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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1964
Page
6
The Warren Commission delivers a thorough, objective report on Kennedy s assassination, confirming media coverage while noting areas for improved news gathering. It argues rumors will persist, calls for collaboration among lawyers, law enforcement, and press to improve reporting.
The Cedar Rapids ordinance proposal to ban all open fires faces delays as council weighs leaf disposal issues and safety steps. Officials favor restricted trash burning in approved incinerators and consider distance, water on hand, and targeted enforcement before a citywide ban.
In 1906 Florida issued its first auto licenses and by year end 296 cars were registered. Early plates cost one dollar, were small, and bore a serial number. Massachusetts first required front and rear plates. Florida uses only a rear plate. In 1956 plate sizes standardized to six by twelve inches after 57 prior shapes.
A fragmented Chicago Tribune piece parodies Vietnamese political figures and places old era upheaval with rapid name repetitions. The spoof style mentions Ngo Dinh Diem and Nguyen Khanh amid chaotic street chants.
Drew Pearson argues the Warren Commission confirms prior columns criticizing the FBI and Secret Service for lax oversight and poor liaison. He highlights late night drinking by Secret Service agents, lack of discipline, and failures to share critical Oswald information with the Secret Service.
Louis Harris reports rising white concern over civil rights progress and street safety tied to riots in northern cities. The findings show 63-37 Johnson lead narrowing if 27 percent of Johnson voters feel Negroes have gotten out of hand, with 65 percent not seeing Johnson as too pro Negro.
Anti-Goldwater sentiment risks a large stay-at-home bloc among Republicans. If many refuse to vote, down-ballot GOP nominees such as Taft, Scott, Keating, Percy and Romney could lose crucial support. Officials warn turnout could reshape the 1964 election landscape and party fortunes.
John Hartwick 1954 of Clayton county scored 84.5 points to win the North east Iowa contour plowing contest on the Albert Shindelar farm near Calmar despite grounds soaked by rain. A supper for First district congressman is planned in Oct at the Roosevelt hotel. The Mills theater in Tama reopened after a slump in attendance.
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