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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1979
Page
6
Gov. Ray announces creation of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to partner with government in preserving wetlands forests river corridors lakes and prairies. The push arises as Iowa lacks funds to buy natural areas quickly, amid calls for greater state land and recreation acquisitions and concerns over tax refund spending.
The piece argues Somoza's four-decade rule may end with a Sandinista general strike aided by dissident National Guard factions. It links U.S. beef trade policy and past Marines involvement to the regime's durability and warns of long-term regional consequences if policy does not change.
President Carter publicly rebuked Transportation Secretary Brock Adams during a Cabinet meeting after Adams disputed the administration’s oil decontrol policy. Carter demanded a transcript of Adams remarks and warned that outspoken aides should resign rather than oppose his decisions. The move signals a tougher stance on internal critics.
Letters describe Memorial Day crowds at Coralville Reservoirs east west overlooks. The Corps of Engineers restricted Sugar Bottom to 200 250 campers while 1050 campers used facilities nearby. Critics call policy illogical and unfair to non campers and taxpayers.
Reader objects to ending free camping at Sugar Bottom and closing the area to non camping use. He questions the two year old Corps land use plan and demands public input and an open meeting with the Corps of Engineers to discuss Sugar Bottom and Coralville Reservoir plans.
The piece argues that higher dairy demand hinges on a farmer friendly market with fair prices. It contrasts milk, cheese, and butter needs with the vast milk required to produce them and ends with a reflection on murder as a metaphor for wasted time.
Jack Ferring notes The Gazette has moved into the 20th century with bold ads and full page展示 of 90 contributors, color printing, and radio and TV advertising. He recalls past limits and praises advertising’s role, while recalling Cedar Rapids and Des Moines promotions and the shift to color and inserts.
Louis Rukeyser notes the dollar's rebound after Carter's policy proves costly for some imports and allies. He explains how higher U S interest rates backed the dollar, yet the surge worsens terms with trading partners and oil prices. The piece concludes that inflation and trade balance remain the dollar's hinge.
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