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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial scrutinizes Kennedy's European tour gestures as potentially boosting Western unity. It warns that relying on public smiles and speeches may be fragile, questioning whether such superficial acts truly influence vast geopolitical realities.
The piece revisits a proposed two million dollar contingency appropriation and explains the pocket veto rule. It cites constitutional provisions and a 1885 court test showing a governor cannot let a bill become law without signature after adjournment. A correction follows the prior misstatement and offers an apology.
The piece argues the word politician carries mixed connotations from self serving to public servant. It cites Canada’s Lester Pearson who claimed he hoped to be a politician to become a statesman, urging more such figures worldwide.
Street commissioner John Storey was named weed commissioner for 1953 with city deadlines for cuttings under threat of city crews and billed costs. Camp Wapsie Y opened near Central City with 350 attendees. Cedar Rapids Indians hire Bill Prince as new manager after Al Kubski’s resignation. St Luke’s hospital school for clinical lab techs, affiliated with Coe College, approved by medical education council. Graham Hovey spoke at Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau. Dr Suchomel to present two ambulances to U.S. Army this month. Sokols junior girls win national title at Chicago meet. Quaker Oats boss George Laird predicts Iowa small grain crop at 20–70 percent of normal after drought. Swimming meet at Marion Legion pool sees multiple firsts among Dick Westerfield and others.
Marquis Childs analyzes the coming British shift likely under Labour’s Harold Wilson. It contrasts Wilson’s radical restructuring with Macmillan, noting plans for a national cabinet, a stronger planning ministry, and reduced treasury powers, while signaling cautious optimism about Wilson's leadership and potential end of a decade of Tory rule.
Analyzed as a pivotal moment in Cold War policy, the piece argues Kennedy should counter De Gaulle by showing Gaullism is an irresponsible nationalist drift. It notes both powers face domestic pressures while France under De Gaulle pushes for a national nuclear force that could destabilize Europe. The piece frames Kennedy’s June Europe trip as vital to Western unity and security.
Roscoe Drummond reports that in Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia 115 counties show 101 to 165 percent registration of white voting age citizens. The piece cites over-registration as a possible election-rigging risk and notes 22 states had 100000+ 1960 registrants who did not vote and millions failed to vote for congress or register at all.
President Kennedy meets with West German leaders in Frankfurt and Berlin as Adenauer nears retirement. The talks spotlight a shift from Bonn to Frankfurt, signaling pending changes in German unity policy and future capital considerations. Brandt favours a Berlin solution independent yet protected by UN troops.
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