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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1967
Page
28
A critical column questions Governor Romney’s habit of speaking bluntly and suggests that voters prefer a leader who genuinely thinks and reasons. The piece argues that claiming to know what the public wants may mask a lack of critical thinking and warns that a campaign built on surface statements may mislead.
The piece argues many teachers strike over pay despite signing annual contracts in advance. It questions why educators accept terms they later deem unsatisfactory and calls for clearer explanation of the underlying circumstances influencing contract signing and strikes.
United Nations group from over 100 nations meets in Geneva to standardize geographic names and resolve disputes like Krung Thep versus Bangkok and Leopoldville versus Kinshasa. They cite whimsical US border lakes such as Missing Link lake and No Man's lake as cautionary examples of over fine tuning. The effort faces doubt over practicality and timeliness.
A Chicago Tribune style cross section shows Ronald Reagan's rising influence in the GOP. Surveys indicate 86 percent awareness and 4-to-1 approval as California governor, with 51 percent calling him conservative and 12 percent calling him radical.
Roscoe Drummond notes that repudiating Eisenhower’s Vietnam policy narrows GOP options for 1968. Romney shifts from defending to questioning U S involvement, risking Ike’s overt support for any nominee who backs the Eisenhower foreign policy. Ike plans to back a candidate aligned with his stance at the right moment.
Milwaukee faces a tense clash over open housing as Father James Groppi leads 1,400 followers toward city hall while Mayor Henry Maier argues for inclusive policy. Riots, arrests, and a tear gas backlash mark the struggle as tensions flare between civil rights activism and municipal limits. Groppi, 36, and Maier, 49, emerge as central figures in the city’s racial conflict amid national attention and calls for broader metropolitan housing reform.
The editor recalls a community effort after an elderly man from a rest home went missing. About a hundred volunteers joined radio calls and searched through wet cornfields late into the night, demonstrating local care and volunteer spirit amid concerns about reckless drivers and enforcement.
A teen writer expresses frustration with mandatory driver training and perceived bias toward younger drivers. He recalls a rear-end collision caused by a drunk, middle aged driver who fled the scene, and notes a highway patrol response.
Readers are told to keep letters to 409 words or fewer and to address a single topic. They must include name, address, signature, and a telephone number for authenticity checks. The note outlines how letters become more publishable and more read when concise and topic-focused.
Postal survey estimates Cedar Rapids population at 91,730 up nearly 20,000 since 1950 census, reflecting growth. Union and company reps progress toward contract for 59 bus drivers and garagemen. Hart of Bus Drivers Local 638 reports minor details ironed out. Also noted are a party rally critique of the 80th Congress by Guy Gillette, a rail crossing cost share offer from Northwestern, and plans for a 112-unit apartment building at 1332 Second Ave SE. Linn County treasurer receives state share of homestead tax credit fund for 1957 act.
Miss Alma Turechek, piano instructor at Coe College and director of the Coe vesper choir, was named director of the Trinity Methodist church choir for the coming year. Albert Jenkins was elected president of the new Iowa City University of Iowa club.
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