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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1978
Page
6
A Cedar Rapids survey finds 47 percent oppose a 9.5 million bond for school upgrades, 39 percent support, and 13 percent uncertain. It urges delaying the bond election and starting a high school competency testing program with visible results, to improve public mood and future facility plans.
Linn County Supervisor Richard Wenzel signals a fall resignation, potentially shifting vacancy filling to voters in the November election or to the three county officers if he resigns after September 7. Democrats worry the timing could allow a Republican successor and a shift in local governance amid space needs and the Squaw Creek development gift.
President Carter asks Rosalynn how to balance the budget by 1980 and she jokes about a Jerry Lewis telethon. He warns an attack on Germany would be seen as an attack on the U S. Andrew Young’s silence on what was said surfaces racial tension as he faces a charged question about healing his tongue.
Syndicated columnist Smith Hempstone argues the Bourne affair exposes a culture of loyalty over principle in Washington. He cautions against branding the White House as drug fueled, notes Bourne’s actions broke law, and frames the fall as a failure of taste and judgment among those close to power.
The United States holds vast oil in rock and sandstone with estimates over 300 billion barrels, mostly inaccessible with current tech. Stripper wells once fed domestic production, but most are idle as oil remains trapped. unlocking it could cut imports for a decade or more and bridge to solar or hydrogen energy.
Jim and Jo Burns of Marion thank the Marion Fire Department for an almost instantaneous rescue vehicle arrival and professional aid after their granddaughter Amy O Deann suffered a severe seizure later diagnosed as meningitis. The family, living in Marion 23 years, appreciates the department being minutes away during the emergency.
A writer describes four weeks before first paycheck and six weeks with only two checks from a CETA summer program. They urge timely wages to teach budgeting and credit, noting lack of response from the CETA office and calling for better treatment of summer workers.
The speaker voices frustration over late payments from the Summer CETA Youth Employment Program, noting delayed stipends and financial strain for participants awaiting funds and program support.
Reagan and Ford plan joint appearances in Texas in September to boost GOP candidates including William Clements. George Bush Sr. may attend to watch over rivalries that affect his presidential ambitions, while George W. Bush seeks a House seat, amid tensions with Reagan.
A Harris survey finds 78 percent favor speeding oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic, 76 percent off the Pacific and Gulf. Most see economic benefits and expect strict environmental rules, with 72 percent acknowledging offshore risks and 55 percent deeming accidents too frequent.
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