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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1974
Page
6
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids paper dated Wednesday January 2 1974 presents opinion pieces on local issues and public concerns. Notable columns discuss city policy and civic matters affecting residents and governance.
The President endorses a 1.5 billion fiscal 74 manpower bill calling it one of the year's finest. Critics note the funding is only 300 thousand above the previous June request, far below what experts say is needed if unemployment climbs to 8 percent with fuel shortages worsening jobs. Several congressmen label the measure half a loaf.
A reader cites a 1969 Sears Tower case from Engineering News Record noting main lesson: form a full building team before design, fast-track the project, and monitor costs weekly. The 1,450 foot Chicago tower used 76 elevators, 76,000 tons of steel, and 4.5 million sq ft space with tight cost control and 1,600 to 2,400 workers daily. The author urges federal officials to apply these budget practices to public works.
A reader denounces Public Law 89-645 passed by the 89th Congress on October 13 1966 as an economic keystone of the nuclear energy framework. The piece argues the act grants final review to the commission over offsite damage events, shifts costs to taxpayers, and may pay only pennies on the dollar for offsite injuries and property losses from nuclear accidents.
A news bulletin described an automobile collision on a major highway near an approximate location. One driver was killed while two other occupants were hospitalized. Names were not released pending next of kin notification.
Washington humor column about buying a camel as a transportation whim. The piece jokes on camel ownership costs, regulatory hurdles, insurance, licensing, and impracticalities, noting experts and agencies weigh in while a Texas oil lobby seeks a new camel fuel law.
James J. Kilpatrick warns that professional standards review organizations under Medicare and Medicaid mark a new, federally funded form of medical oversight. He notes PSROs will be staffed by federal civil servants though locally drawn, and criticizes the lack of public hearings and rapid push to repeal.
Howard Zinn argues the constitution and court protect few liberties as power and money threaten daily life. Haywood Burns notes Vietnam veterans face unfair unemployment, stigma, and benefits loss due to administrative discharges, with broad social consequences.
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