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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1979
Page
3
Iowa districts face legal and budget hurdles to expanding bus service to cut fuel use. Cedar Rapids officials cite fuel allocations and driver shortages as key barriers, noting special education routes and parochial transport complicate larger increases. Families are urged to bus, walk, or bike when possible.
A reader defends Mrs. Banowetz over raw milk sales while urging focus on harsher court matters. The letter recalls a drunk driving crash April 21, car damage, a jailed driver released next day, and criticizes Gazette coverage as minimal.
In commentary by Don Graff, the piece contrasts Marx and Khomeini on religion and music. It notes Iran's ban on music from radio and TV as part of a broader moral purge, likening religion to an anesthetic used to control society. The author cites Shakespeare and contrasts past and modern governance.
A turbulent dispute centers on church leadership and court rules, with plaintiffs claiming action to save the church and opponents arguing harm. Senator Bob Dole convened a Washington session on “new religions” amid allegations of fraud and theft and broad debate on what constitutes cults and true religion.
A reader argues raw milk is misrepresented and defends dairy farmers noting that store milk is often diluted and questioning handling of seafood poultry and meat. The piece asserts milk from the cow is purer and praises farmers as the backbone of the nation.
A Linn County Republican official defends Cedar Rapids as the site for the State Nominating Convention. He notes hotel room commitments and timing with Stouffer's, and confirms Cedar Rapids will host a strong, well coordinated event with the Convention Bureau. A separate letter condemns hostile sports fans and praises La Salle athletes for good conduct.
Washington sources report that White House aides resent the new chief Hamilton Jordan's evaluation forms measuring ability loyalty and job performance. Exiled officials Califano and Blumenthal dismiss the forms Harris answered some questions but not all Analyses and cartoons ridiculed the scheme as a poor image move for 1980 while staff fatigue and blunt grading threaten morale.
The piece recalls U Thant and Waldheim era moves, detailing Carter administration efforts to replace or extend UN observers in the Sinai with a multinational or all American force. It argues Washington quietly bent to Soviet positions, pressuring Israel and Egypt while courting Arab allies and risking credibility with Jordan and Israel in exchange for concessions and SALT II politics.
California, acting on a dissident former members complaint, acts against the Church of God in Pasadena. Allegations include misused money and misconduct by church officials as a court-appointed receiver leads enforcement.
A reader endorses raw milk and Mrs Banowetz, recalling family practice of milking from the cow. The writer argues raw milk is fresher and healthier and cites a son now 39 who drank milk directly from the cow.
Cori Ribiet Jr notes a contrast between an 80 year old and an 18 year old in their political fervor. The youth crave voting soon while the elder prefers patience and restraint, feeling no rush to prove anything as time extends. InterOcean Press Syndicate
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