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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1971
Page
6
The piece argues 300,000 Americans in Europe under NATO should see gradual force reductions rather than abrupt withdrawal. It urges Europe to bear more defense costs and stresses that Vietnamization mirrors Europe’s need to self defend with extended notice and planning.
A would be politician proposed using two downtown meters as a billboard to publicize his bid for Cedar Rapids safety commissioner. The incumbent opponent dismissed the stunt as improper, arguing meters serve driver turnover and public convenience, not political promotion.
After three weeks of debate the Iowa house tax relief and school aid bill drew sharp criticism from lawmakers. The senate ways and means committee stripped the bill to its title and will amend via a series of separate measures aimed at shifting school funding away from property taxes. Four of Linn county’s five representatives opposed the bill. one did not vote, signaling strong disapproval. A conference committee will likely decide the final form as both chambers hurry toward resolution.
Bernard E Nash urges recognition of a rising movement among Americans over 65 who shaped the nation and now redefining aging through groups like AARP and the National Retired Teachers Association. May is Senior Citizens month and calls for ending age discrimination and keeping older citizens actively involved in society.
The article profiles Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield pushing to cut U.S. forces in Europe citing cost and allied contributions. It notes Europe hosts 300,000 U.S. troops, 128 generals, over 7,000 nuclear warheads, and a $4.5 billion annual price, while warns against hasty policy shifts amid NATO concerns and Western European integration efforts.
An editorial reply from a long time Cerro Gordo county hospital committee member defends the mental illness commitment process, cites state code, and stresses using medical treatment to prevent crises. He argues oversight by licensed professionals is essential. The piece shifts to concerns about school finance, teacher pay, and education policy.
A distraught election worker faces court after being arrested for allegedly voting seven times. The judge clarifies the charge as voting, while the defendant insists he believed payment was involved in the process.
The piece presents a sharp critique of political attacks on education in Iowa. It stresses teachers as property owners and taxpayers while noting Iowa pension rank near the bottom and salaries mid to low. The argument frames education funding as a public interest, not a political football.
Roscoe Drummond argues that after the 24th Soviet party congress a widening gulf emerges between Moscow and major European communist parties in Italy France Yugoslavia and Romania. He asserts these dissidents demand independent roads to socialism and reject Brzehnev doctrine, challenging Soviet dominance and risking a fractured communist world.
A defender argues communism suppresses Christianity and urges Christians to stand against it abroad and at home. The speaker questions pacifist stances and calls for active effort to spread Christianity and halt communism, warning that where communism spreads, peace cannot prevail for persecuted believers.
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