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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
10
The editorial page from the Che Gedur Rapids edition discusses local civic issues and opinions shaping the Monday agenda. It reflects editorial stances on community development, public services, and governance challenges of the era.
An editorial argues journalists and umpires face boos as part of the game while educators endure criticism for new teaching methods. It cites a Troy Michigan high school four year experiment that allowed 40 percent of the day for personal study or other activities, noting test scores fell. The piece weighs human guinea pigs in educational experiments and the slow pace of method changes.
Secretary Synhorst labels Auditor Smiths plan to require preclearance for family travel as ridiculous. Governor Ray agrees the idea frowns on employee risk and mischief, while Smith defends it as a money saver. The piece argues receipts only or per diem allowances as simpler, cheaper options.
The author argues for urgent reforms in state liquor stores including clerk pay, store upkeep, uniform tax tables, and updated customer forms. The liquor commission contributes funds, but persistent inefficiencies persist. the governor supports change and modernization is deemed necessary.
Sixteen year old Carroll Humphrey Jr a Cedar Rapids Gazette carrier in Vinton for five years earns the nickname Young Columbus III and will spend Easter in Italy as a guest of The Gazette Parade magazine and Trans World Airlines. Cedar Rapids School Board elects Wallace Schwank athletic director and Sutherland Cook to three year terms.
B. D. Silliman of Cedar Rapids testified at a Des Moines hearing that passage of the pending chain-store tax bill would raise prices for consumers. He was among eight speakers addressing a joint committee on a proposal to levy from $10 to $500 per store.
James Reston reflects on Johnson era dissenters like Stewart Udall Robert McNamara and others who remained in government or stayed silent. He notes the decline of principled resignations and questions whether loyalty to the President or to the nation guided past decisions. The piece argues dissents are now private and lessons unclear.
The Harris survey finds 57 percent positive approval for Nixon after six weeks, with 23 percent negative and 20 percent undecided. It notes strong praise for press conferences and European policy, but flatter support on taxes, cost of living, and civil rights, amid mixed views from different voter groups.
Nixon opens with a 34 percent positive rating on Paris talks, not yet winning broad middle or rural support. The president trails Johnson on Vietnam sentiment but avoids Johnson’s large early negative ratings. Democrats, Negroes, and lower income groups show higher-than-expected support while conservatives and high earners, and rural borders still withhold approval.
Nixon fielded 26 questions on Vietnam peace, Middle East tensions, and East West relations during a nearly hour long live telecast. Merriman Smith notes his calm, clear answers and absence of misstatements, praising the President for sustaining a note free performance without notes or podium.
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