Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial Page Brief July 9 1975
Editorial page notes and opinions from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Wednesday July 9 1975. Items reflect local issues and columnist perspectives typical of a midweek editorial section.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1975
Page
6
Duty to Override Vetoes Under Iowa Constitution
An Iowa constitutional duty requires the originating house to reconsider vetoed bills. Despite clear language and Iowa Supreme Court interpretation, legislators resist overrides. The piece argues that lawmakers must revisit vetoed measures regardless of anticipated votes, as oaths require upholding the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Iowa
House
Senate
Iowa Supreme Court
Soviet Berbera Base Deepens Indian Ocean Rift
Eyewitness accounts describe a $100 million Soviet naval complex at Berbera Somalia with 20 three story housing blocks, barracks, missile storage, high frequency stations, fuel tanks and bunkers. The facility is expanding with a 15,000 foot airstrip and guards, underscoring Moscow aims to control key oil waterways and challenge U.S. influence from Diego Garcia to the Persian Gulf.
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Washington
Berbera
Moscow
Indian Ocean
Lord Byron
Greece
Soviet Union
Somalia
U.S
Diego Garcia
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Ning
Mogadishu
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Aden
Gulf of Aden
South Yemen
Mideast
Sokotra
Ford Administration
Partners in nonsense Interstate splurge invites energy waste
New York columnist Tom Wicker criticizes the Ford administration and Congress for expanding interstate highways despite energy concerns. He highlights proposals to lower transit fares for the poor funded by higher car fares and a one cent gas tax transfer for state transportation use, arguing these moves waste energy and curb alternatives. The piece cites Ford’s plan and press details from the New York Times about allocating 4.6 billion dollars for remaining interstate links in fiscal 1975.
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Ford
Congress
Ford Administration
Democratic Congress
America
New York Times
Edwin Dale
Highway Trust Fund
Coleman
Hazy days as Iowa air quality belched forth misery
The Midwest endured a stubborn stagnant air mass driven by a high pressure system from Gary and Hammond. Experts warned the pollution and humidity lowered visibility for days, posing risks to heart and respiratory conditions. Industry efforts reduced fuel burning, easing conditions when winds shifted, a rare improvement after a notably foul period.
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Hawkeye
Gary
Hammond
Cedar Rapids summer concert disruption sparks calls for patrols
Letters recount a motorcyclist interruption at Bever Park and a July Noelridge Park concert where a young man shouted a profane line during Barbara Haines’s trumpet solo. Dozens chased the intruder as police note manpower constraints, while readers praise civic courage and propose paid patrols for Bicentennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Haines
Cedar Rapids
Vanderbilt student elections canceled due to lack of interest
Arkansas Gazette notes a throwback headline from the 50s, reporting Vanderbilt university student government elections were called off this year for lack of interest. No candidates or vote results are mentioned.
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Vanderbilt University
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