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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1964
Page
4
Citizens Viewpoint by William Rexroad and Christy Grant add flavor to the section with cooking cues and entertainment photography notes. Also noted is a financial and fish and game update brief.
The piece argues for accelerated regional and state industrial growth in Cedar Rapids and Iowa, urging expansion of the development commission and better access to federal defense and space research funds. It notes 1965 allocations favor non-Midwest areas and warns Midwest incumbents will push regional interests, while calls for diversification beyond farming and seed research to attract broader investments.
A humorous strain in a congressional column jokes about Matsunaga promoting papaya leaf smoking as an alternative to tobacco. The writer then critiques Daylight Saving Time discourse, noting a chart illustrating time shifts and urging readers to understand the DST issue before reacting. The piece blends light politics with social quirks and a DST explainer.
Iowa Congressman Free Schwengel condemned the selection of the Boston area for the NASA Space Center, arguing federal funds favor coastlines. He cited Iowa physicist James Van Allen and regional universities to urge reversing the coastal bias and boosting Midwest scientific facilities.
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