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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1964
Page
6
The piece weighs how the Bobby Baker scandal aided by the Johnson campaign tonight could shift polls, while Khrushchev's removal threatens foreign policy credibility. It suggests the two events may offset each other, yet intensify an already tense presidential race.
A Linn county representative candidate argues against broadening public vote requirements on capital projects. The piece notes Iowa law already ties elections to bonds for utilities and public facilities while excluding street and sewer works. It contends councils should retain decision power to avoid delays and preserve representative government.
James E. Kearney disputes Mr. Gillon and Mrs. Lapp over a claim about dictatorship and constitutional rights. He cites Cyprus and the U S Declaration of Independence, arguing that less than 20 percent voting power could create a dictatorship in America.
The League of Women Voters answers that service members do not need to register when voting with a special serviceman's ballot. The ballot envelope substitutes for registration, but once out of service and back home in Cedar Rapids, registration is required.
A reader argues that true government remains constitutional republic, not majority rule. The letter warns that a landslide Democrat win could end the two party system and lead to one party rule, urging voters to study Barry Goldwater’s stance to preserve constitutional government.
John Chamberlain argues that a Chinese atomic test even if crude tests U S resolve in Asia. The piece warns that appeasement now erodes U S credibility and promises decisive aid to Formosa and other allies if Mao unleashes a primitive bomb, reshaping diplomacy and intervention.
The piece argues the United States must show resolve against North Vietnam and Red China to defend South Vietnam. It cites the Cairo conference and leaders like Sukarno and Nkrumah, warns that non aligned and third force nations resist peaceful coexistence rhetoric, and says Johnson must threaten brinkmanship to prevent nuclear blackmail and U.S. defeat in Asia.
Albert W Heffner a McComb Mississippi insurer and his wife recount their forced departure after hosting two civil rights workers Don McCord and Dennis Sweeney and facing harassment from Help Inc a Nazi like group The couple describe weeks of phone harassment restricted lodging and a church bombing tied arrest of freedom workers and a grim view of Mississippi future as rednecks control remains unresolved.
German inventor Karl Oepen and Argentine farmer Eugene Harsanyi tested machine made grass for cows and pigs in Cologne. They claim 10 inches of grass can grow in eight days using seeds nutrients electricity and water. a small unit could replace one acre of pasture.
A Cedar Rapids 1935 First Avenue SE building permit for a medical clinic is noted. Wilson's 7-6 football upset over Iowa City at Kingston Stadium is recounted with Don scoring a TD and John the extra point. Other items include the Iowa Real Estate Assn resolutions on a proposed east west turnpike and tax relief, post office carrier worries, a British embassy talk, tax rate projections, a Cedar River dam completion plan, Marion American Legion commander election, and Cornell College Homecoming queen selections.
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