Che Gedur Rapids Gazette February 2 1972
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1972
Page
6
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Early 1940s University of Iowa researchers linked nitrates in water to blue baby disease. Decades later Iowa House kept chemical pollution oversight with agriculture, resisting a move to a new environmental quality department. Critics warn nitrate runoff from fertilizers risks public health and call for a dedicated environmental agency.
The piece dismisses fears of liquor on campus if the drinking age drops to 18, argues current school and workplace policies already handle intoxication, and criticizes Lt. Gov Jepsen for using the issue to confront Gov. Ray while warning the public about a messy, self-serving political tempest.
Washington policy questions rise from Kissinger Hanoi talks in Paris. The piece argues that a negotiated settlement remains possible as Hanoi seeks concessions and signs of US levers fade. It compares past communist negotiating tactics and clarifies Nixon's dual aims of ending the war and withdrawing troops with the release of prisoners.
News editor Marquis Childs notes Ashbrook's New Hampshire bid frames a deficit critique against Nixon. He argues Ashbrook lacks broad support, with entrenched conservatives and Buckley’s followers offering limited influence and unlikely to secure more than 10 percent of New Hampshire votes.
Prof Dudley Kirk argues the world population problem is not an instant crisis but a long term challenge. He says raising incomes for farmers in developing nations through modernization and family planning will curb births, with Taiwan and South Korea cited as examples. Coercive tactics would backfire. progress depends on economic improvement and gradual birth control adoption.
A reader criticizes a Jan. 28 Gazette article linking belief in God with reason. The letter urges rational care for families, stressing parent love, stability, and church involvement to protect children and the home amid divorce and domestic issues.
The Our Place project in Marion, led by students from Linn-Mar and Marion high schools, seeks to open a community coffeehouse. A board including community leaders and students coordinates efforts, while tensions with a neighboring cocktail lounge and liquor laws stir conflict. The group vows to continue urging support despite opposition.
A letter to the editor condemns murder as a grim result of family strain over sexuality and emphasizes the home as the solution. The writer cites a World War II veteran who killed a daughter and her lover after discovering them, claiming it as a failed generation gap and urging Christ centered home life. A four year old boy’s frightened return to his mother is mentioned as part of the domestic distress.
A reader questions why patients cannot choose their delivery hospital. They suggest routing all pediatric cases to Mercy and note doctors often maintain privileges at Mercy while recommending St. Luke's. The writer doubts physicians would refuse care at Mercy if needed.
The writer questions why sexually transmitted diseases rise and urges open discussion. Parents should talk with children, doctors and books offer guidance, and schools must teach clear, honest sex education to prevent hurt and confusion among youths.
A prisoner writer argues that rehabilitation works when ex-inmates are given chances. He notes high reentry costs and calls for employment opportunities over tax-funded confinement, urging society to let inmates prove themselves and repay their mistakes. John Martin Anamosa.
A reader argues against banning studded snow tires citing safer driving on ice and packed snow and urges a full evaluation of advantages and disadvantages before outlawing them. The letter emphasizes road safety and accident prevention in winter conditions.
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