs. Herbert Stamats in Moliere. Cedar Rapids and Marion streetcars log 3 622 miles daily linking cities across the region.
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