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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
6
School board spokesmen warn that informal polling of parents after orientation meetings may mislead about the plan’s fate. They note risks of packed attendances, biased turnout, and the need for written comments to balance views while emphasizing that community opinion should not govern curricular decisions. The board cites last month’s election where three opponents ran and none won.
A Regents meeting discussed selling the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory at Lake Okoboji to cut costs. Ned Perrin proposed sale to private developers for lakeside cottages, but University of Iowa and Iowa State University leaders argued the lab’s ecological value and irreplaceable status outweigh savings. Perrin cited a $74,000 water-system upgrade. others urged cheaper savings.
In contrast to a New York incident, Cedar Rapids volunteers are aiding police by providing information about a 17 year old girl found murdered in woods near Mohawk park along the river. The community’s efforts offer a slender but important chance to capture the killer and prevent further danger.
In California a clash unfolds over Point Reyes National Seashore as inflation and budget limits threaten federal land purchases. Advocates led by Aspinall press for new funds while Interior Secretary Hickel cites urban recreation needs amid White House cautions to hold spending through 1973. United Feature Syndicate
The Christian Science Monitor editorial argues against rushing to judgment on President Nixon. It cautions media, students, and Congress to avoid crippling attacks and supports measured dissent while noting Nixon’s attempts at peace in Vietnam and legislative outreach.
Speaker John McCormack, after a 2 1/2 hour talk, suspends Martin Sweig without pay amid allegations tied to Nat Voloshen. The veteran leader, 77, expressed sorrow and demanded truthful answers as Sweig denied wrongdoing and faced SEC and grand jury scrutiny.
Four Cedar Rapids men were elected to the Coe College board of trustees: Donald MacKay Sidney Moore Arthur Swarzentruber and Dr Francis Pritchard. Living costs rose 0.3 percent to a record high. Four Iowa dairy groups opened a two day joint convention in the Roosevelt hotel. The groups were the Iowa Creamery Operators Assn Iowa Creameries Assn Iowa Milk Dairers Assn and Iowa Milk Producers Federation. Jannette Reece daughter of Clarence and Mrs Reese of Cedar Rapids named Homecoming queen at Westmar College LeMars. The Boston 1949 Opera Company concluded its Cedar Rapids stay with Verdi La Traviata. Roosevelt high school Homecoming queen Maxine Lester attended by Sally Woodford Naomi Orr Janet Drakos and Jackie Middaugh. Pat Armstrong crowned queen of Marion high school Homecoming by David Rathje football captain. Dance hall operators in Cedar Rapids asked council to curb overly-active dancers. Charleston song banned. A Chicago man staying
In a local hotel a man woke to find his trousers containing $73 missing through a transom. The thief used a long hook fashioned from wire coat hangers. Zane Grey, 64, noted western author, died of a heart attack at his Altadena home.
In a readers forum, Robert W. Argo and others question Moratorium Day and the quiet American response to the Vietnam War. They urge reflection on 40,000 dead and 200,000 wounded, noting under-21s cannot vote yet voice concerns. They ask who remains silent and why, urging civic engagement and affordable city funding without new taxes.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Nelson Rockefeller advises President Nixon to resume U S development aid to Haiti under Papa Doc Duvalier focusing on roads and power from the Peligre dam, via Eximbank or AID, as part of broad support for military regimes in Latin America.
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