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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
30
The 1967 school tax relief package drew bipartisan blame and credit in the 1968 campaign. Both parties supported the bill behind closed doors with Governor Hughes, and many legislators voted no or yes. The piece argues the package is sound but needs revisions.
The attorney general says the legislature would have to reapportion seats twice in four years if the proposed reduction to not more than 100 in the House and 50 in the Senate is adopted. Some 1968 senators may have four year terms cut short in 1969 to trim the Senate by 11 seats. The Gazette supports the amendment for one man one vote and a logical membership cut. Iowa does not need 185 legislators.
The article contrasts Senator Robert Kennedy and Vice President Hubert Humphrey as they seek the Democratic nomination. Kennedy criticizes the Johnson record while Humphrey backs it, with each risked by Paris talks, Vietnam, and home unrest. Humphrey leads in recent state delegations and polls, but future events will decide.
A Harris poll of 1,168 voters finds broad support for speeding racial progress, with 3 to 2 overall in favor. White respondents favor acceleration 4 to 3 while Black respondents lean about 7 to 1. Nixon and other candidates’ race positions are analyzed, showing Humphrey and Kennedy viewed as pro accelerators, Kennedy closest to Negro voters.
Nixon argues in a Portland radio speech that developing black ownership and entrepreneurship can reduce welfare dependence. He envisions technical aid, loan guarantees, and new capital for ghetto enterprises to create black pride, jobs, and power within a coalition of southern, black militant, liberal, and Republican forces.
Reports from Cedar Rapids cover resignations of several school staff moving to Oak Park and Winona positions. Marion board elects John Vernon as chapter chair. Bath Packing violence leads to National Guard deployment. Cedar Rapids acquires 80 federal trailers for veterans housing. A weather burst floods streets while a student earns a silver medal for a National contest poster. Local DeMolay award named Robert Johnson.
Pennsylvania Republican leaders press Gov. Ray Shafer to lead the delegation to Rockefeller. National committeeman Thomas McCabe warns resignation if Shafer resists. Secret meetings in Harrisburg weigh Rockefeller’s nomination impact on November results and future party strength.
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