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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1975
Page
8
An Iowa reform would split the eight electoral votes by district with two at large, reducing winner take all. It would better reflect the popular vote but leaves the broader electoral college flaw intact, requiring federal action for full democracy.
In this Washington Star Syndicate column, the author rails against George W. Ball’s Newsweek sermon on stopping breast beating and recriminations. He accuses Ball of ignoring US treaty duties and praises South Vietnamese resolve, arguing presidential and congressional missteps led to the Viet Nam rout and likening US leadership failures to earlier American conflicts.
The piece argues that U S leaders distorted visions in Vietnam Cambodia and Southeast Asia harming national credibility. It condemns Ford Kissinger and others for clinging to failed interventions while calling for truth and accountability to restore trust.
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission faces a two year backlog of about 1000 unresolved complaints amid internal dissension over leadership. Senate votes on a 232 864 budget to add one investigator instead of two prompted questions about funding and staff ability to handle the workload.
The American Dietetic Association issued a strongly worded position paper warning that certain diets and fads can harm health or waste money. It denounces low carb and unlimited protein plans, macrobiotic diets, and self-prescribed mega vitamin doses, and challenges claims about organic foods and supplements.
The piece comments on overpopulation and the burden of modern telephone intercepts. It argues wrong numbers are never busy and riffs on money, class, and inflation. It reflects a satirical tone about wealth and scarcity in hard times.
A forum letter argues that Democrats win Iowa’s legislature by appealing for education funding elder care preschool support and public retirement benefits and prosecuting a progressive tax and broader unemployment. It says once elected they drift conservative and adopt Republican positions.
A Cedar Rapids reader reports uncovering alleged replication of a drowning tied to a Kennedy figure in the paperback Teddy Bare. The author claims documented evidence and quotes from chapters asserting a Massachusetts supreme court level cover up. The charge is that the alleged cover up dwarfs Watergate in scope.
David L. Smith argues that media liberalism covered up political scandals and warns against losing faith in free enterprise. He urges reflection on recent economic and political discord and calls for renewed effort to surpass past economic achievements by July 4, 1976.
The Gazette outlines rules for letters to the editor including a 400 word limit, one letter per writer every 30 days, potential editing for clarity, no anonymous publication, and keeping personal details like a phone number unprinted. It requires name address and readable signature to authenticate, emphasizes issues over personalities, and prohibits poetry.
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