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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1964
Page
6
Cedar Rapids editorial argues sprinkler installations for new commercial and industrial buildings as cost and insurance savings favor mandatory adoption. A $3 million warehouse blaze highlights fire safety value, with five year plan suggested and older structures urged to follow.
Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh, California’s leading political figure, strongly supports Pierre Salinger for the Democratic senatorial nomination. He cites his Kennedy ties and personal influence to rally labor and governors’ support, while warning that a Kennedy presence on the trail remains essential to win.
More than 1 200 youngsters were expected to take part in the second annual elementary school Play Day at Kingston Stadium on May 28. Nineteen events included track and field competition and group rhythms. Shrine officials announced a June 5 6 horse show at Hawkeye Downs with Doc Lawson providing organ background music.
In the Bronx Buckley dominates a 30 year machine while David Bingham launches a Democratic primary bid on June 2. Buckley faces ethics scrutiny as staff pay and outside influence prompt calls for investigation. Kennedy and RFK endorsements shape local dynamics with implications for future national roles.
An April launch failed when a switch was missed, releasing 2.2 pounds of plutonium 238 over West Africa. The satellite, a transit navigation device, used an atomic battery worth 450 000 per pound. After weeks of secrecy, New York Times reporting exposed the incident, criticizing hush hush security and political embarrassment.
Paul Jones notes a trend where everywhere from baseball stadiums to television studios uses baby slang. The piece humorously tracks fans shouting baby phrases at players and actors, depicting a culture that may soon call many people baby as a running gag.
Two wives discuss a mutual White House staff contact, joking at a dinner party about a staffer being assigned to Poverty. They wonder about his experience, noting he has none, yet claim if anyone can manage Poverty it would be him, suggesting insider political chatter from The Progressive.
A Jefferson high school alumni letter praises chaperons and police for a well behaved all night party for about 350 seniors at the Eagles club. It urges courtesy from tow services, notes a summer towing rule, and questions public relation value of towing. It ends with corrected divorce statistics to offer hope for faith in matrimony.
President Johnson and Premier Khrushchev edge toward a possible accord to scrap or restrict old bombers and to cooperate on space exploration, while mutual accusations deepen tensions. A White House source notes signs of proximity to an agreement despite sharp rhetoric.
A shopper protests 59 cents a pound for hamburger, citing a rival store listing 39 cents. The butcher retorts that the other shop is out of hamburger today. A shopkeeper quips that when out of stock he would sell at nine cents a pound.
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