Editorials Wounds May Heal Firefighters and public unions in debate
The Citizen-Times reports seven applicants passed civil service exams for firefighters and will undergo physicals, with hiring expected in days. Public Safety Commissioner Frank Bosch urges action to end intra department disputes that harmed morale and staffing, while controversy over pay, policy, and station closings persists. The piece contrasts Namath and Cassius Clay draft exemptions, noting 4-Fs could serve in nonfrontline duties to allow stronger troops to fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Hunter
Citizen-Times
Bob Thompson
Public Safety
Frank Bosch
Department
Bosch
Wall Do
O.K
Cassius Clay
Voice of the People attacks Kelso on communists heroes
In a reader letter, a citizen condemns Paul Kelso for praising Joe Hill Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger as friends of the working class. The writer warns of Communist influence and cites FBI and police records while urging readers to scrutinize Kelso and the column’s lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kelso
Joe Hill
Woody Guthrie
Pete Seeger
Communist Party
USA
Mr. Kelso
Hill
Guthrie and Seeger
Kelso
Comrades Hill
Guthrie
Seeger
Willie
Ilw.w
Hawgwash
The Baker’s Emblem Then and Now Narrates Union Bravery
A long tale links 16th century Vienna siege, Ottoman tunneling, and bakers who alerted Emperor Charles V. Their heroic basement warning earned bakers a coat of arms later used worldwide on bread. The story ties the symbol to union bravery across eras and regions.
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Henry the Eighth
England
Francis I
France
Clement VII
Americas
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Rome
St. Peter’s
Vienna
Austria
Suleiman I
Danube
Holy Roman Empire
Charles V
Spain
Papal States
Suleiman
Baltic Sea
Prussia
Poland
North Sea
America
City Hall Report Highlights Safety Award and Civic Happenings
Parks Commissioner Don Gardner recovers from back surgery at Mercy Hospital. Diana Sallis receives Safe Driver of the Month for bravely shielding her child from an oncoming car. Neighborhood complaints on barking dogs and Lassie movie reviews surface. An anti litter ordinance passes as Civic Bureau requests a parade permit. Federal approval clears the Civic Center project with construction to begin by April. Grant Wood third graders visit. Bob Brown performs a trick, Mayor Johnson quizzes the students, and a playful mayoral misidentification briefly disrupts the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Sallis
Grant Wood
Bob Brown
KCRG
Johnson
Frank Bosch
Bob
Frank
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Phoenix Enterprises
Ave
South East
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J. W. Grant
J.w.grant
William Marks
James M. Stevens
Jane Kelso
Susan Barrett
Susan Norenberg
Liowa
New York Jet
Joe Namath
Namath
Washington
THE
Voice OF
People
G.R. Hawgwash
Abe
Ethan Akin
By Paul Kelso
City Hall
Don Gardner
Mercy Hospital
Nadine Subotnik
Civic Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
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