State Tax on City Services Irks Cedar Rapids Officials
Cedar Rapids questions state power to tax city services including municipal parking golf and swimming pool admissions. Parking fees already pay sales taxes totaling about 14000 dollars. swimming pool fees and golf course charges may follow. Authors argue such taxing pits governments against each other and hides the cost from taxpayers while eroding the principle of intergovernmental tax immunity. If Iowa imposes taxes on city services, the system should make the onus clear to the people.
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Cedar Rapids
America
Iowa
West Central students report on saucer hoax impact
A Maynard sociology class analyzes public reaction to a flying saucer hoax. The 14 page summary notes belief, post truth embarrassment, suggestibility, media influence, and the danger of zeal over common sense in research.
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West Central High School
Maynard
Dialogues and Revolutions in a Dormitory World
An excerpt from Russell Baker for Now portrays campus life in 1971 with heated exchanges on revolution, draft, drugs, politics, and culture. It contrasts student unrest with family expectations and the era’s social tensions, including Nixon, Spiro, Spock, and the threat of war.
Government Ghosted? Hoover Book Royalties Questioned
Washington reports accuse J Edgar Hoover of collecting over 250000 in royalties from three books ghostwritten by FBI agents on government time. Critics say proceeds belong to taxpayers, though supporters claim Hoover donated the funds to charities via the J Edgar Hoover Foundation.
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Mary
John
Ashington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover Foundation
Holt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pocketbook
Warner Brothers
Pasteur
Random House
F. C. Stukenbroeker
Stukenbroeker
Buckley Schlesinger Debate On War And Nixon
William F Buckley Jr rebuts Arthur Schlesinger Jr amid a public debate on Vietnam and Nixon impeachment arguing over Vietnam policy and ADA positions. The piece notes Schlesinger's statements in 1967 68 on negotiation and withdrawal and cites Buckley’s counterpoints. It also covers Hoover related FBI book sales and TV ties noting government time and profits.
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Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Schlesinger
New York-Boston
Arthur
Boston
Americans For Democratic Action
Richard Nixon
ADA
Vietnam
Humphrey
Chicago
Daley
Arthur Schlesinger
Souvanna Phouma
Europe
America
McGovern
Nixon
Bad News Drag Brings Good News Glut
Roscoe Drummond analyzes the Aquarian Times a rising weekly that bills itself as the only good news newspaper. He notes its large subscriber base and reader letters while contrasting its optimistic coverage with mainstream media’s grim focus. Gallup and Daniels are cited on TV news limits and the value of balance in reporting. Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Ashington
Aquarian Times
Bill T. Bailey
George Gallup
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Cedar Rapids Considers Subsidizing Low-Use Bus Routes
James Fitzgerald of National City Lines told Cedar Rapids city council that declining bus patronage may force subsidizing little-used routes or losing them. City solicitor McGuire to confer with county officials on Lincolnway Village storm sewer. flood relief funds allocated to Iowa. White House mobilization office to disburse federal aid. Veterans from undeclared Korean War gain medical benefits. Price Stabilization issues special pricing for barber and beauty shops.
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James Fitzgerald
Chicago
National City Lines
Cedar Rapids
David McGuire
Lincolnway Village
Kennedy
Office of
Civilian Defense Mobilization
Office of Price Stabilization
Cedar Rapids airport bid tied to airline route plans
A 1941 note reports Mid-Continent Airlines applying to the civil aviation board to add Cedar Rapids as an intermediate stop on its St. Louis to Minneapolis route, a move linked to the city’s airport ambitions. The same item notes an official German statement claiming Rudolf Hess disappeared after taking off in a plane and may be dead.
Symphony Support Grows for Cedar Rapids Rejuvenated Orchestra
The Gazette praised the Cedar Rapids Symphony and conductor Richard Williams as renewal gains momentum. Sales push aims for both nights of next year’s expanded concerts, attracting new and broader audiences. Over 500 tickets sold to a brand new audience signals growing cultural engagement and optimism for the orchestra’s future.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Richard Williams
Symphony Office
Frank Malone
Elmwood Drive
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By Jack Anderson
William F. Buckley, Jr
Viet Cong
Hanoi
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Laos
Washington Star Syndicate
Mediately
Bell-McClure Syndicate
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Roscoe Drummond
Bailey
Duke University
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Detroit Free
Gallup
Daniels
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Roscoe
Drummond
Iowa National Guard
Truman
the People's Forum
English Valley School
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