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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1969
Page
32
The Egyptian chief of staff Lt. Gen Abdel Moneim Riad was killed by artillery while inspecting front-line positions near the Suez Canal. Officials hailed his death as martyrdom, but critics say he invited the risk inherent to frontline duty.
Still Waiting's critique of a 370 word editorial on astrology prompts reader responses defending the discipline. The letter questions birth-time claims, hospital environments, and species of electromagnetic influence, demanding a large, documented study linking traits to astrological configurations. The writer concludes with cautious good wishes.
The rules committee votes to test microphonies and amplifiers so mild voices can be heard as easily as loud ones. If approved, Congress could record oratory on tape for accurate playback instead of stenographic summaries. Beating tradition for truth may never arrive.
A Times opinion piece condemns overbearing government record keeping and tax demands. It argues passports require birth certificates, cites income tax as a tool forcing citizens to do government work, and suggests citizens resist by demanding the government compute and return records. The voice targets bureaucratic minutiae and calls for individual accountability.
The Soviet Union used American pens in Soyuz 4 and 5. Cosmonaut Leonov pressed for a test, purchasing 100 zero gravity ballpoint pens and 1,000 nitrogen refills from Fisher Pen Co. Prices matched NASA discounts. The move signals Russo American cooperation in space.
In Kyoto University grounds militants in blue fatigues attack the main building with iron pipes and set desks alight while police struggle to contain the raid. The revolt aims to disrupt exams and challenge a society tightly structured around competitive education and state control.
The piece argues President Nixon faces mounting troubles as Congress blocks debt-ceiling changes, debates electoral reform and detention proposals, and considers anti-ballistic missile deployment. It notes inflation policy criticism, budget review implications, and the looming Viet Nam crisis likely forcing hard choices soon.
George Michel and Mrs. Marion Savage won Linn county school board seats. Michel defeated incumbent Loren Airy near Marion, while Savage defeated Richard Pike of Central City. West Central of Maynard dominated first round at Des Moines Girls State Basketball Tournament, beating Corwith-Wesley 73 to 47. The Young Men's Jureau held Boss Night with Paul Bagwell addressing 300 people on Jaycee work. J L Cooper and Franklin Kemp attended the National Oats Co. convention in Galveston. A Children’s Theater play Nestor the Talking Horse was planned for Cedar Rapids children. Members returned from Iowa State College florists short course.
President Nixon faces a widening high level vacancy crisis as seven weeks into his term subcabinet posts and key agency seats remain unfilled. Peter Flanagan returns to restore order while Harry Flemming bears blame amid delays in naming top state and economic posts and keeping regulators under control.
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