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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1967
Page
13
City planners float an overhead Parkade Second Street walkway linking Second Street SE to downtown shops. The proposal promises style and utility but requires detailed market studies, traffic patterns, and financial projections to prove feasibility and justify costs amid urban renewal concerns.
The piece argues driver courtesy varies among drivers including taxi and delivery drivers. It urges pulling to the curb rather than blocking a lane when stopping briefly and notes a local poll indicating many drivers interrupt traffic by stopping in lanes. It suggests role modeling by professional drivers to influence the public.
In a commendable display of sportsmanship Independence residents welcomed members of the University of Minnesota band and teachers on their trip to the Iowa Minnesota game. The gesture supports friendly ties among schools and states and is urged as a model for other Iowa communities.
Marquis Childs argues George Wallace remains a regional force with a strong southern base. He cautions Republicans that Wallace could derail Johnson or push a close election into the House, potentially repeating a dangerous political dynamic.
James Reston argues the House faces three charges about aging leadership, anti poverty aid, and pro war impulses. He says the real issue is national will to sacrifice for housing, poverty, and foreign aid, with Congress reflecting public sentiment rather than leading it.
Judge J E Heiserman who became one of the youngest district judges at 33 will retire at year end and return to private practice in Jones county. His home is Anamosa and he began serving January 1 1939.
A brief service on the plaza before Memorial Coliseum paid tribute to World War deaths with a lone Civil War veteran in attendance. Walter Meyer led the ceremonies as National City Lines announced bus service would begin in Cedar Rapids on November 14 and the Rev. J. H. Blackstone began his tenure at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
A Cedar Rapids reader asks why mini-buses were not adopted, noting large buses with few passengers and arguing cost efficiency. The editor's note explains the Regional Transit Authority rejected small buses as economically unfeasible given Cedar Rapids needs, with driver salaries as the main cost driver.
Henry Nathanson of Iowa City laments moral decline and clings to the phrase In God We Trust as society’s cure. He critiques local coverage, student politics, marijuana debates, draft card protests, and pollution cleanup, urging reliable newspapers for insight and guidance.
A reader letter notes the underground newspaper Middle Earth has started publication in Iowa City and reassures Gazette readers that it does not reflect the majority opinion of students at the university.
A man checked in at a hotel and asked for a room and bath. The clerk replied that he could provide a room but the guest would have to take his own bath.
Mark Twain quips that he prefers his own ignorance to another's knowledge because he already possesses so much ignorance. The remark highlights his humor and self-deprecating wit.
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