Cedar Rapids bond victory prompts talk on majorities and spending
Cedar Rapids approved a 2.9 million Linn County home bond by 927 votes out of 38,666 as votes showed wide regional gaps and Iowa's 11 percent supermajority rule. The piece argues for straight majorities and questions the enduring impact of large bonds on budgets and governance at all levels. It notes other ballots and presidential and congressional results, highlighting broader spending implications.
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Ceder Rapids
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Towa
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Town Educational Broadcasting Network
KCRG
Kennedy
Channel
Loner Nixon Ends Myth of Campaign Reluctance
Bruce Bross argues Nixon’s final campaign, though minor in campaigning, broke records and finally freed him from the burdens of pursuit. The piece notes Nixon’s lifelong discomfort with politics as human contact, his strategic mind, and a career spanning four state runs and five national campaigns, building a lasting public myth about his ambitions.
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Bruce Bross
Washington
Nixon
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Mr. Nixon
Addom
Hut
California
Sui
Riddled Landscape Affords Dim Trails
William F Buckley Jr notes John Kenneth Galbraith's remark that Nixon's victory feels hollow as McGovern's policies may align in four years. The piece reflects on centripetal social movement, government dependence, and the 1992 Democratic convention featuring George McGovern, whose past loss is recalled with irony.
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William F. Buckley, Jr
John Kenroth Galbraith
Richard Nixon
Republican Party
George McGovern
Mr. Galbraith
America
McGovern
Norman Thomas
Social Security
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
St. Galbraith
Brain
Public confidence in leaders slips amid survey findings
Louis Harris survey shows only a minority express strong trust in leaders across 16 institutions. Doctors and federal branches show declines, while military leaders surge to 35 percent but remain below 1966 levels. Media lag and educators fall further, with affluent groups least confident in educators and religious leaders slight gains.
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Louis Harris
Harts
U.S. Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Congress
Face of the Soul and the Nixon Fallout
A reflective column assesses public confidence in major American institutions amid Nixon era turmoil. It weighs leadership gaps in private and public sectors, shifts in Congress, and how voters express distrust of Nixon and McGovern, with comparisons to historical figures and political fates. It cites Massachusets ties to McGovern, the 1972 landscape, and the fate of several senators and representatives.
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Chicago Tribune
New York News
Massachusetts
George McGovern
Nixon
Voltaire
Muiskle
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Iowa
House of Representatives
McGovern
Congress
Harold Macmillan
Super- Mace
Washington ‘Star Syndicate
The People's Forum Election Holiday Growth Chance No Vote
To the Editor Paul A Smith urges President Nixon to make Election Day a national holiday to boost voter participation. He argues a holiday would advance democracy and asks the Cedar Rapids Gazette to support the step.
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the People's Forum
Nixon
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Paul A. Smith
Maplewood Drive
Head Start enhances community through HACAP program
A Cedar Rapids family describes Head Start as a head start for children, detailing HACAP’s multi faceted approach including health nutrition education and parental involvement. The article stresses benefits such as language development social skills and confidence while calling for community support and praise for such programs. It also notes parity with Mead Start and outlines parent volunteers and transportation efforts within the centers.
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Jillo
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
Cedar Rapids
Mead
Head Start
Mead Start
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