Cedar Rapids Growth May Exceed Iowa Peers
A Census Bureau projection shows Cedar Rapids metropolitan area growth at about 10.7 percent to 1975, ahead of other Iowa cities and signaling health amid modest regional dynamism. The outlook contrasts with earlier NPA forecasts and notes widespread growth in the South and Far West, with Cedar Rapids potentially maintaining momentum for the metropolitan area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Planning Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. News & World Report
Census Bureau
Davenport
Quad Cities
Des Moines
Waterloo
Sioux City
Dubuque
Wichita
Kaw
Spokane
Wash
NPA
Restoration of Arts Council Funds Approved by Iowa Legislature
The Iowa Legislature's appropriations subcommittee reversed a prior plan to cut the State Arts Council's funding for two years, awarding 50000 dollars. Governor Ray had urged 62000 dollars, but the grant still preserves a program started in 1967 with the same level of support and signals hope for future increases.
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Iowa
Senate-House
State Arts Council
Ray
Arts Council
Washington brace for shift in electoral college system
Key Republican leaders Senator Bellman of Oklahoma and House GOP leader Gerald Ford indicate a move away from the current winner take all method toward direct popular election. Nixon may favor the independence, as polls show public preference for direct election over the proportional plan. Congressional reform chances are uncertain, but direct election should be prioritized if considered.
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Washington
Nixon
Bellman
Oklahoma
House
Gerald Ford
Congress
Desegregation Fight in Martin County Faces Uphill Battle
Martin County confronts fierce resistance to HEW desegregation plan backed by Robert Finch. School board chairman Leroy Harrison launches a publicity drive to win support for a 3.5 million bond funding two new integrated high schools, amid white flight fears and black opposition over one-way pupil assignment.
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Errr
N.C
HEW
Robert Finch
Martin County
Finch
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Raleigh
Tobacco-And-Peanut
Rosalie Hassell
Harrison
About Ike You Could Believe Him In Public And Private
Roscoe Drummond reflects on General Eisenhower’s civilian mindset and trusted leadership. He recalls Ike’s stance on civilian control of nuclear matters, his honesty about U2 flights, and his steady stance during crises. Ike’s wit, credibility, and enduring national trust are lauded as hallmarks of a great American president.
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Ashington
Ike
Eisenhower
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon
White House
Russia
G.O.P
Joe McCarthy
Senate
House
Washington Post
Medicaid Grievance Letter to Editor Voices Reductions
A reader criticizes The Gazette for omitting February Medicaid cuts affecting over 2,000, including the writer and her daughter. She questions disqualification for Social Security disability funds and welfare aid, cites medical needs, urges youth investments, and notes a conflict over student newspaper subscriptions.
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Welfare Office
Pool Dome Idea for Cedar Rapids Youth Recreation
A proposal urges converting an existing outdoor pool into an all year round facility with a glass or plastic dome to provide sunlit swimming. The plan targets youth recreation, reduces crime by offering wholesome activities, and seeks community support without delay.
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Cedar Rapids
Women’s rights appeal asks for weekly letters
A writer urges women to express views on gender equality noting double standards. The letter argues men can roam freely while women face control from husbands and calls for parity in personal freedoms, inviting more female opinions on the issue.
Editorial on press freedom and the Daily Iowan
A reader criticizes the March 19 editorial defending the Daily Iowan as a beacon of free press in print, arguing the piece exposed children to obscene content and accusing the campus paper of serving as a leftist house organ for figures like Dick Gregory and Ed Hoffmans. The letter questions the university’s purpose and the newspaper’s alleged role in promoting controversial viewpoints.
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Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
The
Iowan
Radical Left
Dick Gregory
Ed Hoffmans
Local VFW selects commander in Cedar Rapids post
In 1959 Charles McGrew was chosen commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788 in Cedar Rapids, succeeding Robert Safely. An almost full house applauded Arsenic and Old Lace at Cedar Rapids Community Theater with Don Tescher directing leads Sue Thompson Elaine Burns Bill Jack Rodgers and John Fisher. Over 2,000 children attended an Easter egg hunt at Ellis Park hosted by the Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce, hiding 90 dozen eggs. Other notes include rent control debate in the Senate 1949 final compromise bill. Iowa Motor Truck Association driver of the month William Cooney for a 1 million mile accident-free record. and Katherine Franken named regent of Iowa Daughters of American Colonists with Dorothy Peak Robertson as corresponding secretary.
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Charles McGrew
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cedar Rapids
Robert Safely
Senate
Conference Committee
House
Truman
William Cooney
Marengo
Iowa Motor Truck Assn
Cooney
Katherine Franken
Scout units win at Cedar Rapids court of honor
In Cedar Rapids area Scouts led by Scout Master Milo Skala won first place in advancement at the March court of honor held at Franklin High School. The Iowa winter returned with wet snow covering the state while the southeastern region saw rain and more snow forecast as the storm moved slowly east.
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Milo Skala
Cedar Rapids
Franklin High School
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Rules Chief Obstructs Education Show Power of Seniority
Washington sees a clash between Rep. William Colmer of Mississippi and Rep. Carl Perkins over a five year extension of aid for elementary and secondary schools. Colmer, chair of the rules committee, blocks a hearing delaying Easter recess action. Perkins, Albert, and Boggs urge Colmer to return to Washington for a vote before Easter. Colmer opposes federal school funds outside his district, noting his local funding via Keesler base.
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Ashington
Aew
William Colmer
Mississippi
House Rules Committee
Carl Perkins
Kentucky
Education and Labor Committee
Congress
Colmer
Perkins
John McCormack
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Hale Boggs
D-La
Rep
Albert
Bill
House
Carl
Washington
Ray Madden
Indiana
Boggs
Keesler Air Force Base
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Che Sedor Rapids Gazette
Hope
Publishers
Hail Syndicate
Novak
Evans
Roscoe Drummond
Winston Churchill
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Walter Bedell Smith
Dulles
Churchill
West Berlin
U.S
Lebanon
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
the People's Forum
Vietnam
Elaine Smith Walker
Iowa Daughters of American Colonists
Dorothy Peak Robertson
B. B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
St. Wenceslaus Catholic
George Clark
Pascagoula
McCormack
Bell-McClure Syndicate
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