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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1973
Page
6
The Iowa House sent back to the Senate a bill legalizing Sunday beer and liquor sales with a local option clause. The House kept the 20 percent license fee for Sunday service and required local approval by city council or county supervisors before permits. Local option remains the contentious point as lawmakers weigh a regional compromise.
The piece contrasts Arthur Marx's The Impossible Years with Edward Wynne's analysis of affluent suburbia. It argues upper middle class youth face ghetto like isolation from adulthood, urging parents to expand work experience, limit allowances, and delay college for productive jobs, while noting scarce good jobs and summer program cuts worsen the problem.
A study commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Assn. argues the federal government acts as a monopsony in defense and expands this role into mass transit education health and environment. It calls for an independent regulatory board to balance procurement and protect national capabilities.
Marquis Childs reports from China that Premier Zhou En-lai and officials urge a mutual benefit trade approach rather than aid. U.S.oil efforts, the National Council for U.S.-China Trade, and presence of German and Japanese missions shape a wary yet hopeful outlook amid internal and external pressures.
A reader commends the Iowa legislature for scrutinizing regents' spending and calls for pre auditing to reveal how funds are used. The letter argues overstaffing and oversized curricula and questions the high cost of building projects funded by taxpayers.
A bill passed 29 to 18 to hire 1000 youths at 2.50 an hour for the summer, subsidizing railroads with 1,336,000 dollars. A conservation amendment adds 64,000 dollars more at the same rate. Critics call the measure unnecessary and warn about labor contracts and child labor laws.
A reader questions Kirkwood's choice to not rent Lincoln school amid plans for added space. The letter notes Iowa Hall completion next year, doubts about leasing versus buying two temporary classrooms, and asks where the $30,000 operating savings go if $50,000 is spent now.
A statement by a political supporter emphasizes Senator Harold Hughes's pro life stance while advocating for less restrictive laws. The speaker defends Hughes against critics who warn of electoral consequences and calls for maintaining his Senate seat due to integrity and reverence for life.
A reader praises the May 15 Gazette editorial on freedom of religion, citing Thomas Jefferson 1799 remarks against state endorsed dominance by any sect. The writer stresses respect for voluntary faiths without state funding and defends the covenant allowing each religion its own freedom and pride.
Buckley ridicules Clark Clifford New York Times plan to pivot to Nixon resignation proposes a cascade of political moves including Agnew's resignation and congressional action. He argues Congress bears blame for distrust and cites Johnson Nixon era policies as unifying factors amid partisan conflict.
Readers urge restaurants to offer smaller senior plates to reduce waste and cost. They note loneliness at meals and unused mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, coleslaw, buns, and butter, asking if dining venues will cater to modest appetites.
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