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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
4
Cedar Falls and university instructors discuss a 1600 student ACT survey showing youth favor teachers who are demanding and caring. Students value discipline, hard work, and clear expectations, while also noting time limits and varied home influences on learning. They urge relevance and strong guidance in high schools.
University of Iowa law professor Geoffrey W. Palmer warned social science teachers that the right to sue for defamation is eroding under U.S. constitutional limits. He cited Supreme Court trends limiting libel suits by officials and public figures, arguing the First Amendment increasingly overrides private redress and that social climate shapes defamation. Palmer contrasted British common law with American approach and urged caution about media power to destroy reputations.
Independence firemen rescued Valerie Wilson 15 daughter of the Ralph Wilsons and Rodney Shanke 10 of Onalaska Wisconsin from the Wapsipinicon River shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday. The youths fell from a dam while taking a shortcut to the municipal pool. Shanke fell first and pulled Valerie with him. They reached a river pier and clung on until firefighters Larry Van Laningham and Carl Mulvaney waded out to pull them to safety.
Des Moines authorities investigated a broken ground floor window near the governor's private office. State officials said there was no entry attempt and suggested vandals used a parked stake’s butt end to smash the pane.
ST. LOUIS AP John Walter Rhoades, 28, an escapee from the Iowa state penitentiary, was arrested here Wednesday. He had been serving a 25 year sentence for armed robbery.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Night edition and Sunday six issues cost 2 a month or 19 a year. afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues cost 2.15 a month or 20 a year. Subscriptions by carrier priced 75 cents a week. U.S. and territorial rates 30 a year. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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