LeMay and Wallace in a blunt campaign pairing
The piece assesses General LeMay as Wallace's running mate in the American Independent ticket. It praises his military prowess and blunt style while warning such a personality in government could hinder civilian control, urging relegation from presidential power.
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Artil E. LeMay
George A. Wallace
Wallace
American Independent Party
LeMay
Congress
White House
America
Alabama
Record on Fortas nomination and Senate consent debate
The piece argues the Senate did not exercise its advise and consent power for Fortas. It condemns the filibuster led by Senator Griffin of Michigan and cites Senator Mansfield that the Senate refused to face the nomination. The author calls to straighten the historical record on constitutional authority.
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Abe Fortas
Senate
Fortas
Johnson
Griffin
Michigan
Mansfield
Everett Dirksen
George Wallace
United States Senate
Russell
Georgia
Appropriations Committee
Stennis
Mississippi
David Stanley
Cedar Rapids Advocates Structured Sex Education Program
A study committee urges the Cedar Rapids public schools to adopt a better organized sex education program. They propose an elementary curriculum with junior and senior high extensions, stressing shared responsibility by parents and teachers and community forums to address concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
PTA
TV Debates Between Nixon and Humphrey Urged
Roscoe Drummond argues for a series of Clarifying TV debates between Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. Debates would add substance, boost voter interest, and let the public compare candidates on the same issues and questions. The Harris Survey shows 57 percent of voters are indifferent to the three major candidates.
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Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Terest
Harris
Debating solution urged to resolve campaign time impasse
A writer proposes a plan to break the deadlock over televised debates among Nixon Humphrey and Wallace. Networks would offer reduced rate equal time to all candidates, with any party or candidate allowed to buy time. Nixon and Humphrey could also invite each other to debates, while Wallace could buy time or invite others, aiming to revive public interest and voter turnout.
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Nixon
Humphrey
George Wallace
House
Wallace
Pigs Pigs Pigs Editorial Sparks Reader Letter
Cedar Rapids resident W. W. Carson criticizes an editorial that described police as pigs. He argues officers are courteous and underpaid, urging editors to defend law enforcement without promoting insults. The editor clarifies the description came from provocateurs, not the paper.
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U.S
Chicago
W. W. Carson
Cedar Rapids
Resignation Highlights Carter Ball Exit Over Peace Talks
Washington reports reveal alarm over the Johnson administration’s management of the Paris peace negotiations as George Ball resigns as U.N. ambassador to join Hubert Humphrey’s campaign amid claims of Nixon’s lack of decisive leadership. The abrupt move is framed by officials as Ball’s personal conviction.
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Ashington
George Ball
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Paris
Ball
U.S
U.N
Richard M. Nixon
Mr. Johnson
Honolulu
Nguyen van Thieu
Averell Harriman
Thieu
Washington
Hanoi
Harriman
Humphrey
Vietnam
Ted van Dyke
Lawrence O'Brien
William Welsh
Nixon
Fortas Nomination Sparks Warren Court Review Winds
Senate rejection of Abe Fortas for chief justice becomes a referendum on the Warren court. The piece notes political links to Johnson and the broader impact on judicial independence, with analysis of past court clashes and implications for future nominations.
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EW York
Senate
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Warren Court
Hughes
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Justice Fortas
Fire Prevention Queen and Local News Highlights
Miss Shirley Sedielk of Coe College Cedar Rapids crowned Miss Flame 1958 during Fire Prevention Week observances representing Chi Omega. Zion Lutheran hires Rev. Gilbert Meseke as pastor in Hawthorne. Jefferson’s J Hawks lose 20 to 7 to Iowa City at Kingston Stadium.
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Shirley Sed
Ilek
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Chi Omega
Sedilek
Flame
Gilbert Meseke
Zion Lutheran Church
Hiawatha
Shobonier
Ill
Meseke
St. Paul’s College
Concordia
Buckeye
Iowa
Jefferson
J-Hawks
Iowa City
Kingston Stadium
Ambulance service proposal discussed by Linn county supervisors
Linn County supervisors told Harold Skinner, operator of Ambulance Service, they would discuss his proposal that the city and county jointly buy ambulance service.
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Linn County
Harold Skinner
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Laughlin
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John Greenlee
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