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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1967
Page
2
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Saturday May 20 1967 presents opinion pieces and commentary. It features columns likely discussing local issues and national topics of the era with the paper's period voice and framing.
A Cedar Rapids public housing plan slated for June 12 would be funded by a $6 million revenue bond underwritten by the federal government. Interest is low and tax exempt, maturing in 40 years, with the federal government guaranteeing payment. Revenues from low income elderly rentals will not cover all costs, with the federal government covering the shortfall. The city’s 10 percent in lieu of taxes on rental income would reduce local property tax yields by about $5,000 annually, but overall the levy would remain essentially untouched. The plan aims to avoid tax resistance by tying funding to federal support rather than local property taxes.
The Iowa Senate discussed an amendment to assess property taxes at 27 percent of value if owners neglect upkeep. Proponents argue penalizing decay would curb slums and encourage renovations while exempting improvements could reward capitalization. They see this as a first step toward using taxes as an incentive for better maintenance.
Sen Charles Percy faced a tough Berkeley audience on Sproul Hall steps as activists challenged his Vietnam stance. He defended his anti withdrawal position and questioned policy makers while noting disagreements with Nixon Reagan and Stevenson. Afterward students debated his war record and courage, with mixed views and some praise for his candor.
Chinese leaders in Peking predict a Republican victory in 1968 with no swing in Vietnam policy, arguing voters will tire of Johnson's war. They compare candidates across parties, foresee little policy change, and emphasize a shared hawkish stance on Southeast Asia and alliance with the Soviet Union.
A succinct line notes a boy owning the only football or baseball in the neighborhood, framed as a moral or foresight-tinged claim about guaranteed security through sports possession.
The Day 1957 reports continued rain with showers and thunderstorms expected for five days. Cedar Rapids Rotarians hear praise for livestock and meat industry progress from John Moninger of the American Meat Institute. Mechanized mail delivery begins in northeast Cedar Rapids amid early hitches. A Marvin Cone painting is featured in a national Britannica exhibit. Raymond Short is named chairman of the Iowa Quarter-Million Dollar club at Des Moines. The A L U plans sugar ration survey, and Young Democratic clubs in Des Moines elect Marvin Prochas- 1937 ka as district committeeman, succeeding Don Goodyear.
Families and friends gathered for a party sponsored by the Type-High club and Gazette social club at Danceland with dancing and cards as main diversions. Richard Westerfield and his father C M Westerfield partnered with Thomas Powell of Cedar Rapids to buy the Fayette County Union in West Union from E A McIlree, who had published it for 35 years.
The article argues U S Prague ties are hamstrung by Moscow, with Prague keeping Washington at arm's length during Vietnam, under Soviet guidance. It notes Czech liberals seek future bridge building while hard-liners resist, citing Kazan-Komarek, East West trade, and Nazi gold claims as hurdles.
The New York City license commissioner asserts authority to force theaters to match indoor film content with dirtier outside billboards. Noel Grove reports for NEA.
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