Downtown development boosts Cedar Rapids growth hopes
Excitement rises over Bjornson Enterprises plan for a 14 million downtown shopping center hotel complex alongside Cedar Rapids general mills plant talks. The venture signals strong investor confidence and could accelerate urban renewal goals and spur review of other major building projects in the central business district.
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Iowa districts face potential loss of state aid over budget growth
Iowa state comptroller data show 127 districts exceed growth norms and could lose about 2 million dollars in state aid next year. Officials note review boards may approve larger gains with valid reasons, while urging more funding from non-property sources to ease tax burdens and support accreditation standards.
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Nixon talks to Europe and hopes for a coherent policy
Delicate Performance TV reports London reaction to President Nixon’s remarks in West Berlin and the likely reception in Rome and Paris. The piece notes European audiences listen across broadcasts and expects speeches to align with a unified U.S. policy, warning against overreaching resources.
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Moderate Nixon Moves Center in Policy Push
A Los Angeles Times piece argues President Nixon is centering his agenda with progressive, moderate liberal and social-minded actions. Agencies act on pollution, food aid, desegregation, anti trust, and foreign talks, signaling a shift toward centrist governance while downsizing inflation and preserving employment.
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No One Wants ARMs on Own Doorstep
Marquis Childs reports on Honolulu where residents react to a proposed antiballistic missile site near the city. The Army lists four possible sites with a decision expected next month and Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink has obtained the department of the army letter outlining options.
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The ABM debate across Hawaii islands and mainland sites
Opponents fear a Sentinel missile installation will fragment island life on Hawaii with land scarcity and disrupted transport. Supporters cite reduced casualties, but critics argue the system fails to deter nuclear exchange and jeopardizes communities from Oahu to Libertyville and beyond. Local congressmen split along party lines amid fierce public opposition and land battles.
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Europe Lets Rich Spend for Armament
President Nixon urges Western European leaders to share armament burdens and form a united defense, warning that only cooperative NATO style action can deter Soviet expansion. He notes France’s nuclear capacity and the risk of discord benefiting the USSR, while pressing for a move toward reduced armament through joint Western diplomacy.
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Loose Cats Debate Sparks Letter to the Editor
Esther W. Jones defends cats as free roaming and essential for balancing pests. She argues cats wander to control rodents and cites comparison to New York. She criticizes dog walkers for neglecting leash rules and praises cats for burying waste.
Student Logic and Pearson’s Flawed Arguments
A reader criticizes Drew Pearson’s February Gazette column for urging removal of riot‑prone students. The letter accuses Pearson of faulty logic including post hoc reasoning and composition, citing enrollment shifts at Columbia Harvard and Yale and urging clearer scrutiny of causal links.
Cat leash law debate sparks local ire
A reader denounces a proposed cat leash law as a waste of tax money and questions enforcement. The letter criticizes city officials for spending time on the issue while dogs and responsible owners remain active neighbors.
Evening of Experimental Theater Presented by Coe Players
Tom Gordon a Coe junior from La Moni wrote original songs for the Coe Players Evening of Experimental Theater to be presented March 6. Michael Sproston, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur E Sproston, was installed as master councilor of Cedar Rapids chapter of the De Molay in the Masonic hall. Dr Eric Kollman professor of History at Cornell College was awarded 800 dollars to assist in the biography of former Austrian president Theodor Koerner. Cedar Rapids board of education election on March 14 looked no contest with incumbents Penningroth Blodgett and Jordan already filing. Two proposed new parks for Cedar Rapids drew strong plan commission support. One 15 acre site near Ely avenue on southwest side. second near Kenwood school on northeast side. The mercury rose to 41 degrees in Cedar Rapids. Men who contributed 1939 materials or service for the new crafts shop opened for boys in the YMCA basement were guests of the Y at a dinner there with accordion selections by Allen Hronik and a crafts demonstration by Gordon Ramsey. Palm-O-Graphs a new
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10-20-30 Years Ago feature launches daily in The Gazette
The Gazette begins a daily cartoon series titled 10-20-30 Years Ago that analyzes palm prints of famous people and explains related facts. Clarence Bangs of the Iowa theater staff celebrates his fiftieth year in the theater business and his sixty-fifth birthday.
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