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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1973
Page
9
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Sunday December 30 1973 presents opinion pieces on local issues national politics and social concerns. The page reflects the newspaper’s voice and typical internal commentary style for year end reflections and public discourse.
Lt. Gov Nell and Gov Ray weigh tax cuts or rebates amid a 17 percent revenue overrun that could lift the 1973 75 budget by up to 150 million. They favor cautious steps, stressing school aid obligations and federal tax rule ties while considering exemptions for food and drugs.
A state report notes 18 of 50 states issue Vietnam bonuses and Iowa will pay with available cash after finding a surplus near 100 million. Ohio and West Virginia approved bonds, while Pennsylvania added 10 million to round out a 750 million plan.
James Reston reflects on 1973 as a year of political and global shifts. He notes improved material conditions yet public discontent with leaders, urging power to be checked and new rational approaches. The piece argues adversity spurs progress and calls for reframing political questions.
A reader criticizes a bill to rescind late 1970s car emission standards as wasteful and harmful to Iowa fuel policy. He labels three Iowa congressmen as pro-gas and accuses legislators of pandering to labor interests via mandatory arbitration, warning of government controlled by labor rather than the people.
A letter dated December 21 by Susan Dedek is cited regarding brutality. The communication argues that violence remains a blunt, ongoing issue and calls for attention to the harms faced by victims in the community.
Norman Cousins argues that hijackings are acts of war and urges the United States to declare them as such. He calls for sanctuaries to be eliminated and for a broad international response, including potential self defense under UN charter, with Soviet cooperation and cautious restraint.
A grieving resident laments the theft of a Christmas bouquet from a grave in Linwood cemetery. The note expresses sorrow that the child never lived to enjoy life and wishes the perpetrators well from an unseen angelic perspective.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 400 words each with one letter per writer per cycle. Letters may be condensed or edited to fit but must retain meaning. Anonymous submissions are not published and each letter should include name, address, signature, and a phone number for authentication.
In 1972 the United States produced 1.3 billion ballpoint pens, about six per person. Fountain pens have become rare, and a return to them could cause chaos in banks and offices as state documents and treaties are signed with disposable ballpoints. Presidents frequently gift ballpoints when signing bills.
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