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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1979
Page
6
A skeptic shifts stance on UFOs citing recent authoritative reports from Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. He questions official U.S. explanations, contemplates both potential terrestrial and extraterrestrial origins, and argues the public deserves full disclosure amid nuclear-age dangers.
The University of Iowa weighs a new Fieldhouse with a 14000-seat basketball arena. Spring time frame is cited for announcements. The project faces rising costs and funding uncertainty but could be privately funded beyond public financing.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is cut back to 750 million barrels from 1 billion planned by 1985. Critics cite cost overruns and management issues at DOE and OMB, noting lack of pumping equipment and geologic concerns at salt mines. Some favor redirecting funds to allies Mexico and China.
Neighborhood independence in University Heights challenges Iowa City as it builds its own volunteer fire department and secures private security. Iowa City may withhold services in emergencies yet allows Heights to use city buses, prompting appeals to Neal Berlin for bus access ahead of budget discussions.
A reader questions the AP series printed in December alleging falsehoods and moral offense. The note argues a hypothetical Christian author could not write such material and cites biblical standards on maturity, marriage, and lineage, invoking Psalm 19 and biblical precedent to defend divine truth.
The Reunion Committee of the 709th MP Battalion asks readers to locate L. John Rouse, a former D Company member who served in Kassel Germany 1956 57. He formerly lived on Route 2 Tipton Iowa but reportedly moved to Missouri and has a Cedar Rapids area sister in law. Contact Leslie Anthony to arrange reunion before spring. The letter also references a Virginia Iowa bridge safety study and urges Iowa to improve guard rails and approaches to prevent needless deaths.
A reader cites The Gazette and Parade magazine pieces from the early 1970s criticizing Iowa's bridge safety record, noting reader involvement in bridge safety discussions and related efforts.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters about issues and events, not personalities. Each writer may publish one letter every 30 days, up to 400 words, with possible condensation and editing but no change in meaning, and no anonymous contributions. Telephone numbers are for authentication and printed only when provided.
An editorial reflection on retirement from the business world, noting that long workers question the purpose of chasing the rat race after a lifetime of effort. The piece emphasizes a philosophical shift as individuals reach retirement.
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