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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1979
Page
6
J F Hladky Jr serves as President and Publisher while J F Hladky HS is Executive Vice-President and John Robertson is Managing Editor guiding the paper’s newsroom operations through steady leadership and editorial direction.
An Associated Press survey shows rising bus ridership in Iowa major cities as gasoline prices climb. Des Moines and Iowa City report higher volumes, with Iowa City up 18 percent and Coralville 28 percent, while Cedar Rapids buckles the trend. Ray Bagley, manager of the city bus system, notes the pattern.
An editorial argues that a 10 percent patronage rise stems from new buses routes schedules and promotions rather than gasoline costs. It notes low unemployment ample car ownership and suggests many residents will switch to the bus as fuel prices rise, highlighting a 30 cent bus fare versus over a dollar by car.
The Senate backed a plan to put a warning on liquor bottles claiming consumption may be hazardous to health. Critics call it futile and intrusive, noting it would echo cigarette notices and unlikely change behavior. They urge funds from taxes to support treatment and awareness instead.
The piece criticizes the American Automobile Association for a nonconfrontational stance during rising gas prices and supply shortages. It argues AAA avoids advocacy, fails to challenge oil companies, and echoes industry positions on price controls and fuel economy, highlighting its limited action despite broad member interests.
The writer strongly opposes a new Education Department asserting that current educational opportunities stem from state and local control. He cautions Congress against federal expansion, noting a proposed department would cost 13.5 billion dollars and require over 16 000 employees, contradicting aims of reduced federal involvement. The letter addresses John Ryer of the National Education Association.
A letter questions state fuel policy and aid programs. The writer urges local farmers to reclaim waste land, cautions against government spending, and voices worry for veterans, elderly, disabled, refugees, and truckers amid national leadership visits.
A West Branch editor targets a June 19 bond for a 64 000 square foot high school costing over 4.6 million plus 250 000 existing debt and 300 000 site costs. The writer argues for refusing the measure citing heating maintenance insurance and other unaddressed costs and calls for voters to vote no.
A brief note questions a supposed fuel shortage citing constant oil pumping and tax payments. It asks where tax money goes, mentions penalties for unpaid taxes, and contrasts with Iowa’s poor roads and extensive waste ground along highways.
Theodore M. Bernstein surveys playful remarks at a party about ilk and elk. He discusses misuse of whatever and persnickety, noting Fowler says whatever contains a relative and cannot take another that. New York Times Syndicate.
ABC News Harris poll of 1,498 adults shows 85 percent see higher prices than a year ago and 76 percent expect further double-digit inflation by next summer. A 68 percent say it is harder to make ends meet, while 58 percent foresee a continued recession, shaping Carter’s political vulnerability in 1980.
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