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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1975
Page
6
The Iowa House may adopt Senate bills tightening the open meetings law. Key changes end the catch-all closed session clause and allow meetings to be closed for contract negotiations and legal counsel in court matters. The bill requires two thirds to close and extends coverage to committees of public agencies.
Trailing Canada to metric measurements Canada began last week its gradual switch leaving the United States as the only major country in the world with the English system. The piece notes private industry leads the push while Congress stalled and predicts broader adoption of distance weight and volume measurements will follow. It cites Celsius basics and suggests more practical everyday benefits.
James Reston argues President Ford faced a deceived response as Saigon abandoned two thirds of South Vietnam without warning. Thieu’s unilateral retreat violated the Paris accords and shifted blame to Washington while U.S. leaders faced political and diplomatic strain during a crisis marked by refugee flows and civilian suffering.
In a satirical reminiscence, Russell Baker recalls the 1940s era obsession with “losing” countries like China Cuba Cambodia and England. A Washington insider explains a scheme to disrupt a nation, while the narrator jokes about voting and political folly as nations drift toward loss.
A reader protests John W. Bell and federal influence on state laws arguing Washington-funded bills threaten state sovereignty. The writer urges a constitutional amendment to bar federal money for legislation and calls for the state to control interstate highways while rejecting federal dictation on traffic laws.
A Tribune reader argues against federal coercion in highway policy and praises lawmakers who refuse outside money. The letter responds to a March 25 Gazette editorial and contemplates helmet and seat belt laws as potential conditions for federal funding.
A reader argues against withholding Iowa highway funds and fears federal money dependence. The writer suggests returning funds directly to the state and cautions against overreliance on federal aid, referencing Vietnam and Cambodia.
The town house passed a mandatory helmet law amid federal funding pressure. Nine initially opposed the bill, then switched to support after a bearded rider in the gallery shouted, highlighting perceived bias. The piece notes the April 1 statehouse mood and criticizes lawmakers.
The text argues that many people have never seen a dirty picture and implies avoidance of pornography by choosing to ignore it, using a provocative metaphor of wearing fig leaves over the eyes.
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