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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1969
Page
10
A nationwide committee of public officials proposes building 100 cities with at least 100000 residents and 10 cities of at least one million each to accommodate projected population gains. The plan, inspired by European models, calls for federal loans and a new federal agency to oversee urban expansion.
Washington AP Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa challenged Democratic reform critics at a New Democratic Coalition dinner, urging unity to revitalize the party. He faulted the McGovern commissions for prejudging calls and sought fair delegate selection while noting campus violence criticism. Davidson, 26, was arrested in Marion on a domestic assault warrant. he faced a $500 bond.
A U N-associated U.S. panel urged United Nations leadership to expand world birth control efforts to curb population growth and support economic development. It proposed a UN commissioner for population, increased UNFPA funding, and targeted aid to member governments, with Rockefeller commenting on Pope Paul VI's 1968 stance influencing leaders.
The American Legion Auxiliary of Hanford Post No. 3 reported selling 14,000 poppies Friday and Saturday as part of Poppy Day. Receipts reached 2,641.39, with Alfred Schultz leading sellers and several others tied for third. Poppy funds support rehabilitation and child welfare work.
Hughes argues that U S party reform must address massive social reconstruction and restore public confidence. He says parties are corrupted boss-controlled and unresponsive, and reform must be complete from the ground up, not a cosmetic fix. If half measures are desired, he says, they should be abandoned.
Cub Scouts Pack 143 presented awards Thursday at Pierce School to Mark Brekke Kurt Jansen Mike Michalicek David Prouty Chris Schmidt Todd Brooks Tom Hudson Erie Lorenzen Mike Newland David Page Jimmie Pauly Paul Vershner JJ B Brown Scott Topperwell Kyle Galles Charles Roberts Mike Schmidt John Ringland and Marly Maire.
The Cedar Rapids public schools vocational programs will host an employer employee banquet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Hotel Roosevelt. About 400 school and business people are expected. Dr. Craig Currie, superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community School District, will be the featured speaker. Special recognition will go to students who earned state and national awards, with each program naming its outstanding student.
UPI reports US Secretary of State William Rogers landed in Lahore Pakistan on Saturday for discussions with Pakistan's new military ruler General A. M. Yahya Khan. The visit aims to ease tensions and discuss regional security amid the transition to military government.
Ronald F. Riedel 26 of 829 Third Avenue SE and Russell W. Kiteman 37 of 605 Third Avenue SE were arrested Saturday evening on fighting charges. Police found the pair fighting in the 00 block of Second Avenue SE. Kiteman posted $110 bond and was released. Riedel remained jailed in lieu of $110 bond.
Marilyn Crusha, 32, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested Saturday on a larceny charge. Police say she attempted to take three dresses valued at $25.97 from Spartan Department Store at 4601 First Avenue SE. She is jailed in lieu of a $500 bond.
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