Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial Page Sunday 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1977
Page
8
Iowa Senate Seat Dispute Highlights Residency Question
The Iowa Senate sidestepped residency proof when John Scott kept his seat amid a party split. Attorney General Turner seeks removal, while Governor Ray calls the case potentially fallible yet suggests court action may occur. Critics say the vote revealed political calculations over fact finding.
Disparities Spark Debate Over Sanctity of Life
The piece contrasts moral outrage over a Utah firing squad death with muted attention to a massive toll from a northeast China earthquake. It notes 655,237 dead, a figure equating to Boston’s population, and questions how such loss is perceived and prioritized in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
China
Hong Kong
Boston
Care costs for state care praised by Cedar Rapids reader
A reader thanks the Linn County and Iowa county attorney offices for pursuing repayment of welfare care costs. The writer recalls a destitute relative freed from debt after explaining finances and notes some will try to dodge payments while others cannot. The message commends compassionate officials who balance care with taxpayer duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Amtrak trip plagued by delays and cold aboard
A Wisconsin family recounts a Christmas trip to Washington DC that started with a six week preparation. The Minneapolis to La Crosse leg was late forcing missed Chicago transfer. Heat failed in the coach, lights and water froze, but a free lunch soothed tempers. Despite delays, they enjoyed their visit and urged railways to fund track repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
LaCrosse
Wis
Minneapolis
Chicago
Washington
Imbalance in Information and Rail Delays Across the Route
The speaker recounts repeated misdirections when seeking details about travel to Washington DC. They describe derailments, cold hours, and delays while noting a paradox: in Iowa abortion remains legal while capital punishment is banned. The focus on Gary Gilmore is contrasted with concern for his victims and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Gilmore
Carter Withdraws Mary King Nomination Amid Senate Pushback
The Carter administration faces a setback as Mary King, tied to Peter Bourne, is pressured over a $100 million ACTION agency post overseeing Peace Corps and VISTA. Senate labor leaders Harrison Williams and Alan Cranston undermine the nomination, citing inexperience and past campaign roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary King
White House
Peter Bourne
Jimmy Carter
Action
Peace Corps
VISTA
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Sen
Harrison
Pete) Williams
New Jersey
Labor Committee
Carter
Carter Women’s Committee
New York Times
Carter Brain
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Michael P Balzano
Home TV voting proposal could widen citizen input
Norman Cousins argues home television voting on major issues via an electronic device could expand referendum use. He envisions Congress funded hardware, public access for nonusers, and synchronized debates guiding issue ballots nationwide.
Ford budget questions probe worth of federal spending
In his farewell message President Ford proposes seven tests for federal programs, asking if activities are essential to national security or social equity and if they warrant taxing or borrowing. The column argues that only truly necessary programs deserve funding and criticizes the expansion of borrowing as a government function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Congress
Mr. Ford
Debt and federalism questioned in budget critique
The column argues that rising deficits threaten both the private sector and federalism. It highlights three-year borrowing totaling 200 billion dollars, questions budget priorities, and notes state and local grants encourage spending without local funding pain. It cites extensive government spending as a share of GNP and asks where this trend leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Ford
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Harold Barton
Amtrak
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By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ted Sorensen
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California
Williams
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Mr. Carter
Georgia
Hamilton Jordan
Field Newspaper Syndicate
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Norman Cousins
Oakland
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Norman
Vietnam
United Nations
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
By James J. Kilpatrick
Washington Star Syndicate
James J. Kilpatrick
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