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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1966
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids taxi fare experiment for residents over 65 failed as many trips were nonessential or outside eligibility. Buses remain the long-haul solution while drivers’ strikes and current franchise rules hinder a settlement. City studies new ownership and funding options to provide workable transit.
Alabama voters backed Lurleen Wallace by about two to one as her husband George nears the end of his term. The piece notes debate over a female governor and cites international reaction including a Briton calling her a phenomenon.
The article tracks the Twenty fifth amendment proposal on presidential disability and succession. It notes 31 states have ratified, seven more needed, with 29 yet to approve. Iowa and others are expected to act in 1967 as the need grows clearer.
A forum letter lauds Reagan’s California victory aided by Democrats independents and unions while criticizing the Kennedy and Humphrey wings and labor leaders. The writer questions Vietnam policy urging dramatic preemptive strikes and warns of costly deaths and rising arms. The piece condemns liberal commentators and reflects on family losses and national tensions.
The piece argues Johnson faces pressure from Congress and military leaders to deploy Nike X anti-missile defense. It notes McNamara hedges publicly while Pentagon pushes speed, citing Soviet deployment and a potential $7 billion yearly cost. Congress likely approves. timing depends on executive choice.
The piece argues the GOP faces a war lord era after 1964 losses and must unify under a single leader. It notes Nixon as a potential compromise figure between conservative and moderate war lords and highlights Romney’s Michigan reelection victory and Griffin’s Senate win as signs of shifting party strength.
The city welcomed Attorney David F. McGuire to a newly created position in the legal department alongside City Attorney C. W. Garberson and Assistant City Attorney Kenneth Moon. Other items note a push for more parking, election of Mrs. Jack Wilson as president of the Iowa Council of Republican Women, and various local civic updates.
In a fast moving Reagan transition California figures loom large. President Clark Kerr may resign as UC president to be replaced by John McCone to probe the university. Actor John Wayne or Chuck Connors could seek the Senate seat, while Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty is eyed to fill the Senate vacancy.
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