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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1978
Page
8
Arlene Dayhoff asks why the Iowa Commission for the Blind lacked a fixed meeting day and advance agendas. She also seeks a line by line 1978 79 budget and a confirmed August agenda for grievances appeals, pressing for routine procedures and accountability.
Congress debated resuming large arms shipments to Turkey as President Carter called the issue the most important foreign affairs question remaining. Iowa’s delegation split with Leach Bedell and Smith for lifting the embargo while Grassley Blouin and Harkin favored retention. Senate already approved a similar measure by voice vote.
The article notes a sharp drop in federal wiretaps since the Nixon-Ford era, with no rise in crime. It argues Congress should limit foreign intelligence tapping to the courts, while domestic tapping remains tightly controlled. Data show declines in law enforcement taps and few arrests from major investigations.
Industry Week finds 23 U.S. firms in Moscow report substantial discouragement in expanding business with the Soviet Union. The year 1977 total U.S. exports to the USSR stood at about 1.9 billion dollars, with General Electric reporting only a single 250 million dollar compressors deal for gas pipelines. Domestic barriers include tariff and Eximbank limits linked to Soviet emigration policies, suggesting limited economic vitality despite any détente chatter.
Theodore Bernstein discusses usage notes on words like lief and like with examples from E B White. Carl Riblett Jr notes U S firms spend over 3 billion yearly relocating employees with an average 16000 per person, covering home sale, moving, travel, temporary housing and tax adjustments.
Letters warn that legal ceilings on county budget increases will lift next year raising property taxes. Senate File 1962 limits rise to 9 percent annually but expires in 1979. a 6 percent cap applies to agricultural and residential property for 78 and 79. If no future limit is set, full assessor values taxed. Some assessors boosted valuations up to 50 percent this year. Farm buildings to be assessed separately from total farm unit in 1980. farm buildings account for 17 percent of total farm value. Nonrestricted costs rise, Harrison County posting a 403.9 percent increase. Interest caps and land rates discussed. asks if Iowa needs Proposition 13.
The editorial argues intercity buses lack federal support and defends Amtrak's subsidy as honest and open. It questions why buses receive no aid while highway construction and bus service advertising are common, highlighting a perceived subsidy imbalance between rail and bus systems.
A letter argues that rail and bus systems both need support. It asserts snow removal and track switches are budgeted, notes a large bus company paid about 65 million in taxes last year, and says Amtrak paid 84 million while aiding private railroads. It contends biased anti Amtrak campaigns mislead and highlights market shifts from bus to auto travel.
A reader lauds James Kilpatrick and Shana Alexander for revealing government waste. The letter urges President Carter and the Southern Democrats to heed the critique and reconsider spending policies.
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