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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1965
Page
19
Governor Hughes and Iowa leaders return from Europe as they back a "sell Iowa to Iowans" drive. The piece argues a statewide campaign to educate residents about Iowa products and producers, expanding local enthusiasm beyond the governor’s international missions.
Cedar Rapids moves toward a special census to boost future state gas tax and liquor profit shares. A city paid mid census tally could cost under 30000 dollars and may add about 110000 dollars annually, with a five year bonus over half a million before the 1971 regular count. Timing is the key. officials urge rapid promotion.
Stanford University education researchers ran a three month trial in a 2000 student urban high school with background music played on the school PA system. Attitude surveys before and after showed improved student attitudes across grade levels, suggesting music as a low cost educational aid and prompting questions about cultural impact on music tastes.
The American Sokol Union national meeting in St Louis set the 1960 convention for Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids delegates Rudolph Novak and Rudolph Langer attended. Elaine Pospishil from Cedar Rapids, a Coe College sophomore, earned a study year at the University of Oslo Norway through a Coe exchange program. The Cedar Rapids Rotary Club reported its largest picnic ever with 282 attendees.
President Johnson outlined a middle course toward the United Nations in a San Francisco speech marking its 20th anniversary. He praised the U N but withheld key proposals for strengthening its political mechanisms, aiming to keep Western allies close while backing the organization.
Educational Testing Service leaders say IQ tests never captured innate intelligence and that the term intelligence tests is fading. They urge recognizing developed aptitude and the role of nurture in growth. The mov e aims to open educational doors and avoid rigid tracking while stressing patient, skilled development of innate ability.
A look at Stephen Shadegg’s forthcoming book on the 1964 campaign outlines internal rifts, names key conservatives, and argues five main factors outside Goldwater’s control doomed his bid. The piece notes Kennedy’s death, Johnson’s prosperity, party spoilers, nuclear remarks, and a Concord NH headline controversy.
A Harris survey shows strong support for escalating U.S. troop commitments and retaliatory bombings in Vietnam. Voters worry the communists will dominate Southeast Asia if the United States withdraws, while long term costs and risks divide opinion.
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