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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1979
Page
6
The article notes a shift in buyers toward bigger cars as gasoline prices rise. It contrasts mass transit appeal driven by cheap gas with a renewed auto market interest in larger vehicles due to relatively plentiful fuel and higher prices.
The editorial notes a 1975 Census report showing only 6.5 percent of workers used mass transit and argues auto use remains dominant despite gas-price shocks. It links evolving transit subsidies, regional tax patterns, and urban demand, suggesting Northeastern subsidies shape travel costs while car ownership endures.
Harold Denton faces sharp rebuke from the Pennsylvania inquiry panel as the NRC moves to resume licensing for ten new reactors. The panel accuses Denton of bypassing authority and delaying their public safety work, intensifying tensions over regulatory credibility and presidential influence.
The piece sketches a surreal campaign tableau with Howard Baker renting a Space Mountain ride from Disney and riding at 90 mph while taking notes, John Connally in a Goodyear blimp over water strength pockets, Philip Crane circling a dozen wagons, and a Bush glider plan, all pitched as energy and consistency statements amid a national race.
A columnist criticizes the use of hopefully as an introductory adverb, arguing it obscures, weakens sentence clarity, and should attach to a verb. The piece cautions against misplacing adverbs like only and angrily, notes examples from news writing, and laments ongoing linguistic changes.
A dairyman endorses Secretary Lounsberrys enforcement of Iowa law requiring only grade A pasteurized milk for human consumption. He warns raw milk risks include undulant fever and urges public interest support for the time tested measure. He quotes a saying: if it aint broke dont fix it.
The piece argues for creating a law library at Linn County Jail as a constitutional right for inmates. It contends defendants must access statutes and cases to defend themselves, noting prosecutors have ready access to legal research while defendants often do not.
A reader urges a jail law library and self help materials for prisoners facing court appearances. He notes many lack pro se knowledge and appointed attorneys, advocating justice and access to legal tools for all inmates.
A microbiology PhD argues government limits on raw milk in markets while allowing on farm production. He cites 1923 1945 outbreaks totaling about 40 177 illnesses and 804 deaths linked to raw or improperly pasteurized dairy products, noting a sharp drop after widespread pasteurization by 1974.
The Gazette invites reader opinions with rules: one letter per writer every 30 days, concise and editable submissions, no anonymous posts, names and addresses required with telephone number for authentication, focus on issues and events rather than personalities, no poetry published.
A weather forecast notice urges reading forecasts ahead of seeking rain through prayer. The piece emphasizes preparedness and timing, citing regional meteorological data and community guidance on water conservation.
A New York Times Service reflection contrasts the Ike era Free World dominance with current global strains. It notes the dollar surplus, Eurodollar flow, and shifts in energy, oil, and technology as West German Swiss and Swedish living standards rise. It critiques Soviet and Chinese influence, OPEC power, and slow growth driving distributional dilemmas.
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