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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1984
Page
7
The Supreme Court ruled against a per copy fee on videotape owners, allowing home recorders to continue. Editors argue against proposed surcharges and urge Congress to avoid double charging while noting the growing market and potential future legislation.
After years of planning and many revisions the Cedar Rapids airport terminal design moves toward final drawing and a bid next spring. Commission members weigh concerns on parking tunnels and expansion space while two seats shift to new members, raising questions about timely completion.
Letters praise The Gazette and the 1984 Legislative Guide. Legislators from area districts hold public forums on the third Saturday each month during the session at 10:30 a.m. in the Educational Service Center board room to discuss pending laws and hear citizen views.
The speaker urges Cedar Rapids support for a $75 million World Trade Center project in Des Moines praising local manufacturers and urging parents to teach children to strive for peace and progress. He argues the world can be better if the project is built in Cedar Rapids and everyone joins the effort.
The Gazette invites letters up to 400 words and may edit. Writers must provide name street address and signature. A non published telephone number helps authentication. Anonymous letters are not published. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities. One letter per writer every 30 days.
The piece argues milk is a national resource and should be controlled by government. It urges creating a national Department of Milk at cabinet level to coordinate milk programs and prevent private exploitation.
A columnist advocates a federal Department of Milk with expansive control to regulate production and distribution, eliminate regulatory inequities, and end teen unemployment by requiring every high school graduate to serve two years in milk service. It links urban blight to milk access and envisions unity through shared service.
Russell Baker recalls a New York court case over ten dollars in a chicken purchase. The trial stretched eleven months with three jury days and two days of testimony, ending as petty larceny. He notes the high cost to the state and questions efficiency, while his wife revels in juror confinement stories.
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