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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1971
Page
1
The author argues for changing Iowa abortion statutes by citing physicians’ conscientious use of the law and likening it to a past divorce law reform. He stresses that medical professionals are compassionate and skilled, and that law should adapt to real needs rather than rigid wording.
The Linn County regional planning commission backed a 1990 transportation blueprint for Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding county with a price tag of 174.4 million. Inflation and federal highway funding push the cost up from 1961 and 1960 estimates, highlighting the rising scale of regional development and the pressure to invest now for future growth.
Buckley argues the White House shapes war headlines and calls for clear South Vietnamese leadership in Vietnamization. He questions why American air power remains large, notes Saigon’s growing self sufficiency, and warns that Russia and China will counter any withdrawal, keeping the conflict open-ended.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak analyze Viet Cong radio threats as proof that a strong U S strike on the Ho Chi Minh trail could cripple North Vietnam's logistics. They argue Nixon seeks time to wind down in Vietnam, aiming for a historically honorable withdrawal while delaying battles into 1972 and 1973.
The Cedar Rapids City Council okayed buying the Stark hotel on First Street for 120000 to extend the First Street parking ramp. The Planning Commission urged adoption of a new single family zoning plus garden apartment provisions. An evening adult education program started at Center Point. Iowa House defeated a bill to abolish the state board of public instruction.
The note recalls port repairs for belligerent ships and the failed Republican bid to block troop deployment via lend lease. Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, new Japanese ambassador, stated at a press conference that he saw no likelihood of war between the United States and Japan.
Washington reports underlines the Indo China offensive hinges on a policy question. South Vietnam with a million troops and a 600 plane air force still relies on heavy U.S. air support to disrupt Hanoi troop concentrations and supply routes. The aim remains scattering enemy units and severing supplies as President Nixon fears a shrinking American expeditionary force growing weaker.
Letter writers argue abortion is medical and spiritual, not legislative. They caution laws drive abortions underground, urge letting women, doctors, and spiritual advisors decide, and push repealing current Iowa abortion laws. They condemn using abortion to justify social failures and call for changed attitudes and access to choice.
A reader replies to a jocular Forum letter on abortion arguing that life begins at conception claims lack authority and presents her own perspective citing personal belief rather than scripture. The exchange centers on interpretation of when life starts and the adequacy of biblical support.
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