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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1979
Page
6
Iowa and Iowa State officials want to extend their annual home and home series beyond 1982 despite Iowa joining nine Big Ten games in 1983. House members consider an amendment to show legislative intent to keep the series going, risking misinterpretation as a legal obligation.
House Speaker O'Neill and New York Governor Carey criticized Britain's policy in Northern Ireland calling it a political football and urging possible economic sanctions. The piece argues outsiders should refrain from interference as the conflict rages, noting 291 British soldiers killed and 3,250 wounded since 1969.
A reader prompted correction on April 20 about a proposed raises for Iowa correctional officers. The House appropriations subcommittee recommended 1.5 percent raise in addition to 5.2 percent already secured via collective bargaining, with potential extra after a future salary study by the state Merit Employment Commission.
The piece notes John B. Connally’s rising prominence in the GOP and Jack Kemp’s faltering presidential bid. It mentions a March 7 breakfast ovation, Connally’s defense of intervening economic policy, and Kemp’s tentative exploratory move planned for tax day April 16.
A New York Times analysis piece humorously critiques the Supreme Court and the press’s obligation to disclose personal opinions. The essayist muses on malice, readers, indigestion, and the urge to write about lighter topics while acknowledging the court’s influence.
Readers question Cedar Rapids officials about using the Coliseum space for a public library expansion instead of pursuing a bond issue. The letter contends the city pushed the space on the county and asks why the city doesn’t use it themselves.
The piece questions legislative and congressional plans on hog prices and farm profits while noting job losses in Iowa hog plants. It cites Rath of Waterloo fearing plant closure, layoffs in Dubuque, and Swift’s Des Moines closure, with a possible Cedar Rapids impact.
A reader urges aggressive solar energy investment, criticizes United States energy policy, and contrasts nuclear and coal with solar. They discuss hog farming as an Iowa economic lever, and critique Cedar Rapids Transit management, citing driver turnover, rider complaints, and morale while advocating efficiency and safer service.
A brief humorous musings on penny usage noting sales tax payment as a bargain and contrasting it with inflation driven by the thoughts of those in high places. The piece ends with the InterOcean Press Syndicate attribution.
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