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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1969
Page
7
The article contrasts Apollo 9 achieving orbit with Sealab 3 undersea life support issues amid possible sabotage. It notes past Apollo fire disasters and stresses that if Sealab faces deliberate tampering, strong countermeasures are needed. It calls for rigorous safety upgrades across both programs.
Cedar Falls students at the University of Northern Iowa turn to letter writing and petitions to persuade lawmakers on three issues after a disappointing first attempt. They seek more funding for UNI, oppose Senate File 123, and favor lowering voting age. Leaders delivered petitions to the statehouse and urged ongoing engagement, arguing the democratic process requires work and time.
A reader argues principals have no right to bar students for hair length, claiming long hair is a constitutional right and reflects changing times. The letter also criticizes lawmakers for a $42,500 salary and calls for bipartisan action and a ban on employing relatives on staff.
The speaker condemns prejudice in hiring and calls for immediate vacating of positions for violators. They urge a living wage and argue Congress should demonstrate honesty, criticizing delays in ethics reform and pushing for a two step plan to ensure breadwinner status for lawmakers.
Letter to The Gazette contends that morals override logic in judging which students may attend universities. The writer argues discussions require a clear focal topic and warns against fragmented debate.
James Reston argues that Americans are overwhelmed by a flood of data, numb to human suffering. He cites Vietnam casualties, the Pueblo case, Sirhan Sirhan’s appeal, and rising urban poverty totals to show how facts erode public empathy and political action.
An Urban Coalition statement warns neglect risks unprecedented disorder as war, poverty, and racial tension intensify. It cites Caplin testimony on tax evasion among high earners and argues leadership must set a remedy–funded, decisive plan rather than rhetoric and indifference.
The piece argues liberal faculty warned four years earlier that Heyns must impose discipline or the university would degenerate. It cites a leftist student surge, conservative Regents influence, and the likelihood of Heyns departing before fall, with a potential need for a miracle to save Berkeley.
This Day in 1959 marks the death of the chubby comedian Lou Cos Tellio who, until 1957, teamed with Bud Abbott. The duo led box office hits and ranked among the top ten money makers from 1941 to 1951. The Cedar Rapids recruiting station was named outstanding in Iowa for February, enlisting 220 percent of its quota and hosting the state’s largest staff with 11 men. In 1949 a Public Health Service and state health department study backed a unified Cedar Rapids Linn County health department at a $92 000 annual cost, funded by multiple government levels and private sources. Mrs Robert Smith and Virgil Payne announced candidacies for the Cedar Rapids board of education for the March 14 election. Linn County voting machines for local elections were to be released from a Dickinson injunction as part of a plan involving area elections.
A group of Roosevelt high school girls organized a "Tumbleweed club" under gymnastics instructor Miss Ruth Zicke. Doris Fink served as captain of the tumblers in this 10 20 30 Years Ago item.
Vice-president Spiro Agnew endures an 18 hour day of study and work to quell Democratic jokes about his qualifications. President Nixon supports him, sharing a bond formed by past political hurts and guiding Agnew as he presides over the cabinet and National Security Council when needed. Agnew leads intergovernment relations and chairs urban affairs while remaining loyally aligned with Nixon.
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