Do Leaders Listen to Public Input at Open Forums
The Indianapolis White House Public Forum on Domestic Policy highlighted public frustration with bureaucratic red tape and overlapping programs. Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney urged work programs akin to the 1930s to reduce reliance on bloated bureaucracies, stressing real change hinges on whether suggestions are adopted.
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Ford
Ford Administration
Carole Ellis
Cleveland
Domestic Council
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
Franklin Roosevelt
Washington
Forum hears witnesses on social programs and education
Iowa witnesses Joan Lipsky and Dr. Willard Boyd testified in Indianapolis on welfare reform and education. Civil observers criticized turnout while others defended the forum as worthwhile, noting Morton’s influence on policy may yield more impact than Rockefeller.
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Iowa
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Willard L. Boyd
University of Iowa
Byron Godberson
Midwest Industries
Ida Grove
Rockefeller
Rogers C.B. Morton
Indiana Coalition of Concerned Citizens
Paul Sherer
Federal Regional Council
John Q
Convention Center
Indiana
Mrs. Lipsky
Lipsky
Boyd
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Morton
Ford
Jer
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Christmas Program The Gates of Christmas at Edgewood Church
Cedar Rapids Christian school students present The Gates of Christmas a Christmas program at Edgewood Baptist Church on Friday at 7 30 p m with a Thursday matinee at 1 p m A nursery for babies and small children will be provided The public is invited
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Cedar Rapids Christian School
Edgewood Baptist Church
E Avenue
Edgewood Road
Death penalty seen as sole crime deterrent in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong the belief that capital punishment is the only effective deterrent to violent crime is widespread. Legislative Counselor Dr. Chung Tse yuen notes about 99 percent of locals support it, contrasting with Britain’s abolition in 1965 and rising global debate as U S court review looms.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Chung Tse-yuen
Britain
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Target Shopping Night At Cedar Rapids Target
Cedar Rapids Target hosts a special shopping night for the elderly and handicapped on Sunday December 7 from 630 to 930 pm. Extra staff will assist shoppers aisles cleared for access wheelchairs available by reservation and a 10 percent discount excluding tobacco and hunting licenses. A sing along with sheet music and free bus pickups from multiple locations are planned.
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Cedar Rapids Target Store
Ted Schwab
Schwab
Meth-Wick Manor
Edgewood Manor
Thirteenth Street
Olive Drive
Hawthorne Hills
C Street
Oakhill Manor
Fifteenth Street
Geneva Tower
Fifth Avenue
Greene Square
Fourth Avenue
Willow Gardens
Thirty-first Street
Marion
Crestview Acres
Grand Avenue
Meta Schwiebert
Linn County Council On Aging
Jim Gross
Handicapped Systems
Ray Bagley
City Bus System
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Hamilton Beach
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Toastmaster Electric
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