Nixon plan for draft reform faces fairness and uncertainty
Repairing the Draft argues today that replacing the draft with an all volunteer force is unlikely, urging improvements to the draft instead. A lottery is proposed to reduce unfairness and personal disruption, placing 19 year olds in a prime service pool and easing long term planning for young men and women. Congress should weigh the plan to better meet national needs and treat youth more considerately.
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Senate Keeps State Superintendent Salary Low Amid Inconsistencies
The Iowa senate voted to raise Supt. Paul Johnston’s salary by 2000 to 23000, while retaining state board control, a contrast with higher local district pay and university president salaries. The piece argues boards should mirror Regents powers and warns of legislators seeking more control over state boards. It also notes lemming research on blood chemistry offering potential anti freeze insights.
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Los Angeles Next Whites Elect Blacks Headline
Los Angeles may elect a Black mayor as Thomas Bradley leads in polls while white moderate voters and prominent Republicans back him. The Field Poll shows Bradley ahead 52 to 35 with 13 undecided, signaling a potential historic shift in a city with a sizable white electorate backing a Black candidate.
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Parallels Between 1937 Sit-Downs and Today’s Campus Strife
A New York Times analysis draws parallels between 1937 GM Flint sit-downs and current student protests. It notes organized labor’s shift from radical tactics to lawful methods, the CIO’s claim to industrial democracy, and the rise of campus radicals seeking systemic upheaval rather than reform.
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Think White and Think Black in Forum Letters
A commentary argues that community polarization starts with individual psyche. It critiques a May 5 People’s Forum letter, decrying “Think white” bias and suggesting whites explore “Think black” by reading Claude Brown’s Manchild in the Promised Land to understand minority perspectives.
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Thoughtful Nixon Eyes End to Vietnam War
President Nixon has spent hours alone in the Lincoln sitting room, pondering a path to disengage from Vietnam. Intimates say he favors a plan to bring the troops home, with Kissinger opposing any hurry, while aides split on the pace of withdrawal as a new Tet-like offensive looms.
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Cedar Rapids seeks rezoning for 21 acre aged men housing project
1959 Cedar Rapids rezoning request seeks R-4 zoning for 21 acres west and south of Harrison school to build a home for aged men rep resented by B. L. Wick Foundation. Also notes Cedar Rapids Youth Commission officers new at city hall and a real estate fee increase to six percent, first since the 1920s.
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Centennial celebration marks Saxon arrival in United States
A mass centennial event held by 16 Lutheran congregations in Cedar Rapids area at Memorial Coliseum observed the 100th anniversary of Saxon settlers coming to the United States. The event occurred as a community note in The Neighbors column at Wilson school auditorium directed by Pierre Tracy. Albert McCleery, former Cedar Rapids Community Players director, co-authored a new book titled Curtains Going Up.
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Parents challenge Cedar Rapids sex education plan
Mr and Mrs Readnour and Mr and Mrs Achilles object to a school sex education program. They demand proof of parental consent, tax costs, and a public vote. They argue existing materials are unfit and fear intrusion on family and religious privacy as the program expands.
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