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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids city council weighs a proposed human rights commission amid debate on legal authority. Backers cite Iowa home rule broad power. officials cite existing code limits, urging court tests only if needed. The piece argues cities should act boldly under home rule unless law blocks.
The Iowa Board of Regents moved to seek approval for four million dollars in contracts and transfers despite an attorney general ruling deeming it unconstitutional. The AG advised proceeding until courts decide, while a parallel action allows a two million emergency fund. The piece notes the legal tension and calls for court resolution, highlighting separation of powers and public skepticism about schooling conditions.
Marquis Childs notes President Kennedy uses television across 18 European nations to urge Western alliance unity. The bold diplomacy tests his appeal and authority against rising nationalist, possibly nuclear, trends as Germany braces for a post Adenauer era.
A portrait filled analysis of Kennedy as a transitional American leader guiding NATO and Europe through a fragile unity. It notes Eisenhower De Gaulle Adenauer Kai-Uwe Von Hasse and Harold Wilson positions on a multilateral nuclear force and postwar alliances. It highlights Kennedy's drive to bind the Free World despite domestic crisis and rising separatism.
John Chamberlain notes a shift as state governors push for high school courses on communism with neutral to anti communist framing. Florida Louisiana Georgia California New York adopt laws or policies to teach about communism, while the Kennedy administration pursues negotiation. The NEA ABA and American Legion back courses examining communism in the context of human nature and history.
NASA pauses the Merritt Island bid opening after Southern Bell protested. The agency will resolve interconnection questions with the Bell system before evaluating the CMM bids. The dispute highlights AT and T influence as bids await opening June 17 for moon launch communications.
A Cedar Rapids neighborhood delegation urged against rezoning three lots from residential to commercial at Sixth Street and Nineteenth Avenue SW. They cited a near unanimous petition and opposition at city council, which approved on first reading over the planning commission denial.
A 1953 Des Moines meeting saw the state board of education favor continued study of an educational television network in Iowa. Details mention Richard Evans signed by the San Diego naval training center as football coach and other items from 10 20 or 30 years ago.
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