Regional shifts in population and jobs prompt 1980s conference
Census reports show 70s population growth concentrated in the Sunbelt and Far West with 2.3 million net out-migrants from the Northeast and Midwest. The region lost 530,000 manufacturing jobs while the South and West gained 1.5 million. Despite deficits in balance of payments, plans aim to discuss tax and spending policies to spur regional growth. A February 26 conference in Washington sponsored by the Northeast Midwest Coalition and allied groups seeks ideas for reversing trends and shaping federal policy.
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Iowa families face harsher winter as aid for energy bills runs dry
HACAP director Tom Miskimen warns that Iowa's aid for heating costs is nearly exhausted. Despite a promised $21 million for 1979 80 only a fraction has arrived, leaving 3 200 households in five counties awaiting help. He urges state action and accepts tax deductible gifts to the Energy Crisis Assistance Program.
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Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids
Miskimen
HACAP
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Rail over trucks in Iowa viewed to save fuel and railroads
A letter argues Iowa should shift freight from trucks to rail to save fuel and protect rail lines. The writer cites an Illinois DOT study and urges harmony between Energy and Transportation departments, citing Montana and South Dakota as models and urging adoption for Iowa.
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Iowa
Illinois Department of Transportation
Departments of Energy and Transportation
Montana
South Dakota
Beliefs, atheists, and gun law politics in democracy
The writer argues for religious belief rights under the Constitution while criticizing atheists and noting Ted Kennedy's 1969 gun licensing bill. The piece claims democracy yields to majority will and mocks opposition to Christian beliefs in public schools. It references Kennedy’s shift in stance and the potential to save lives with stricter gun ownership laws.
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Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Misplaced blame on Carter over inflation and energy policy
The piece argues politicians and the public unfairly blame President Carter for inflation and high energy costs. It notes inflation is global and many products rely on petroleum, from plastics to medicines, and warns against abandoning the president who faced a difficult era.
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Carter
Freedom of religion versus state interference in worship
A reader argues the First Amendment guarantees religious liberty but claims Supreme Court rulings restrict prayer in schools and public spaces. The letter insists laws infringe on worship and public expression of belief in Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Letdown letter praises Cedar Rapids cable TV
Satisfaction expressed with cable TV including reruns and fewer commercials. Writer cites Channel 5 Home Box Office and reruns on Channels 3 and 4, notes future cable installation after relocation, and ends with a philosophy that you cannot please everyone.
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Cedar Rapids
Channel 5
Leap year origins and a nod to Caesar on Feb 29
Don Graff explains how Julius Caesar created the leap year by adding a day every four years to align calendar time with the Earth. He notes later refinements by Pope Gregory XIII and parries into Scottish and English laws granting women liberties in leap years. The column jokes that if April 15 fell on Feb 29, taxes would be lighter.
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Earth
Gregory XIII
National Geographic Society
Internal Revenue Service
Miller ordeal has magnates gloating over Textron affair
Washington analysis says Treasury Secretary Miller’s clash with Textron, his aloof style, and recent market misreads erode business trust in Carter’s economy. Critics warn Miller as the president’s man may suppress hard truths while markets remain volatile and policy disarray grows.
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G. William Miller
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Jimmy Carter
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Bill Miller
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