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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1978

Page

6

Iowa Faces Possible Loss of House Seat After 1980 Census

The Census Bureau projects Iowa may retain six House seats through 1980 if population changes stay as expected. Iowa has grown slowly since 1970, with shifts within districts possibly triggering reapportionment to satisfy one person one vote.

Iowa U.S House of Representatives Bureau of Census Arizona Florida Colorado Texas Census Bureau Tennessee Oregon Utah New York Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Michigan South Dakota House Supreme Court

Palestinian peace hinges on future of the Palestinians

A. Lewis argues mid East peace depends on resolving Palestinian status. Moderates within PLO and Hamas risks shape talks with Israel, urging inclusion of Gaza and West Bank voices. Brzezinski and Quandt note gradual Palestinian moves toward a two state idea with security for both sides.

Bolton Anwar el-Sadat Jerusalem Middle East Zbigniew Brzezinski Gaza West Bank Israel William B. Quandt Quandt Brzezinski National Security Council Sadat Palestine Liberation Organization Hammami PLO London Baghdad

Final curtain at Radio City Music Hall looms as city debts bite

New York Mayor Koch hints the city might lend a hand to Rockefeller Center Inc. as patronage dwindles. If no rescue occurs, the country’s largest theater could close in April, leaving Omaha’s Cooper Theater as a cautionary fate and Radio City’s famed auditorium quietly divided into Pussycat 1 and 2.

Radio City Music Hall Bulletin Koch City of New York Rockefeller Center Inc Thea Cooper Theater Omaha

Readings From Linn County Court On Drunk Driving

A reader criticizes Linn District Court for suspending sentences of eight drunk drivers. The letter questions judge sobriety, cites a girl and a minor charged with gas siphoning and delinquency, and laments liquor taxes while urging change in government. The writer warns of dangers of drunk driving and recalls a northbound wrong-way driver.

Linn District Court

Cedar Rapids mall idea spurs debate on downtown costs

A reader argues tax funding and federal money should not push downtown development. The writer recalls proposing a plan to remove Fourth Street tracks to curb costs and avoid new parking lots, noting communication gaps with city officials and a DOT meeting. He questions heating and cooling costs for a mall and urges careful growth.

Cedar Rapids Fourth Street DOT Des Moines

Pathless walking and calls to close liquor stores voiced

A reader criticizes unsafe sidewalks from downtown to the Western Motel area and complains about ice on Iowa roads. The letter advocates calendar parking restrictions and reallocation of city funds to street maintenance while lampooning editor and official statements about winter driving.

F Avenue NW

Isn’t it the truth? A quip from Carl Riblet Jr

A brief aphorism from Carl Riblet Jr. notes a principal difference between an amateur entering politics and a thirsty frog at a well top. The frog fears what he cannot escape. InterOcean Press Syndicate

The Carl Riblet Jr

Cedar Rapids faces costly mall project and rising debt

A listener recalls Abbott Lipsky on Out on a Limb discussing a downtown mall and notes the Cedar Rapids mayor cited a $60 million debt plus planned projects. The writer argues residents are being charged for city spending without full cost disclosure.

Mr. Abbott Lipsky Cedar Rapids

Word Usage Notes From The Office Of The Buffalo Foundation

A memorandum discusses correct usage of phrases in behalf of and on behalf of and presents a note on the word invaluable. It explains that benevolent sense favors in behalf of while agent sense favors on behalf of and cites examples from nursing ads and legal language.

The University of Buffalo Foundation Inc Washington Star Times Books N.Y

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