Nuclear waste strip to block Vietnam routes proposed
A columnist suggests burying radioactive waste in underground salt mines to form a radioactive barrier across the Vietnam demarcation zone. The plan would stop infiltrations without many lives or money but is deemed politically unfeasible by experts and leaders who favor traditional warfare.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Iowa Senate Clears Reorganization Bills As Government Reform Prospects Grow
Commentators hail a shift toward streamlined government in Iowa as two Public Administration Service based reorganization bills clear the senate. The piece notes uncertainty in the house but calls the senate's move a sign of a new spirit, aligning with Governor Hughes' view of broader reform potential ahead.
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Derby tavern named after John F Kennedy sparks debate
Back of the Hand brewery plans a pub near Derby England named for the late president with two rooms the Boston Bar and the Pentagon. Rob Kennedy says he approved the name but critics question the propriety and taste of using the presidency for a saloon.
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Scientists Tackle UFOs With Wide Research Network
Culder, Colo. A UC Colorado team led by Dr. Edward A. Condon plans to expand UFO study beyond existing facts by tapping foreign scientists, pilots, police, and experts. Objectives include new recording instruments, computerised sighting files, rapid field teams, and a layman’s observing guide.
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University of Colorado
Soviet Union
Edward A. Condon
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Government Targets Sources of Harm in Campaign Against Poison Air
Editorial notes the federal push to expand air pollution control funding from 35.5 million to 99 million for the coming fiscal year. It cites health risks from pollution and the belief that long term exposure causes serious diseases. It warns of economic losses in agriculture totaling 325 million.
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Rising air pollution costs prompt federal and state action
The piece highlights rising annual pollution costs estimated at 12 billion dollars as populations grow and consumption climbs. It notes federal and state responses, including clean air act provisions, new emissions standards for automobiles, and tighter interstate control efforts driven by NAS and Air Pollution Division warnings.
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Real Estate Forum Responds to Housing Committee Remarks
A Cedar Rapids real estate agent defends local Realtors against a chairman of the ad hoc public housing committee. He asserts the group serves the welfare of residents, denies price control, and criticizes the chairman for presumptions about motives and influence on housing costs. The letter stresses honest work and the right to dissent.
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Des Moines Register
Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors
Letters to the editor clash over Alinsky piece
A reader criticizes a May 3 article calling Alinsky's comments front page news. The letter argues the piece relied on a single viewpoint and urges Mayor Johnson be consulted, claiming page one placement amplified criticism rather than support.
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Martyrdom as Political Tool in 1960s Culture
A critical analysis of the martyr complex in civil rights and antiwar movements. The piece cites Kennedy, Ali, Luther King, Lippmann, and Westmoreland to argue that claiming martyrdom often masks a failure to persuade others. It concludes that true belief entails accepting consequences without self mythologizing.
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