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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1963
Page
6
A Covington Kentucky newspaper tested 51 municipal candidates in Covington and Newport with a standard business aptitude and mental ability exam. Forty candidates completed the tests and scores were published. The outcome may influence voters and prompts discussion of using testing as part of the nominating process for elective officials.
A Cedar Rapids writer weighs the idea of sister city links with a Honduran community. Nationally the program shows value through student exchanges and business ties, with Japan leading U.S. affiliations. Despite interest, Cedar Rapids holds to its established friendships and cautions about new links. Five Iowans suffer retinal damage from last July’s partial eclipse sunspots.
Gheorghiu-Dej describes a path of better U S Soviet understanding and urges cooperation after the test ban. He notes U S trade limits on factories to Romania and cites alternatives from West Germany England and France while praising Kennedy and De Gaulle on diplomacy.
Chamberlain questions the 59 students who traveled to Cuba as Castro guests on passport irregularities and asks whether they researched Cuban history. He notes Clinton Jenks of Monroe, Louisiana found conditions in Cuba harsh and urges pre-trip cross-checking with sources like Ruby Hart Phillips and Daniel James.
Readers urge Bible study and prayer in public schools linking heritage to the Bible and flag allegiance. A columnist replies defending religious pluralism and the Supreme Court ruling while urging Christian response.
James H. Clarke reports that Americans will buy 100 million dollars worth of packaged ice this year, a record high and ten million above 1962. Including all ice types, industrial and commercial use totals about 225 million by December, driven by more leisure time and expanded retail outlets. There are over 3,000 ice plants, with 22 million tons of manufactured ice expected this year, enough to build a wall of ice one foot thick and eight feet high around the equator.
Contracts for the construction of the million-dollar Iowa Masonic grand lodge library and administration building at 813 First Avenue SE have been awarded. The milestone marks a major project for the organization and its future operations.
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