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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1967
Page
1
The piece weighs Romney remarks on brainwashing in Vietnam as a potential political ploy. It suggests GOP voters may view him as an amateur, while Lyndon Johnson looms as the seasoned rival. The argument notes strategic uncertainty and possible rebound for Romney.
Governor Hughes argues for easier legislative service for citizens without risking livelihoods. A strengthened legislative council, adequately staffed to research major issues, is proposed to reduce session burdens and improve lawmaking in Iowa. The idea faced past resistance as a “super-legislature.”
The columnist argues against inviting Vietnamese observers to monitor the 1964 U.S. election, suggesting they would learn bad habits and see sleazy tricks. He notes Vietnamese reporters would find faults anyway and contends elections in Vietnam and the United States share similarities, with winners taking bows and losers crying foul.
John Chamberlain notes shifting GOP loyalties as insiders debate how to unite behind a candidate for 1968. He warns that factional maneuvers risk splitting the party in primaries and threatens the November vote. Rockefeller, Romney, Nixon, Reagan, and other figures loom in a tense power balance.
Washington dispatch notes a high level clash as Defense Secretary Robert McNamara confronts pressure from Pentagon brass and lawmakers to resign. Rep. Mendel Rivers leads a probe with Rep. Porter Hardy. Sen. John Stennis reviews closed hearings as McNamara defends his role and wins cautious support from President Johnson amid ongoing military civilian power struggle.
The Day Library Director James C. Marvin announced a Great Books Discussion group in Cedar Rapids under library sponsorship with co-leaders Mrs. Conrad Wurtz and Mrs. Carl Fellendorf. Larry Shultz became master councilor of Cedar Rapids DeMolay chapter at the Masonic hall. Julia Bock Miller spoke to the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club on People Around the World. Rex Conn of The Gazette may be among only two Farm Bureau Iowa travelers allowed into the American-occupied zone, as General Clay approves the entry. The VFW band from post 788 placed third at the national encampment in Cleveland. City of San Francisco service changes raise expectations for diesel replacements and more streamliners to Omaha by next summer. 1937 sweepstakes winner George Michel near Marion is noted.
The Gazette notes the All-Iowa Hill-of-Corn contest at the All-Iowa Livestock Exposition with Ed Dyas Ames extension crops specialist. Michel's winning hill used a hybrid variety grown on rented land west of the Michel farm. Enrollment in Cedar Rapids public schools shows a decrease from last year per Supt Arthur Deamer’s office.
The piece argues that South Vietnam's 83 percent voter turnout and Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu's victory are misrepresented by American critics. It claims peace advocates shift ground between praising Thieu and dismissing the election, while noting Truong Dinh Dzu's second place challenges their claims.
A syndicated column questions Governor Romney’s Vietnam stance and maturity asking how he would have handled Southeast Asian threats had he led the nation. It notes his remark about brainwashing and urges clearer positions before the next Republican convention.
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