Editorial Page Sunday July 9 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1978
Page
8
Unfair petition law sparks independent candidacy debate
Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids residents Gerald Baker and James Roberson consider independent bids for U S senator and 2nd District congressman revealing a disparity in required petition signatures. Iowa Code Section 45 1 sets 1000 statewide signatures for statewide runs but two percent of last presidential or gubernatorial votes for district offices. Secretary Synhorst calls for corrective action proposing either one sixth the statewide requirement per district or raising statewide thresholds with county splits. The issue highlights an overlooked flaw in election law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Baker
Cedar Falls
James Roberson
Cedar Rapids
U.S
United States
Synhorst
Farm price rise after failed farmers strike offers lessons
The article notes that despite a spring strike aimed at boosting price supports, farm prices continued rising for nine months with pork beef and poultry gains. It cites June cattle at 51.30 per hundredweight and wheat at 2.80 per bushel, arguing government actions already improved farmers' finances and that the strike had little effect.
Federal sentencing inequities spark reform debate
The article compares New York and South Carolina federal sentences for bank robbery, notes 75 similar offenders received 5.5 to 18 years, and traces Senate and House efforts in 1978 to create a Sentencing Commission and guidelines. Critics fear loss of individual justice and rigidity, while supporters seek consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South Carolina
Congress
Senate
Sentencing Commission
House
Judicial Conference
U.S
Parole Commission
Cedar Rapids dog park ban sparks petition opposition
Letters oppose a City Council ordinance restricting dogs in parks to one per quadrant, noting minimal petitions against the proposal. Writers cite stray dogs and feces concerns, while many dog owners report responsibly picking up after pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
City dog ordinance sparks owner anger over park access
Pet owners argue the proposed dog ordinance punishes the majority for minority misbehavior. They call for better enforcement of strays, licensure dollars used for waste stations, and fair park access for owners while noting petty restrictions could hinder city growth.
Return of billfold prompts gratitude to finder
A resident requests the name of the young woman who found and returned a billfold last Wednesday. She brought it to the homeowner, who wants to thank her and speak again. Contact at 364-7027.
Air conditioning and Congress drive bigger government
The column argues Capitol air conditioning expanded federal power by prolonging Congress year round. It claims postwar cooling let lawmakers regulate more, swell payrolls, and inflate laws, with criticism of summer sessions, national tax schemes, and a call to end June 30 air conditioning to restore seasonal governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Catalpa
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J. F. Hladky I
J. F. Hladky, Jr
Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Baker
Robertson
Linn County
U.S. Agriculture Department
American Agriculture Movement
Carter Administration
Bureau of Prisons
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
U.S. Sentencing Commission
James R. Mann
D-S.c
Charles E. Wiggins
R-Calif
Subcommittee
Justice Department
Congressional Quarterly
Henry Clay
Pat Wilderman
White Pine Drive
By Russell Baker
Eisenhower
Rockies
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
New York Times Service
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