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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1979
Page
8
State representatives and AFSCME plan a Friday meeting to validate 117 ballots from last week’s election deciding whether about 7,000 state secretaries, clerks and technicians remain unionized. Preliminary tallies show AFSCME narrowly trailing by 69 votes, with up to 48 votes possible in a win.
Hampton businessman George Manoylovich, a former refugee who arrived in America with 50 cents, pledges to sponsor 15 Indochinese families. His gesture follows Gov. Robert Ray's welcome offer to 1,500 Lao refugees and notes Clark may take an at large ambassador post.
The article alleges that distinguishable crude oil types from before and after 1972 were traded under a faulty two tier price system. Investigators claim rampant reseller fraud, kickbacks, and overcharges that allegedly reached nearly two billion dollars, with DOE officials accused of inaction and obstruction. Indictments were delayed as cases moved to a federal grand jury in Houston.
Judith A. Urquhart critiques the drift from liberal to moderate as words evolve with trends. She argues liberal once signified openness to ideas and remains a personal stance toward held views, not a fixed political position. She urges passion and openness to new thought rather than neutral moderation.
In a Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece, Gary Hart argues the Democratic Party clings to past New Deal thinking as inflation and deficits strain the nation. The author predicts a Carter-led shift toward fiscal conservatism faces Republican and moderate Democrat coalitions in Congress.
Mark Russell notes that the current administration lacks a memorable slogan and quips that New Foundation is catchy. He jokes it sounds like a girdle commercial promoting tummy bulge control.
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