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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
33
A Troy Michigan study that let high school students divide 40 percent of their day resulted in lower test scores after four years. The piece critiques experiments in education and notes the lasting impact on students as educators weigh new methods against proven ones.
Secretary Synhorst and Governor Ray dismissed Auditor Smiths plan to require pre approval for family travel as ridiculous and impractical. The piece argues for simpler controls such as itemized receipts or a per diem allowance to curb improper expenses and reduce paperwork.
The governor urged reforms to the liquor stores' operation and pay scales. He favors uniform tax tables, streamlined customer forms, improved traffic flow, and store sprucing. The liquor commission profits persist despite inefficiencies, warranting modernization.
Fifteen year old Carroll Humphrey Jr a Cedar Rapids Gazette carrier in Vinton for five years wins the Easter in Italy contest. He will spend Easter in Italy as a guest of The Gazette Parade magazine and Trans World Airlines. Cedar Rapids Board of Education elects three year terms for Wallace Selwank and Sutherland Cook. Weather forecast calls for heavy snow in Iowa with at least four inches in Cedar Rapids. Red Cross raises 53304 in 1949 fund drive surpassing the 50000 goal. Five Cedar Rapids men selected to represent campus organizations at the annual Finkbite diner at SUI: Richard Rust Richard Hovey Dayton McMillan William Shuttleworth Bruce Sichinger John Els. Christmas seals sales totaled 4539 a gain of 141 from last year. Cedar Rapids city bus lines logged 1 059 811 miles with seven accidents none causing injury or major damage.
B D Silliman of Cedar Rapids counsel for Iowa chain stores warned that a pending chain-store tax bill would raise prices for consumers. He testified before a joint Senate House committee in Des Moines along with seven other speakers about a bill taxing each store from $10 to $500.
A Louis Harris poll shows 57 percent rate Nixon’s early performance as good, with 20 percent undecided and 23 percent negative. Support is strongest for his press conferences and European diplomacy, while taxes, spending, and the cost of living draw split opinions. The survey queried 1,436 households Feb 24–28 during his European trip, noting lingering doubts about rapid solutions to Vietnam, law and order, race, and inflation.
Re established connections about the President on the race question. Nixon is facing criticism from extremes and lacks wide support from moderates. Initial Paris talks rating of 34 percent positive compares to Johnson but lacks Johnson’s large negative ratings. Nixon outscores expectations among Democrats Negroes and under five thousand income group while losing some support from George Wallace voters conservative Republicans and high income earners. Rural and border states show lingering dissatisfaction despite early gains.
Former Johnson aides and cabinet members reflect on Vietnam policy and their quiet dissent. Some fear public backlash, others stay for loyalty or fear, while critics question whether leaders learned from past mistakes and whether resignations were ever meant as principled stand.
President Nixon faced a live hour long news conference on foreign policy topics including Vietnam peace, Middle East tensions, and East West relations. He answered 28 questions without misstatements, planned questions by area, and showed preparation for European policy while resisting notes or a podium.
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