Polk County Delinquent On State Overpayment Recovery
Polk county officials have kept $114 643 27 of overpaid state funds for more than three years despite a Dec 31 1976 deadline. The 1965 repeal of the first five mills of the credits tax caused overpayments to 92 counties totaling 485 473 70 with Polk among 24 still owing. Legislature considered a kicker to withhold future payments to enforce refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Iowa
Comptroller
Polk
Cubs in the clouds battles for pennant amid doubts
Analysts worry about a Cubs collapse due to pitching gaps and Wrigley Field heat while skeptics cite the team’s lack of lights and past gripes. Supporters hope Chicago stays atop to face the Western champion for a World Series berth, inspired by a hungry, superstar-free lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Wrigley Wonders
Mets
Chicago
Tremor or Temblor Debate Over Describing Tangshan Quake
A magazine piece discusses Tangshan's 1976 quake, noting it killed well over 600,000 and devastated Tangshan. It argues the term tremor underplays the disaster, suggesting temblor as a proper Spanish-rooted alternative. It also mentions a pie recipe with a strawberry instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangshan
Tangshan City
China
Letter on school choice and aid to private religious schools
A Cedar Rapids reader defends private and denominational schools arguing constitutional parental rights to choose private education, urges public funds support, compares international subsidies, and calls out perceived bias in a local editorial. The letter asserts private schools provide valuable programs and competition, and questions why public education should be sacred from funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Homosexuality and Its Harsh Realities Revealed
A Canadian psychiatrist condemns homosexuality as unhealthy amid broader claims of risks. Ledbetter recounts loneliness, addiction, and violence associated with the lifestyle, while a judge and authors link sexual orientation to social crises. A Christian narrator urges truth and opposition to legalization.
Renaming the Gross Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
A proposal suggests rebranding the Citizens' Committee to reflect a shift away from publicizing false accusations and gossip. The aim is to align with a new image and focus on health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Committee
Gross Committee On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Freedom of choice in education and religious rights
The Gazette urges equal tax funding for private, church related schools to allow parental choice without penalties. It argues constitutional religious freedom requires dollars earmarked for education to follow the parent’s school of choice, opposing state church notions and calling for equal civil rights and non discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Unwanted paupers and policy sparks satirical debate
A satirical interview-linked piece questions U S abortion policy aimed at the poor, featuring Sims Lovelace and others. It mocks government plans to boost unwanted children, cites a 7 year old critic, and lampoons fraud in welfare programs while imagining a neonbomb conspiracy impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims Lovelace
FBI
Lovelace
Ursula Wegg
Ursula
Tubing safety concerns raise water protection questions
Local reader Thomas M. Cours criticizes a front page Gazette article for downplaying water safety in tubing. He warns that reliance on a deflated tube or capsizing could endanger children and emphasizes the need for life jackets and swimming ability. He cites water recreation risks and urges caution for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Gazette Editorial Page Opens to Readers’ Opinions
The Gazette invites letters on issues and events for its editorial page. Each writer may submit one letter every 30 days, up to 400 words total when condensed and edited for clarity. Anonymous submissions are not published and the writer’s name, address, readable signature, and telephone number (not printed) help authenticate.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adams
Clay
Delaware
Franklin
Linn
O’brien
Tama
Linn County
Theodore M. Bernstein
Arthur J. Morgan
New York City
Washington
Pennsyyvania Avenue
Alwynne G. Paulson
Champaign
Ill
York Times
Supreme Court
America
Mohandas Gandhi
Daniel Cappan
Joe Ledbetter
John Murtagh
Ledbetter
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Kraft Ebing
Colorado
United Nations
United States
By Russell Baker
New York
President Carter
Congress
Missus
Yelberton Crankshaw
Crankshaw
Thomas M. Cours
Fourteenth Avenue
York Times Ser
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!