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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1973
Page
7
Opinion pieces and letters outline local issues in Cedar Rapids with editorials addressing community concerns, governance, and public policy. Notable writers advocate civic engagement and reflect on social topics relevant to the period.
The piece argues a regional Cedar Rapids airport is impractical under Iowa law and local politics. It notes no mechanism for mutual taxes or votes, risks regional domination by urban areas, and suggests pursuing the existing municipal airport instead. The author dismisses regional options as a lost cause hindering urgent air facility improvements.
William F Buckley Jr recalls a 15 minute exchange with Ramsey Clark and returning POWs in Hanoi. POWs pressed Clark on evidence of humane treatment and noted their own suffering. Buckley argues Geneva protocol aims and contrasts Western war ethics with Vietnameses tactics.
A letter discusses DUI enforcement and calls for harsher penalties, juries and judges being too lenient, plus a moral argument about personal responsibility. It also praises community groups for Special Olympics support and addresses abortion life debates referencing Isaiah and a biblical quote.
On Saturday April 14 a district Olympics drew about 340 special education students from nine counties. The Special Olympics program has become a significant and rewarding event for those who participate.
An April 16 editorial on abortion on the page mocks proponents of sanctity of life as silly and unproductive. It questions the value of extended rhetoric used to promote a debated stance and reflects the paper’s framing of the issue.
A Harris survey finds 62 percent support letting a terminal patient tell a doctor to let him die while 28 percent oppose. Euthanasia support stands at 37 percent with 53 percent opposing. Americans distinguish between soft letting die and active mercy killings amid hospital rights debates and care quality concerns.
The Supreme Court upheld using local property taxes to finance public schools prompting educator critics like Allan M. West of the NEA to warn that school quality often reflects birthplaces and wealth. The decision stops short of mandating equality but signals states must consider reform and address broader inter-state disparities.
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