13 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1964
Page
1
Cedar Rapids readers see a fragmented editorial page list with names such as Barbara Elam Kay Brock and Ethan Akin. It mentions weekly publication by Citizen Publications and a subscription rate of 6 months or 1 year, with prices for in state and out of state.
A Cedar Rapids firemen dispute with the city over wages and conditions escalates into a stand for free speech and collective bargaining. Three firefighters were suspended for pursuing those aims, prompting calls to reinstate them and resume negotiations to resolve compensation and safety concerns.
Readers advocate a hold action by the National Farmers Organization to push for collective bargaining with buyers to secure a production price plus profit for farmers. The letter argues the action is a simple, childlike holding action and cites Rev James L Wizard and Senator Arthur Capper to claim the Capper-Volstead Act grants farmers the right to bargain collectively with buyers.
August 13, 1964 piece mocks political stakes with hoopla over a moon camera plan to verify life on the lunar surface. It lampoons Goldwater and Humphrey McCarthy bets, cites Boobus Americanus lines about school prayers, and ends with George J. Ormsby Cedar Co NFQ as publicity director in a satirical frame.
A staged wartime council at a War on Poverty HQ debates self help versus government action. Major X reports poverty cases including a weary journeyman and a craftsman facing imports. The commander warns against subversive ideas and asserts the US pledge to resist communism while rallying troops for collective aid.
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