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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
12
An Iowa column commends a Cedar Rapids mayor for hiding Citizen-Times under a hotel counter during clean-up week and questions any motive, warning that book burning fails and harms the dignity of office.
Cedar Rapids independent insurance agents report in six months over 75 percent of car thefts occurred with keys in the vehicle. They consider a city ordinance banning leaving keys in parked cars, though some fear it resembles a loss of freedom. A voluntary approach is suggested with patrols watching for unattended keys.
William Rexroad suggests leaving a reminder on a parked car windshield to deter theft. The note imitates a parking ticket to warn owners, prompting more careful behavior. The plan is simple, low cost, likely to irritate few, and could rival leaving the keys in the car for effectiveness.
Opponents urge a public panel discussion with pro and anti sides, led by an impartial moderator, to address all aspects of the Cedar Valley expressway. The writer urges city officials to participate to clear doubts and aid road planning, while noting a deadly J street crash underscores safety needs during Memorial Day travel.
Readers praise well behaved Jefferson seniors at a Eagle’s all night party but critique a towing incident. The letter notes double parking violation reports, police guidance, and a missed courtesy by a local tow service. Cedar Rapids taxpayers commend Citizen-Times for balanced Cedar Valley Expressway coverage and analysis.
Congressman William Natcher cites rising world population and looming food shortages in the United States and Canada. He cites an Augusta symposium noting 6 billion people by 2000 and a need to double food production by 2000, with soil scarcity as a major constraint.
Shavings shrink arable land share as industrialization bites. By 25 to 30 percent of Earth’s surface may remain cultivable. The answer: efficient land use, fertilizer, machinery, and teaching less developed nations. If growth continues, man made foods emerge in labs, threatening traditional meals in forty years.
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