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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1963
Page
6
The Iowa Senate highways committee considers a bill to ban billboards within 660 feet of interstates. Sen. Martin Wiley assigns a new subcommittee led by Sen. Leo Eithen to push the measure to the floor. supporters cite potential federal aid and advertising rights costs, while House action remains uncertain.
The Iowa House keeps a rule that committees report bills back within 18 days, but many bills remain unreported beyond the limit. Leaders should probe why this exists as the practice grows as if to imitate a senate where bills can be lost or mislaid.
The piece discusses rising crime in Washington D C and other cities and offers safety tips such as walking on busy streets, locking doors, and keeping valuables hidden. It contrasts urban fear with a rural pride in Hicksville Iowa, valuing simple living over metropolitan concerns.
The letter to the editor from John Irwin Smith and L. E. Black of Wellman voices support for Sunday law discussions and urges reprints of the editorial. They condemn establishment of religion and favor rest and worship on Sunday to reduce crime and help others, praising the paper's March 24 piece.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette reader supports the paper for its coverage of Easter Seal Campaign activities aiding disabled children and adults. The letter praises the paper's sympathetic reporting and thanks the staff for giving voice to the handicapped community and volunteers.
Washington scene as Defense Secretary Robert McNamara defends the $6.5 billion TFX contract under scrutiny. He confronts senators with emotion and resolve, insisting his decision honored his professional judgment and personal integrity amid sharp attacks and alleged staff tactics.
A commentary notes the clash over no-strings foreign aid as Gen. Lucius Clay leads a commission urging rational limits. It cites Brazil’s $400 million loan and criticizes both Castro allies and leftist critics while warning that flawed aid risks US interests and credibility.
A reader from Iowa expresses concerns about road speeds arguing current limits are unsafe on local highways. The note cites a four lane divided road in New York at 50 mph and a curve west of Manchester with a 70 mph limit as examples of perceived inconsistencies.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a Texan jokes about Florida snow while bellboys haul skis sled and toboggan. The clerk replies with playful disbelief, and the Texan notes the snow is coming with his luggage, in a light GMAC News and Views quip.
Don Oakley reports on a claim by investor Albert Schwabacher that women trade stocks on sentiment rather than earnings power. He cites examples of purchases tied to personal experiences, suggesting market swings may reflect such mood driven decisions rather than fundamentals.
The 1953 Junior League puppeteers staged Nestor the Talking Horse in Cedar Rapids and Marion schools. Cedar Rapids players Lester McWhinney and Dale Sage won the state doubles handball title. Hopi snake dance props included live king snakes for Coe Auditorium performances on April 6. Mayor Mullin was notified by Paul F. Hill in 1943.
The second annual all Iowa traffic safety contest named Marion an outstanding safety city for populations 4 000 to 5 000. William L Phipps longtime secretary of the E K Larimer Hardware Co died in a local hospital. Palo consolidated school launched a bond and stamp drive to raise at least 900 to buy a jeep for a war department award. Cedar Rapids formed the Carlot 1933 Shipper Poultry and Egg Association with Walter Potter as president and A J Barth as secretary treasurer. Kiwanis discussed hypnosis driven experiments for psychologists by Prof Lee Travis of the University of Iowa. The Big Shoe store in Cedar Rapids purchased the stock of Martelle Shoe in Martelle.
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