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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1967
Page
6
President Johnson told a group of women anti poverty workers that those who say the administration is doing too little or too much are wide of the mark. He argued critics miss concerns about hasty planning and public spending. He urged presenting clear, persuasive evidence to reassure average citizens.
Davenport figure David D. Palmer was pulled from consideration for a state board of regents appointment after the Iowa Medical Society opposed a chiropractor’s seat. The editorial argues the fight showed snobbery and harmed medical prestige while Palmer’s broader credentials exceeded chiropractic work.
Three Cedar Rapids council members fly to Washington to meet with Hubert Humphrey aide Neal Peterson about highway issues. The aim is to gain federal support via key contacts including Culver’s office and the governor’s staff, with the trip framed as a strategic city effort.
At the Sheraton Park convention Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly, a Goldwater ally, challenged Ray Bliss’ drive for unity. She led her followers to a press conference after a contested vote, hinting at a grass roots group while Mazrine Reagan Sills urged restraint. The scene ended with exhausted attendees drifting away and a warning for 1968.
An essay on political dissent led by Norman Thomas, tracing his lifelong challenges to mainstream policy. It links his evolutionary socialism to broad New Deal reforms and cites figures from Gandhi to Kennedy, noting dissenters' roles and risks in shaping public policy. The piece closes with a census-derived portrait of the typical American voter.
In a 1957 letter to Dr. Meffert the Linn County Medical Society discusses a polio vaccine program funded with federal vaccine. John M. Ely Jr signs as committee chair. Cedar Rapids groups announce leadership changes and civic events including a veterans reinstatement report and a large crowd at a Mt. Vernon wrestling tribute.
Lew Wallace, state motor vehicle department superintendent, disclosed plans for concentration points for patrol members as the force grows from 53 to 103. The 10 20 30 Years Ago note references Cedar Rapids and the session of the organization.
Opinion by David Lawrence argues unions drive wage levels that cripple newspapers and other businesses. He cites the World Journal Tribune's $5 million plus losses, laments uniform union wages, and proposes profit sharing and regulated collective bargaining to restore jobs, lower costs, and sustain private enterprise.
A man, married just over four years, has 12.3 years of schooling, works in industry earning about 7000 dollars yearly, has one child, owns a car, and lives in a single-family house in his birth state.
In Connecticut a row over Senator Thomas J. Dodd’s censure sparks a party rift between his attorneys urging a hard battle and staff advising caution to avoid antagonizing the Senate. Connecticut Republicans mull a rescue effort as Abe Ribicoff wavers on his vote. Dodd cites doubtful “evidence” from former bookkeeper Mike O’Hare, which the Senate ethics panel rejected.
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