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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1978
Page
6
The Iowa Senate Budget Committee approved a 266 million education bill adding 400 000 for free textbooks in non public schools and 50 000 for National Guard scholarships. The core issue remains constitutionality and whether state funds may finance private education beyond public systems.
A:APA members surveyed by Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality show 69 percent see homosexuality as a pathological adaptation, 18 percent disagree, 13 percent unsure. Seventy three percent feel homosexuals less happy than heterosexuals and 60 percent doubt ability for mature relationships.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak argue the Carter administration failed to plan for a coal strike, focusing on Panama Canal treaties and labor warnings. They say Landon Butler warned of winter coal trouble, but attention remained on the canal, delaying federal intervention until the strike escalated.
The letter criticizes Cedar Rapids budget problems citing funding for a Civic Center and Paramount Theater upkeep. It accuses city leaders of excessive travel, costly census surveys, and opaque council actions while warning tax and water bill assessments could hit renters. The writer urges public accountability in council proceedings.
A reader criticizes council overspending and raises questions about raises and fiscal discipline. The letter praises state conservation staff and urges respect for experts. It marks National Engineers Week with an essay by David M. Hodgin of the Cedar Rapids IEEE urging engineering awareness and outreach.
Inflation has doubled the market value of the chemicals and minerals forming the human body. Twenty years ago these elements were worth about 98 cents. today they run about $2. This contrasts with typical price rises where items once a dollar in 1958 now cost about $5. InterOcean Press Syndicate.
William Safire reports on Bert Lance using a diplomatic passport to shield influence. He details Lance's foreign dealings, the Bank of Credit and Commerce ties, and connections to Financial General Bankshares, with references to SEC probes, grand juries, and political fund raising.
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