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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1973
Page
6
Iowa Representative Joan Lipsky presses for a transportation bill requiring districts to provide rides to high school students living three miles or more from school while limiting near in bus service. She argues walking benefits health and the environment amid calls to curb now common rides.
The article notes over 56 000 U S traffic deaths last year with Iowa contributing 871 and nearly 2 million disabling injuries in 1973. It cites hazards like poor signage guard rails and risky driver behavior including drunk driving speeding and seat belt neglect. It urges traffic reform viewing highway safety as a major public health issue.
A reader questions the value of race-based school busing, arguing it wastes taxpayer money and suggesting freedom of residence should govern where families live. The letter, from Mrs. Larry M. Gollaher, also notes area farmers should access requested instructional courses at Kirkwood Community College. E. Stanley Jones, a noted missionary, dies at 89. memorial services to be held in Maryland and India.
A humor column railing against the 1970s political scene and tax policy. The piece mocks political figures Teddy and Spiro and critiques IRS honesty and government policy with quips and proverbs.
Louis Harris surveys public opinion as 77 percent want tougher federal action on business while 23 percent expect a tougher Nixon administration. Trust in business has fallen since 1966 across 16 areas, notably price control, profits, and worker treatment, signaling demand for stricter Phase 3 controls and broader government scrutiny.
The college explains past failures of evening farm courses due to low enrollment and states this year’s program targets employed mechanics in the industry. The editorial chiefly apologizes for omitting the course description in the newspaper and accepts responsibility.
Editorial page guidelines describe reader letters on issues rather than people. Limit around 400 words per letter and roughly one per writer monthly. Submissions may be shortened for publication. An identifying telephone number follows name and signature for authenticity. anonymous letters are not published.
Last Tuesday January 23 our 8 month old springer spaniel disappeared. We notified no pound or Humane Society. Advertising on TV radio and in the paper yielded nothing, so we suspect someone took her and won’t return her. Mrs John F Bredl 1708 Seventh Avenue SE.
The letter questions the government boxcar shortage hindering corn movement. It urges the secretary of agriculture to buy and store corn in strategic reserves under the food for peace law and cites parity prices and a 200 to 210 million bushel disagreement as the core issue.
In a sharp stance after his Vietnam settlement, President Nixon signals a hard line in his second term. He rejects amnesty for war resisters, vows to impound funds, and asserts a mandate to push through aggressive budgets and policies despite criticism from opponents. The New York Times Service.
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