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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
6
The editorial page reflects on local concerns and civic life in Cedar Rapids, urging readers to engage with city issues and public welfare. It highlights the year's events, calls for thoughtful participation, and underscores the paper's role in guiding community discourse.
HEW reports one million welfare families ineligible or overpaid, at $1.7 billion yearly. Past reforms promised, yet surveys show one in four welfare checks had errors. Fraud rates remain under 0.4 percent, while officials warn of rising cheating, challenging the critics’ focus on lazy cheaters.
Ford outpolls Kennedy 48 to 44 and Jackson 43 to 41 in first trial heats for 1976, with larger undecided. The Harris Survey of 1,108 likely voters shows Ford ahead among Republicans and independents, strongest in the South and Midwest, weaker in the East and West, mirroring Nixon era regional patterns.
Readers argue Agnew should not be disbarred for tax actions while criticizing federal OSHA and Bircher influence on business. A Harris survey outlines potential 1976 matchups Kennedy Jackson Ford, with unions and education shaping support. Ford shows steady strength against Kennedy or Jackson. Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
Offshore near San Francisco, gray whales migrate from Arctic breeding grounds toward Scammon's lagoon as conservation groups note rising numbers from about 6,000 to 11,000. The blue whale population remains perilously low, with 600 to 1,500 individuals, while whaling nations resist stricter protections. The U.S. and others pushed for a 10-year moratorium at the London International Whaling Commission meeting, but it failed to secure a three fourths majority.
A John Birch Society member announces a Midwest Nixon OSHA committee aimed at exposing and repealing OSHA. The statement claims OSHA inspects without warrants, imposes fines, and can close businesses, citing 9,300 visits in six months with over 75 percent found in violation.
A reader letter complains of perceived leniency in the Bromwell case, arguing for equal justice and harsher penalties for public officials. The writer cites Goethe and Shakespeare to emphasize personal accountability and questions if tax issues justify light punishment, noting no state charges and suggesting broader investigation.
A compact reflection on fragile promises and the widening breach they leave behind. The verse notes that when commitments crumble the resulting space between intent and action grows wider and more apparent.
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