Cedar Valley expressway delays spark plan completion fight
The Cedar Valley expressway project stalls as the regional transportation plan remains unfinished. Last week's compromise with Kansas City consultants advances but delays persist with further computer tests likely by April. Each test costs 3500 dollars, and the schedule now risks extending into 1969, provoking public frustration.
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Cedar Valley
Kansas City
First Avenue E
Marion
Regional Planning Commission
Extinction debate questions blanket wildlife preservation
A zoologist argues for selective extinction and intelligent environmental control. Dr. Gairdner B Moment of Goucher College contends biology lacks a rule to preserve all species and warns that indiscriminate conservation harms human interests and future generations.
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Gairdner B. Moment
Goucher College
Maryland
BioScience
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Science of Biology
Dr. Moment
Dollo
Park Service
Snow and sidewalk duties spark owner responsibility debate
A reader argues owners should clear their sidewalks and snow, criticizing city sanding as wasteful taxes. The letter condemns harsh dismissal of Henry Denecke and urges the community to rebuild his professional reputation through supportive references.
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Gazette
Denecke
Henry Denecke
Denecke Departure Sparks Cedar Rapids Arts Community Debate
After 17 years with Henry Denecke in Cedar Rapids, complaints surface over dismissal. Supporters praise his hard discipline and dedication to classical programming amid economic pressures. Critics note limited rehearsal time and uneven talent among amateur and semi pro players, yet acknowledge his role in securing guest artists and managing orchestra duties from limited spaces.
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Henry Denecke
Cedar Rapids
Denecke
East Central Iowa Conference thanks Cedar Rapids Gazette
Glenn B. Jensen, president of the East Central Iowa Conference, thanks the Cedar Rapids Gazette for its Feb 23 full page coverage of the band festival. He celebrates positive youth efforts and notes newspaper reporting often focuses on negative news. The letter expresses appreciation for the staff’s excellent coverage of the event.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Glenn B. Jensen
East Central Iowa
Marion
Majority Opposes Draft Change Favoring Present System
Harris Survey finds 51 to 38 percent prefer present draft over a volunteer force and 60 to 27 percent favor keeping the current system over a 19 year old lottery. The public supports the draft as it now works by 57 to 35 percent, though criticism remains, especially among the educated. Younger people 26 and under favor the present system 55 to 37 percent and worry about evasion.
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U.S
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Congress
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Johnson
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Portnoys Complaint and Newark Library Lockup Debate
Philip Roth questions Newark’s plan to shut the public library system on April 1. He recalls growing up amid communal ownership of books, the library as a civilizing haven, and the duty to care for borrowed works, stressing law, order, and shared access to knowledge.
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Philip Roth
York
Newark
Washington Street
Ended What Then in Solitude and Self Control
A reflective meditation on solitude privacy and silence as a classroom where the institution acts as guide. It traces inner trust in oneself and in systems to decode catalog card messages and navigate a corridor network to endure transition and learning.
Cedar Rapids plant gets new superintendent Rorman
This Day Wayne Rorman a 1959 production fore man of Cargill Inc Chicago soybean refinery was named superintendent of the Cedar Rapids plant replacing Frederick Brosius who would become Chicago plant superintendent. Iowans contribute to Pioneer IV space probe with Collins equipment at two US tracking stations as the city plans largest business year funding. A 1949 ordinance allocating 2 692 239 dollars faced first readings. First Cedar Rapids baseball tickets sold to Vince Kofron for May 3 opener versus Keokuk. J A Phillips 1939 O R C appointed by Roosevelt as delegate to international rail transport conference in Geneva Switzerland. A survey of public schools by Arthur Deamer office was noted.
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Wayne Rorman
Cargill, Inc
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Rorman
Frederick Brosius
Army
U.S
Keokuk
Vince Kofron
J. A. Phillips
the Order of Railway Conductors
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Newark library cuts spark anger over access to books
The Neighbors superintendent notes an influenza peak east, as 800 Newark students miss school. A city council decision to curb library ownership and funding provokes strong backlash, arguing books belong to the people and essential learning endures despite fiscal pressures.
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Newark
Nixon seeks Vatican envoy amid Protestant opposition
President Nixon plans to appoint an ambassador to the Vatican despite Protestant leaders in Washington opposing the move. The Vatican under Pope Paul has fostered ties with non Catholics, including Protestants and Jews, while some Catholics criticize the pope for his stance on birth control. The Italian Communist party also defends the pope amid debates on poverty and Czechoslovakia.
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John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Rome
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Vatican
Franklin Roosevelt
Pius XII
Myron Taylor
United States Steel
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Washington
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Luigi Longo
Bologna
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