Talk Isn't Always Communication
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial questions the Kennedy interview with Izvestia and doubts that high level talks lead to real understanding. It argues Russians must trust audiences for true communication and suggests sharing everyday American life details to bridge gaps, noting Nixon’s Moscow radio remarks lacked clear impact.
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Izvestia
Alexei Adzhubei
Kennedyv
Soviet Union
Nixon
Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S
Cedar Rapids adopts unified parks and schools planning approach
The city planning department outlines a joint Cedar Rapids study by the City Planning Commission the city council board of education Playground and Recreation department to map future school and park needs through 1980. It emphasizes coordinated land use to avoid duplication and cut costs with cross use of open space, though the plan remains advisory and nonbinding. The piece contrasts with past secretive site selection and notes broader implications for the capital improvements program and intergovernmental progress.
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City Planning Department
Cedar Rapids
City Planning Commission
City Council
Board of Education
Playground and Recreation Department
Parks-Schools
Peace and disarmament call for a values shift in U N stance
The letter to the editor urges world peace through nonmilitary means, praises disarmament efforts like the Peace Corps, and warns against atmospheric nuclear testing. It calls for a strengthened U N with limited enforcement power, greater public energy in peaceful pursuits, and reallocating resources away from war. Signed by Cedar Rapids Friends Meeting clerk Richard W. Taylor and Linn County Humane Society chairman Franklin Kemp.
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Administration
Congress
Disarmament Agency
Peace Corps
Khrushchev
U.N
United States
Eisenhower
Conservatives in New York Debate Third Party Strategy
A letter to the editor surveys New York conservatives pursuing a separate party to challenge Rockefeller Javits and align toward Goldwater. It argues the plan ignores realities, predicts increased Kennedy Wagner strength, and calls for proven leadership over glamorous figures to rally mass support.
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New York State
Rockefeller
Jacob Javits
Javits
Wagner
New York City
Barry Goldwater
New York
Goldwater
Kennedy
Cross-Examination Reveals Walker’s Waning Testimony
Gen Edwin Ted Walker faced tough cross examination as Lt Gen Frederic Brown pressed him on distributing John Birch Society material and questionable anti Communist programs. Walker admitted joining the Birch Society in 1959 but refused to name other members. He defended his actions while Brown noted the material harmed morale and loyalty. Walker criticized editors and leaders, claiming large portions of the public and media were Communist influenced.
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Ashington
Edwin
Ted” Walker
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Senate
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Walker
Frederic J. Brown
Army Inspector General
John Birch Society
Brown
Little Rock
U. S
Little Rock Central High School
Birch Society
The
Pentagon
John Birch
George) Marshall
Europe
Moscow
Earl Warren
Peace Corps
Pentagon High Command
Shelter Critique Prompts Humane Society Budget Note
A Cedar Rapids reader’s letter in the Gazette’s People's Forum questions Linn County Humane Society finances. The shelter operates at a loss, relying on limited Linn county funding, donations, and fees. Cedar Rapids offers no compensation, prompting calls for higher revenue or dog license support. The center defends its efforts and cites a $2 disposal fee as below average cost.
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Linn County Humane Society
Cedar County
Richard Jedlicka
Route 2
West Branch
Gazette
People’s Forum
Jedlicka
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids reads study on incinerator reuse plan
Parks Commissioner Richard C. Jones urged a city council study to report on reactivating Cedar Rapids' long-idle incinerator. Also noted are obituaries and local honors from 1951, including Dr. Jennings Crawford’s death and football team captaincy of Jon Kohl.
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Richard C. Jones
Cedar Rapids
Jennings Crawford
Franklin
Bill Barnard
Jon Kohl
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Grande Ave. SE
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Godfrey Schmidt
Roy Cohn
Cohn
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Plarson
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Drew Pearson
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Iowa
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Waterloo
Jay Meredith
Robert Corbin
Marvin Buckner
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Philip Herman Loeb
Frankfurt Museum
Germany
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