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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1969
Page
32
Attorney General Mitch Eller calls for legislative action as the administration launches a long touted anti-drug campaign focused on marijuana. Debates rise over risk levels and calls for nuanced policy, noting that legalization poses broader social harms and that current penalties may be too harsh or too lenient.
A murky public information dispute centers on eight Green Beret officers charged with murder of a Viet Nam double agent. Officials cite a missing body and a purported secret mission as an explanation, with cautious language about communication problems and unconfirmed details.
John L. Thompson of Cedar Rapids writes to The Gazette praising coverage of school board races but condemning low turnout at a Head Start rally in Central City. He criticizes local officials for lacking interest in low income children, opposes sex education in elementary grades, and defends the CRISIS group as concerned parents seeking essential information.
A West report details Kosygin and Chou En Lai's lunch in Peking where both leaders traded taunts over imperialism and cuisine. They argued about borscht and soy sauce, then left with a joint communique calling the meal useful to both sides.
The article argues President Nixon has not overhauled the state department as promised, citing persistent routines and a lack of creative foreign policy thinking. It notes historic patterns under past presidents, warns of rising reliance on Kissinger, and urges a genuine shakeup to improve initiative in U.S. diplomacy.
Washington reports outline Kennedy loyalists opposing any national bid by Senator Fred Harris Oklahoma Democratic chair due to a debt dispute after the Robert F Kennedy campaign debt was to be assumed by the party. The plan, pitched in January by Robert Short, hinged on erasing Humphrey debt and using Ted Kennedy’s fundraising strength, but Harris blocked the move following Kennedy’s accident.
Kennedy partisans on the executive committee clash with Harris over a nearly million dollar Kennedy debt and a separate Humphrey debt. After delayed talks with Steve Smith, a luncheon confrontation was avoided as details were reportedly worked out. The dispute leaves Kennedy allies angry and Harris on their black list.
In Cedar Rapids memories of this year’s events unfold from the 115th annual communication at Memorial Coliseum where Wendell W Bishop of Des Moines was installed as grand master. Notables include Sen Bourke Hickenlooper commenting on Khrushchev’s disarmament proposal before the United Nations.
The excerpt recalls Tom and Betta Fors performing sky dances from an Iowa theater building 61 feet high. Cedar Rapids was among three initial US sites hosting the first statewide non profit hospitalization plan run by Hospital Service Inc.
A prominent Republican leader explains securing party votes by tipping cab drivers and urging them to vote Republican. A Democrat opponent quips that the method is similar but cheaper, noting no tips are given.
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