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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
40
A caustic map of Iowa portrays a rural heartland with conservative leanings and stark social contrasts. The piece links courtroom decisions, a 1960s–era moral climate, and cultural clashes from Ottumwa to Ames, citing figures like Harold Hughes and Neal Smith and events from capital punishment repeal to public demonstrations.
The Gazette notes Governor Ray will submit nomina tions for two highway commissioners to the senate next week. With about 400 prospects in the hopper, Cedar Rapids residents hope one appointee understands local conditions to aid the region as major projects proceed. The governor is expected to weigh local highway needs carefully.
ALEXANDRIA sources allege defense figures pulled strings for South Carolina mills amid 9.4 million in contracts to J. P. Stevens Burlington Industries and Dan River Mills. Undersecretary Packard granted awards without labor department input, later citing vague assurances to halt discrimination. Mondale criticized the move as biased and Rivers and Thurmond defended regional interests.
The New Orleans jury acquitted Clay Shaw of conspiring with Lee Harvey Oswald to murder President Kennedy, validating the Warren Commission's core finding that Oswald acted alone. The verdict undercuts longtime conspiracy claims and highlights that Oswald was never tried.
Nixon asserts the United States will not tolerate attacks in Vietnam while pressuring Hanoi through public threats. The piece argues that public tough talk risks provoking Hanoi and may hinder peace talks, urging deeds over words to advance settlement and avoid escalation.
Letters praise cats for cleanliness and harmony, criticize Congressman Culver’s inflation era pay raise, and discuss a student logic dispute. Varied comments include a local resident commending a public apology by Larry Buck after his February 9 arrest.
In Washington the focus shifts from Nixon’s televised Europe trip to a private reappraisal of U S overseas military policy. Under Rogers Packard and Kissinger, a broad review probes funding cuts, Vietnam peace, arms control with Moscow, and overseas bases to curb costs and resentment. New York Tires Service
Isolated towns amid a 20 inch storm pin Cedar Rapids area. Mayor’s wife reports bread and milk shortages as city plows fail. Officials seek spare parts from Calwain. plus local elections and legal moves surrounding a murder case. Street sled dog workout noted.
Dr A H Woods director of the state psychopathic hospital at Iowa City told the State legislature that Iowa was sleeping over a volcano due to inadequate care provisions for mental patients.
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