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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1976
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids city council updated the garbage pickup policy to charge $3 per month with water billing and called for revising outdated placement rules that only allow refuse in certain places. The old terms confuse what counts as garbage versus refuse and the curbside drop location.
Washington Post quotes unnamed Reagan aides suggesting he may have reached the end of the presidential trail after North Dakota delegate tallies. Senator Laxalt denies the report, insisting Reagan will win on the first ballot in Kansas City. The piece praises Dick Tuck as a perennial political joker. It also notes Shirley Temple Black’s new role and references a 1934 film milestone.
Washington Star Syndicate analyzes the 1980 GOP contest, weighing Ford and Reagan as potential nominees. It notes Reagan’s liabilities and Ford’s Watergate baggage, while acknowledging Carter’s strengths and the Democrats’ formidable ticket. Delegates’ mood ahead of Kansas City may tilt toward Reagan if Republicans seek a unifying, electable choice.
A letter to the editor from Clarence R. Sawyer complains that city planning decisions favor right side residents and callous discrimination in housing grants. He urges a new city council and cites biased chairmanship and unclear neighborhood boundaries as core issues.
A Marion letter criticizes a new one man sanitation truck for early pickups causing missed service and wasted fuel. The writer calls for wiser use of tax dollars, efficiency improvements, and moral renewal to curb societal decay and protect property and family values.
The piece recalls Col. David Crockett as a statesman who faced fiscal questions in Congress. A farmer’s tale about appropriations to aid Washington fire victims leads Crockett to advocate personal sacrifice and constitutional restraint. The author links this to modern debates amid 1976 Bicentennial reflections.
Gloria Warner of Marion criticizes Cedar Rapids media for focusing on cows at the county fair instead of Marion’s bicentennial week. She urges more respect for community volunteers, the bicentennial commission, and the moral values she believes should guide national progress.
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