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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
31
A Cedar Rapids study weighs whether the city overuses passenger cars for officials and if a car-pool or mileage-pay system could save public money. It considers home garages for on call emergencies, assigned city vehicles for constant city movement, and letting officials use their own cars or buses. The piece stresses policy fairness and leadership to realize potential economies.
Iowa highway officials study auto license fees and consider a flat 40 dollar annual plate charge for all passenger cars, arguing for highway funding fairness. Critics warn older, lower-value cars could face a heavy burden, as many are worth 50 to 200 dollars and used mainly for in town trips.
Washington reports a cautious U S stance on Paris peace talks with no rush to impose deadlines or threaten renewed bombing. Officials aim to outlast Hanoi propaganda and show continued willingness to settle, despite Hanoi’s delays and obdurate demands.
A report traces efforts by Britain to press the Soviet Union to curb North Vietnamese actions in exchange for restraint from bombing. Washington warns no peace while fighting continues and predicts a long path to any settlement, with November elections shaping possible moves. President Johnson vows no withdrawal without an honorable peace.
Marquis Childs analyzes Nixon’s strategy crafting rallying rhetoric around unity and national peace, urging Black capitalism while opposing large federal budget increases. He notes reliance on government funding plans and private capital hesitance, amid riots and budget battles as Congress weighs spending cuts.
California senator Tom Kuchel faces a sharp challenge from far right forces led by Max Rafferty. Despite over a million dollars raised to defeat him, Kuchel, a moderate, is expected to prevail. The piece also notes factional tensions within the Kennedy McCarthy Humphrey era and Pat Brown’s move toward Humphrey, with internal Democratic strains evident.
This Day reports Mrs. Robert C. Armstrong of Cedar Rapids elected to Cornell college board of trustees as the sole new member at the semi annual meeting. Eugene J. Smith of Sigourney ordained a Catholic priest in Davenport. M Laurence Popofsky of Oskaloosa wins 500 Sanxay prize and earns Rhodes scholarship to Oxford next fall. Nebraska Chamber delegates arrested on mock charge in Marshalltown then nearly on real charge in Cedar Rapids during a stop en route to Philadelphia. Lester Wright of Davenport elected president of the Iowa Numismatic Assn. Marvin McLain of Brooklyn leads a Farm Bureau committee studying school reorganization. Earlier notes mention 1938 city council action on pistol range bids and public safety department remarks.
About 374 seniors from four Cedar Rapids high schools are to be graduated at commencement exercises on June 8 in Memorial Coliseum. Dr. Earl E. Harper, president of Simpson College at Indianola, was to be speaker.
Oregon shows McCarthy's campaign energized by middle income suburban voters and amateur organizers led by Arthur Herzog. The Oregon effort contrasts Kennedy's reliance on established politicians and blocs, signaling a shift toward people powered nomination processes and a calmer campaign image.
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