Free public libraries face fees amid California budget crisis
California librarians and officials consider charging for services amid austerity. ALA data show rising fees for book rentals and card registrations, sparking debate over access versus sustainability. Advocates warn fees could create an informational elite while defenders urge keeping core borrowing free. Russell Shank cites taxpayer tolerance for library funding.
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California
Free Library
Russell Shank
ALA
Cedar Rapids to fold private bus line into city system
The Cedar Rapids bus operation will move from a three-member Municipal Transit Authority board to city control to avoid duplication of accounting and administration. Resignations of MTA members Robert Carson Herald A Smith Jr and William H Hamill were accepted. Ray Bagley will become superintendent of the new City Bus Department. Trustees Nichols Scholtus Dean Wagner and Martin Luber are noted for their efforts.
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Municipal Transit Authority
MTA
Robert Carson
Herald A. Smith Jr
William H. Hammill
Ray Bagley
New City Bus Department
Public Open House at Governor’s Mansion Des Moines
Readers recount attending the governor’s mansion opening in Des Moines on July 2. They expected long lines due to renovation costs and anticipated a wait in the heat, noting only a few hundred people attended and that a crowd formed outside before entry.
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Des Moines
Letter to the Editor on Governor Ray’s Home Visit
The writer recalls arrival at 1 p.m. for Gov Ray and his wife’s event at their home, noting delays until 1:10 and that only the governor’s wife greeted attendees. They criticize the preparation time and lack of a handshake, but applaud no admission fee.
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Mrs. Ray
Demise exaggerated GOP smells upturn
Syndicated columnist Smith Hempstone notes the 124th birthday of the Republican Party amid Carter-era woes. He sees potential gains in 1978 off-year ballots, especially in statehouses, while Democrats still hold the White House and major chambers. The piece highlights Brock’s leadership, GOP gains, and intra-party tensions.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Hyden, Ky
House
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GOP
Republicans eye 1980 race with Kemp as potential leader
The piece notes Republicans may face a weak field after Carter’s vulnerability and economic pressures. It highlights figures like Howard Baker Dole Thompson Connally and Jerry Ford, arguing Kemp’s supply side fiscal stance could drive a comeback for the GOP in 1980.
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Jerry Ford
Carter
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
Ford
James Thompson
Iiunois
John Connally
Texas
Rep
Jack Kemp
New York
Carter backs Nixon case over legislative veto clash
President Carter sides with Nixon in a court fight over the legislative veto used to review executive regulations. The dispute centers on 90 day veto windows in a 1974 law controlling Nixon tapes and Watergate materials. The suit seeks to strike down the veto as unconstitutional, with the case now before a U S District Court in Washington.
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Richard Nixon
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House of Congress
Nixon
GSA
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High Court
Word oddities and word origins in New York life
A column discusses language quirks such as up against and home versus house, notes on the phrase up against the gun, and the cocka-hoop origin of revelation, tracing etymology from slang to acceptance in American and British usage, with examples from real estate and editorial writing. New York Times Syndicate
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Daniel P. Moynihan
New York
New York City
Divorce trends in 1977 show stabilization and possible downturn
Divorce in American society may be stabilizing after a 2 percent rise in 1977, with experts noting age at marriage, attitudes, and economic factors as possible influences. Some predictions point to a future decline, though Census data on cohabitation and remarriage complicate the trend.
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California
Census Bureau
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