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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1963
Page
6
The editorial opposes state run lotteries to fund schools calling it a painless tax shift that worsens public obligation. It argues government has no independent funds and spending must come from taxpayers, warning against relying on bets to ease burdens or finance public needs.
The piece argues urban renewal remains a federal aided yet local matter. It notes taxpayers support the program and that flaws mostly reflect mechanics and personnel, not the concept. It cites Bloomington as a case where local majorities opposed yet officials pushed ahead.
In Washington Detroit 14-year-old Brenda Siemiewski seeks to become the first congressional page boy. She has told Rep. Lucien Nedzi that with women in Congress there should be female page-boys. The idea challenges a 180 year history of male pages and echoes past senator pool debates.
In spring-like air, a sense grows that the Khrushchev era is ending. Marquis Childs notes Nikita Khrushchev may still have options, but his authority appears weakened. future U.S.-Soviet letters and Cuba confrontation aftermath loom as possible guides to the coming course of events.
The excerpt analyzes Khrushchev's appeal to cooperate with the United States over Cuba and the risk of nuclear war. It contrasts openness in society with Moscow’s persistent secrecy and the persistent gulf between East and West as Walter Lippmann warned about warlike alarms and frozen Cold War postures.
Mrs William P Dolph denounces The Cedar Rapids Gazette editorial on free spending juries. She says land owners deserve fair payment and jurors did not shake down the county. She urges scrutiny of local government spending before blaming juries.
Robert C. Nelson denounces an April 29 1963 editorial on condemnation cases calling it erroneous and an attack on jury trial. He argues just compensation is owed for property taken and warns editors and officials to avoid bias that could influence jurors.
Roscoe Drummond reports that Nelson Rockefeller's divorce and imminent remarriage damage his chances for the Republican presidential nomination and complicate an eventual election. Washington Republicans deem the issue an adverse element and say it could mark an end of the road for the governor, though its precise political impact remains uncertain.
The passage notes that Rockefeller’s divorce and remarriage may handicap his bid for the Republican nomination, especially in the South and Midwest, as supporters worry the personal conduct will trigger calls for a higher standard in a president. Pro-Rockefeller Republicans in Washington feel the path to the nomination appears dimmer, though they hope public concern fades.
Conversation recalls a gambling night where a player jokes about losing sixty cents and being cleaned out. The exchange combines humor about dirt, games, and small losses, reflecting lighthearted street slang.
At the state Jaycee convention in Cedar Rapids each delegate was weighed to calculate the beef trophy. The winning town was determined by multiplying total delegation weight by distance traveled.
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