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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1979
Page
6
Editorial page presents leadership by J F Hladky Jr president and publisher Art Heusinkveld editor of editorial pages with John Donnelly treasurer John Robertson managing editor providing context and governance notes for the publication.
The piece notes rising unemployment from 5.6 to 6.6 percent by year end and 6.9 percent in 1980, then cites the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity on linked rises in mental hospital admissions, suicides, and deaths. It argues welfare measures cannot fully cushion joblessness and urges experiential understanding of poverty. Arthur Blaustein questions policymaker compassion, warning that future leaders may lack poverty insight.
A boat carrying over 90 refugees was fired upon by communist soldiers after it ran aground near an island between Vietnam and the Philippines. Survivors report scores killed before they could swim to safety. The incident follows Hanoi’s pledge to halt departures amid talks on refugee processing centers inside Vietnam.
International talks in Geneva push for more refugee aid with Canada France and Australia increasing repatriation pace while holding centers are set up for Vietnamese Cambodians and Laotians Japan funds transit centers. Calls grow to cut Vietnam’s aid as a political solution to end detention abuses and boat peril.
The memoir traces Harold Stassen from county attorney reformer to Minnesota governor and Navy service, noting his role shaping civil service and UN charter work. It highlights early praise from Commander Poland and Dr. Walter Judd, contrasts voter trust with Party politics, and cites his 1979 view on inflation, unemployment, and limited federal overreach.
The Los Angeles Times weighs the Carter administration after Califano’s exit and Jordan’s elevation. It argues the president may abandon openness for a tighter team, echoing Nixon era central control, while urging patience as troubled leadership faces serious national challenges.
The Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau welcomes the Iowa Republican Party's decision to hold the 1980 State Convention in Cedar Rapids. The endorsement reflects confidence in local facilities and service readiness, including hotels restaurants and transportation. The piece notes the need for community cooperation and advance planning to accommodate the convention and avoid scheduling conflicts.
The Republican Central Committee selected Cedar Rapids on Saturday July 21 as 125 rooms were unavailable. A combined effort by Cedar Rapids and Iowa City hotels and area colleges has booked 3,135 rooms for the State Republican Convention, stressing the need to honor prior commitments and mobilize community support.
The Gazette defends honoring existing contracts for the 1980 Republican State Convention in Cedar Rapids. It explains Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel agreed to a 1978 convention date and that the group relinquished 25 sleeping rooms and half the ballroom space but cannot change dates or relocate. The piece rejects canceling smaller contracts for a larger group, citing common sense, sound policy, and benefits to Cedar Rapids.
Mark Russell notes a heat debate with 78 degrees as a standard in offices and 55-55 in other buildings. He highlights that crowded 78 degree offices feel like war and cites Pentagon practices of fanning staff above captain rank.
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