Trail plan fades as Linn lone county funding keeps alive hope
The Cedar Rapids to Waterloo 49 mile recreation trail faces a longshot future as Linn County alone offers to fund maintenance. Three other counties Black Hawk Benton and Buchanan show disinterest prompting the state Conservation Commission to drop its bid to lease or buy the 594 acre corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Linn
Black Hawk, Benton and
Buchanan
State Conservation Commission
Linn County
SALT II as hostage in U S Soviet arms talks
The piece argues SALT II remains hostage to U S domestic politics and defense spending debates. It notes Carter's concessions to hawks, Senate maneuvers, and timing tied to energy policy and the 1980 campaign, with Byrd warning time is running out for decisive ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Soviet Union
Carter
Howard Baker
White House
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Hawks
Defense Department
NATO
Senate
Robert Byrd
Sen. Byrd
Bank Refusal Over Payroll Check Sparks Mystery
A woman recounts attempting to cash a payroll check at a downtown bank after a broken car left her and her daughter shopping at a mall. Four IDs failed to persuade staff to cash the check, with an officer allegedly refusing due to appearance, prompting disbelief from a friend who also faced a denial elsewhere. The note ends as she calls the bank manager.
Editor Notes on Biased Bank Policy
A reader accuses the bank of discrimination citing a lack of policy and arbitrary handling of funds. The correspondent describes the bank as unfriendly and criticizes its organizational coherence and fairness.
Obituary omissions spark letters to The Gazette
A Cedar Rapids reader criticizes The Gazette for omitting key obituary details and notes editor corrections. The letter argues such cuts distort survivor facts while urging fair police pay and tax exemptions to honor Cedar Rapids officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Linda Barnett Carlton
Cedar Rapids
Insights on human limits and limitless stupidity
A concise reflection noting that while wisdom has bounds, human folly knows no limits, highlighting a harsh imbalance and calling attention to the unfairness of such a disparity.
Revolving door at FEC reaches high politics and Kennedy bid
The article warns that the FEC's revolving door ethics problem extends to presidential campaigns. It details former FEC general counsel William C. Oldaker moving toward the Kennedy campaign while supervising related investigations. It notes other ties between Carter campaign officials and FEC staff and cites prior misconduct by Oldaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FEC
Commission
William C. Oldaker
Oldaker
Edward M. Kennedy
Denver
Carter
Gross
Why are we pussyfooting? Soviet hand seen in chemical warfare
Safire reports that Laotian Hmong villagers faced repeated mustard gas attacks in February 1978 with reports of other gases. He links Soviet planes and a seven-man team to chemical warfare testing in Laos and notes suspected gas use in Cambodia. He urges decisive action and U.N. disarmament focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Jim Leach
A-Iowa
Soviet Union
Nam Theng
Nam Ka
Laos
Pakse
Seno
Cambodia
Vietnam
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Army Medical Corps
House
U.N. Commission On Disarmament
U.N
Arms Control Agency
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
J. F. Hladky
Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Wisconsin
Gilbertville
C.R
Tehran
Capitol Hill
Mozambique
Zambia
Cuba
John W. Drums
Eileen
Cedar Rapids Gazette
the Gazette
Little
Iowa
Sen
Culver
Washington
Senators
Panama Canal
Konrad Adenauer
Federal Election Commission
Kennedy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Kenneth A. Gross
Atlanta
Lipshutz
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Jack
By William Safire
Xiangkhoang
Pathet Lao
Mr. Carter
New York Times Service
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