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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1979
Page
6
The piece criticizes US tolerance of Libyan deals for crude oil amid wider political tensions. It argues that Farm Bureau pressure for crude fuel and exchange programs with Libya risks aligning with a hostile regime, given Libya's activities in Africa and the Middle East and potential arms sales, urging a shift toward peace over economic expediency.
Washington weighs fuel saving measures as shortages grow. A Senate plan for one day of no driving with windshield stickers is deemed unworkable due to inflexibility and evasion risks. Enforcement challenges and widespread counterfeiting are likely. A broader stockpile ban offers modest hope, but only rationing would curb shortages, with high cheating potential.
A Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate report shows 68 percent oppose federal government takeover of oil industry while 70 percent prefer joint government and big energy company effort on new energy sources. Voters blame oil firms and OPEC for shortages though not for ending oil business. A windfall profits tax is favored by 55 percent.
A reader questions the editorial framing of capital punishment arguing that lawful executions align with Biblical notions of proportionate justice. He distinguishes murder from killing, asserts executions reflect sanity not savagery, and cites legal safeguards for accidental killings.
The author argues that the end of capital punishment in the 1960s coincided with a surge in murder and crime. They contend that executions deter little and that restoring the death penalty would restore justice, not savagery, urging value for innocent life and cautious justice.
A Iowa church voices opposition to state legislators about a $50 million tax rebate. The letter argues for investing in energy projects like gasohol rather than rebates and warns of government regulation of church operations and energy audits affecting congregations.
A concise social observation on idleness across ages. Children and adults alike fall into mischief or laziness when they do nothing, revealing a common human tendency. The piece notes aging reduces opportunities for mischief, framing in a reflective tone.
The Vienna meeting between Carter and Brezhnev is dismissed by some as theatrical but Vienna itself shows patient negotiations can matter. Austria's freedom came from U.S.-Soviet promises, a reminder of how dialogue shapes independence despite mutual reluctance.
James W. McCutcheon reflects on Milwaukee’s rail troubles, the North Western route from Chicago to Omaha, and the broader shift in U.S. rail and policy. He notes historical ties, bridge designs, and the impact of federal funds on track rebuilding while linking to postwar diplomacy and Vienna summit echoes.
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