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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1968
Page
2
The long awaited nonproliferation treaty fails to win approval as the Senate adjourns. Despite bipartisan support and calls from President Johnson and others, the pact is postponed to next year amid Cold War jitters and opposition.
Twelve Bayard Space Cadets uncover eleven thousand five hundred twenty four dollars and ninety one cents in jars and cans beneath a garage floor. The case grows through years of claims from owners heirs Red Cross and lawyers as a judge hints at a settlement. Final terms split the money among the boys and others, sparking debate over rightful ownership.
The piece argues two paths for small European states: fight for autonomy or yield to great powers. Czechoslovakia’s history shows cautious diplomacy, while Tito’s Yugoslavia demonstrates deterrence through readiness to resist. The author suggests bravely asserting sovereignty can avert invasion, though historical precedent complicates certainty.
The piece argues campus hoodlums threaten higher learning and private education funding while disrupting the Democratic campaign. It notes Humphrey and Muskie face relentless abuse from nonacademic radicals, yet this hostility could backfire by drawing public sympathy to them. United Feature Syndicate.
Readers debate University of Iowa speaker policy and liberal campus tolerance. The letters criticize President Bowen for permitting radical figures and praise or reject George Wallace and Nixon related views, urging voter alignment for November.
A U A W member defends Dick Nixon arguing his stance favors labor and condemns labor bosses. He asserts Nixon supports the U.S. and criticizes left leaning labor leadership. The letter counters claims that labor bosses influence public office choices.
A reader argues George Wallace attracts support from extreme groups such as the American Nazi party and John Birch Society and questions whether he serves the interests of ordinary Americans. The letter urges informed choices and notes duties behind rights amid social upheaval.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes that the brotherhood of man is producing too few brothers and too many hoods, framing the issue as a social concern requiring attention and action.
A 1958 fall luncheon gift of three dollars from the Women’s Committee of the Cedar Rapids Symphony proceeds. YMCA Allied Industrial league ball entrants include Diana Lightner Downey and Patrick Ochs. Clayton County winner John A Hartwick of McGregor in the northeast Iowa contour plowing contest at Robert Corlett farm north of Elkader. Iowa football: 1948 Buck runner Jerry Faske and John Tedore ignite Iowa’s 14 7 upset over Ohio State in Columbus. Effort to liberalize combat sports rules in Iowa to a state commission, Cedar Rapids hosts a five member committee including two legislators. Cedar Rapids adopts city ownership of 1000 parking meters as Duncan Parking Meter Co bills the city. 30 minute Cedar Rapids industrial pause bottled by turbine burst. 100 towns report electrical disruption. Sutherland Dows vice president
Dr. Russell M. Cooper of Cornell history and political science will speak at Kenwood Methodist church on October 15 as the first of six forums in a series.
Marquis Childs reports in Phoenix that Barry Goldwater hopes to reclaim his Arizona Senate seat as Hubert Humphrey leads in forecasts. Goldwater warns of a potential Wallace third party, while Roy Elson campaigns to ride Hayden’s name to victory. If elected, the 60 year old veteran would rejoin a rapidly shifting Senate.
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