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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1964
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Gazette editorial argues the proposed north side high school should be built to hold 1500 students with flexibility for 1800 via future wing additions. It defends the policy against critics and urges taxpayers to support planned expansion as prudent and cost effective within bonding limits.
Iowa's public safety officials urge belt use with a case-by-case study of 235 highway fatalities from June to August. The patrol estimates 96 deaths might have been preventable with belts, urging continued analysis and wider urban data. Commissioner Sueppel stresses belt use in both highway and local driving.
Scientific study of ancient ocean corals shows daily growth hints at an earth-year with more days in the past. The earth spun faster eons ago, shortening days, while the moon moves away gradually. The finding offers perspective to conservatives wary of time tinkering like daylight saving.
Four demonstrations taught St Luke's hospital staff how to use fire extinguishers as Cedar Rapids firefighters led sessions. Jaycee presidents pictured at a Cedar Rapids dinner honoring National President E. LaMar Buckner as Harlan Dobry and others appear in The Gazette. Roosevelt Rough Riders beat McKinley 7–0 on a blocked punt. Frank J. Lynott named chairman of Iowa Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Bricker tours Iowa as corn height claim draws notice. Iowa toppled Northwestern 20–7 with Ozzie Simmons starring. Edmund E. Evans directs See Naples and Die at Community Players season opener Oct 22 in Cedar Rapids. Frank T. Plummer to speak in Marion. J A Kofron also on program.
Senator Goldwater leads the Republican tilt toward a stronger NATO and broader Atlantic unity. The article notes his shift from critic to advocate, the role of Fed eral Union founder Clarence Streit, and support from Walter Judd as conservatives reassess alliance strength and federation without war.
Historian Harry Ferguson recalls three major instances in U S history where the winner of the popular vote did not obtain the presidency due to the electoral college. Notable cases include 1876 with Hayes over Tilden, 1824 with Adams over Jackson, and 1888 with Harrison over Cleveland.
A League of Women Voters guide explains workers may take three consecutive hours while polls are open to vote. Request time before election day, employers set the hours, and the time off is paid.
The Friends of Iowa report a Quaker Heights conference near Eldora with eight young panelists, mostly students, sharing candid experiences in race relations. The inter racial group urged greater dedication to freedom, addressing housing education jobs and law, and offered concrete improvement ideas.
The column explains write in voting on machines with a movable slide to reveal a write in space for names not on the ballot. It notes help from election staff and a display at the Voters Registration Center to demonstrate usage. It urges civic participation and warns against apathy toward government and constitutional rights.
A bizarre remark from The Lion recalls a cannibal student expelled from school for buttering up a teacher. The joke plays on the pun and school discipline context.
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