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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1963
Page
8
A call for severe punishment of the Birmingham bombing attackers after the death of four black girls. The piece urges authorities to find and convict the bombers and asks Birmingham and Alabama to show unwavering public contempt for such violators, while noting limited police protection.
Cedar Rapids officials based budget on 20 550 forecast for 1963 64 and revised to 20 641 actual pupils. earlier guesses missed by 91 and 41 respectively. Projections have generally proved reliable, underpinning future building plans and another senior high bond proposal to meet rising student demands.
The piece analyzes how JFK may use a peace strategy to win 1964 voters while Cuba looms as a stubborn obstacle. It outlines anti Castro plots and Khrushchev's breathing spell as elements in Kennedy's calculus, and weighs risks in detente with Central and Eastern Europe against domestic political gains.
Cedar Rapids considers firm rabies controls after a pair of dog bite cases. A mayoral committee will guide measures, focusing on confinement of pets, anti rabies inoculations, and stricter enforcement to protect both residents and animals.
A lighthearted survey tracks reactions to rising barber prices including weekly cuts, Tarzan styles, head shaves, and a plan by a business tycoon to invest in hairclipper companies. The piece ends with a seasonal gag about gifting hair trimmers.
The Chicago Tribune notes Donna Axum of Arkansas is named Miss America 1964, the fourth southern winner in six years. Editors joke about southern pulchritude and Southern cooking shaping dieting and measurements.
A note questions a Sep 63 K142031ICARWR number on the Changing Times label. William Feather of Cleveland comments on puzzling codes and the hidden identifiers used by publishers and automation systems. James H. Clark reporter.
Marquis Childs notes growing public demand for congressional cleanup. A senate house committee to study organization aims to probe rules, but House resistance blocks action. Critics push limits on filibuster and seniority, with proposals for a chairmen age limit and a bill of rights to loosen monopoly power. Public pressure nudges a tentative step forward.
This Day 1953 reports the Junior Chamber of Commerce lighting up city cars with scotch lite in a second lite a bumper campaign. It notes Cedar Rapids Softball Assn re elects Ray Hamad as president with Dick Phillips and Jim Sword returning, and Harry Lee elected secretary replacing Ken Curran. Mayor Burns of Vinton sets Oct 1 special city election on term lengths. It also mentions 1943 McKinley high school student council president Nick Thomas, a fat waste disposal campaign in Cedar Rapids entering a second year, Upper Iowa conference officers in West Union, Kiddie Comic Frolic winners Doris Seabrooke and George Youtzy, Cedar Rapids Bird club officers, and federally funded sewage projects in Iowa cities including Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.
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