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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1971
Page
6
Settlement between material, construction and design parties fixes roof failures without extra tax costs. The four buildings will be delivered at initial prices, with strengthened roofs. Public accountability and board relations draw renewed scrutiny for future projects.
Iowa Daily Press Association editorials praise freshmen for proposing an orderly adjournment before deadlines and a rule requiring printed bills on desks. They favor pre set adjournment dates and limiting last week work to must bills. Calls for strict rule adherence and full committee reporting follow.
Editorial notes a pending shift in higher education as job scarcity and rising costs drive students away from four year degrees. Private colleges face falling enrollments, while public universities see higher tuition and deficits. Community colleges expand as a cheaper, home based option transforming the college landscape.
A confidential 1970 memo by Ken Bode outlines a plan to fuel a leftist push for a fourth party in 1972. The document, circulated among liberal donors and party insiders, proposes research into ballot access to test state requirements while portraying Lawrence F. O'Brien as a machine boss. The strategy targets five fronts including delegations, reform commissions, and a delayed Miami Beach convention, aiming to disrupt party cohesion and provoke internal strife.
In California a fight over a farm workers secret-ballot bill pits Cesar Chavez against Assembly Democrat Ken Cory. National party leaders press Speaker Moretti to stop the measure, and Cory yields after telephone pressure from Humphrey Meany and O'Brien.
A Cedar Rapids letter lauds city workers across departments from street and water to parks and police for their round the clock effort during winter storms and floods. The writer, a city employee, defends the crews and notes they share the same tax millage as other residents while keeping roads, sewers, and services functioning.
Washington conservatives grow irritated as Nixon announces plans to visit Peking. Human Events damns foreign and domestic policies as moving the nation left, warning a Nixon defeat could threaten the Republican party. YAF and Schlafly join in criticizing troop withdrawals and urging Reagan for 1972 nomination.
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