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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1977
Page
6
City hall announces state approval for a 50-50 funded computerized signal system linking 25 intersections on First avenue. Estimated cost now $150,000 with benefits in better signal synchronization to handle peak loads up to 44,000 vehicles daily, while acknowledging limits of green-wave movement and integration with near-term widening plans.
Banner in last Sunday's Gazette describes an emerging Northeast Midwest Economic Advancement Coalition seeking to revise the federal funding formula as northern and midwestern states contend with slower growth, higher energy costs, and urban decline while southern and western states gain. A parallel Senate unit forms as regional tensions rise. A Texas symposium on regional change is planned for Sept 2027.
Capitol Hill drama centers on a public works project to replace locks and dam 26 on the Mississippi River tied to a proposed barge user fee. Senate pressure and Carter administration veto threats push House leaders to craft a tax plan, likely a diesel fuel levy, to fund inland waterways.
A columnist surveys the use of self words in modern writing. Example discusses Himalayas slide show juxtaposed with city skyscrapers and a Trudeau separation note. It argues themselves is improper in many cases while himself clarifies reference to a person.
A reader cites Parade magazine and urges Cedar Rapids and Iowa to form unpaid committees of doctors, business leaders, and workers at local and state levels to inspect nursing homes. Findings would go to the justice department for action, with funding cut to facilities found criminal, while protecting decent homes and human rights.
The writer questions conservation priorities urging bans on expanding urban areas and highways. They argue each extra foot of pavement erases wildlife habitat and ask for a dove to scratch grain through concrete, highlighting the clash between development and nature.
A farmer's wife voices concern over the Iowa Conservation Commission's open season on mourning doves. She questions the commissioners' qualifications, cites limited local sightings, and urges reconsideration to protect wildlife from what she sees as excessive hunting.
A reader argues for an Iowa Conservation Commission decision to allow an open season on doves and challenges critics to consider vegetarian ethics as a broader stance. The letter links cruelty concerns to dietary choices and questions consistency.
Last Sunday at 12 20 a m a lightning bolt cut power in the neighborhood. The writer calls Iowa Electric Light and Power Co to report the problem. A service truck arrived within 15 minutes and power was restored within half an hour. The writer thanks the responders.
Roscoe Drummond surveys a rising civil rights agenda questioning whether compensating for past discrimination is just. He cites Joseph Rauh Jr and the American Jewish Committee opposing quotas and new discrimination, arguing for colorblind law and equal treatment for all groups.
Catholic Archbishop Mark Russell faces potential defrocking amid a dispute over Pope Paul’s liberal stance. The controversy includes sharp criticism and ironic references, with reactions ranging from reprimand to exile options as the Los Angeles Times Syndicate commentary satirizes labels among religions and political leanings.
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