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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1977
Page
6
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Friday January 21 1977 presents opinion pieces and commentary on local and national issues. The section includes editorials on governance public policy and social concerns reflecting the paper’s stance and tone for that date.
The nation marks the transition as Gerald Ford ends his presidency and Jimmy Carter begins his term. Ford leaves with respect for his conduct and a stable transition, while Carter faces an unclear start but shows intelligence and strength, with goodwill guiding the new administration.
A Christian Science Monitor survey notes new course themes at Hampshire and Boston University as colleges rewrap liberal arts. Professors cite three motives guiding student choice job market politics and social aims while alumni joke about economics renamed for appeal.
The column clarifies usage of words like parameter and custom, distinguishes boundaries from technical referents, and notes shifts in sense from tradition to orders. It also discusses homely with its wide positive to negative range and contrasts custom built versus pre fabricated houses.
A reader attacks a Gazette series on U S savings bonds as a theft by inflation. The letter denounces tax and government policy, cites a 74 year old man dying due to unpaid bills, and condemns abortion and euthanasia while urging support for pro life groups and civic responsibility.
A collection of reader letters touches on abortion ethics and personhood, disability advocacy, and budgeting for the blind. Authors criticize marijuana as harmful, defend the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa and Dr. Jernigan, cite access and transportation discrimination, and warn against dependence on abortion. Concerns about Cedar Rapids tragedies and Kirkwood energy planning are also raised.
The University of San Francisco Dons are cited as the national leader in wire polls, boasting a perfect preconference slate. They face West Coast Conference foes like Portland and St. Mary’s before slated tests against Notre Dame and Cincinnati in March.
Roscoe Drummond notes the ongoing defense funding debate focuses on military strength relative to the Soviet Union. He argues headlines confuse the issue while Kissinger’s warnings about supremacy miss the core question. Both Schlesinger and Rumsfeld say the US and USSR are roughly equal overall, but Soviets have outspent the last decade, with no clear path to clarity before action.
In Des Moines the White House conference on handicapped people drew critique from two recent articles and an editorial. Delegates of the Federation were among attendees.
The piece notes scattered reports of rebellion across 10 of 21 provinces, brutal clashes in Szechwan, factory shutdowns in Kiangsi, and army moves to secure rail lines. Disturbances linger near Peking area Paoting as foreign travelers stay isolated, while China’s earthquakes of last year remain under full disclosure.
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