Linn County Eyes Jail Replacement Vote in 1980
Sheriff Workman outlines a plan to replace Linn County’s 56 year old jail with a roughly five million dollar bond proposal likely to appear in the 1980 general election. A new facility would add a law library and exercise area, while current remodeling is deemed only stopgap. Calls for regional jail concepts and juvenile detention center also surface amid Cedar Rapids bond plans and Iowa's super majority vote rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Orlie Workman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Laetrile Controversy and FDA Regulation
Editorial argues the Supreme Court supports FDA oversight of Laetrile due to interstate commerce. It criticizes bans on tablets, notes potential harm from withholding conventional treatment, and urges physician discretion plus public education on the drug’s experimental status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Sioux land claim payout exceeds initial offer
Mark Russell notes the US must pay the Sioux Nation $100 million after 102 years, but the actual award was $517 million with interest. He mocks the Treasury for a tax write-off and cites the Black Hills’ $17 million market value. The government may appeal, arguing 1877 conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Treasury Department
Black Hills
South Dakota
South Bronx
Better rationing now than strife later
Washington readers confront rising gas prices and shortages as the author argues for immediate nationwide rationing. He cites Eizenstat, Middle East tensions, and domestic supply limits, warning of inflation and civil unrest if action is delayed while urging conservation and a shift to public transit.
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Washington
Stuart Eizenstat
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Middle East
OPEC
Menachem Begin
Begin
Shape of things to come Reapportionment: GOP maps game plan
James J. Kilpatrick discusses Gerrymandering origins and the GOPAC effort to redraw state legislative maps after 1980. He outlines party control, potential seat shifts in the House, and the goal to raise funds and influence in 800 state districts to influence reapportionment battles. The piece notes the role of GOP governors and presages partisan maneuvers across states.
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Nebraska
House of Representatives
GOPAC
Young Carney
Big House
Capitol Hill
Letter Complaints At Waylon Jennings Concert
A reader recounts a chaotic Five Seasons Center concert with a rowdy drunk group, a loud patron shouting obscenities, and patrons throwing debris. The writer criticizes lack of security and urges discontinuing beer sales if audiences cannot be kept orderly.
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Brother
Waylon Jennings
Five Seasons Center
Strikes Halt Oak Village Housing Project in Marion
Citizens express sympathy as inflation rises and maintenance of wages lags. Construction on the Oak Village housing for the elderly and handicapped in Marion is closed again due to strikes, delaying a project long awaited by local seniors.
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New Oak Village
Marion
Overdue unit to be completed and tax talk in letter
A reader laments overdue units for completion and critiques housing costs for the poor. The letter cites Peter Drucker on taxes and profits, argues profits fund workers and government, and warns of nuclear risk and life’s resilience. It also complains about sale notices in The Cedar Rapids Gazette and advertising rules.
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Drucker
Customer praise for Smulekoff's Cedar Rapids store dispute handling
A Cedar Rapids reader commends Smulekoff's for courteous contact and immediate action on a billing dispute. The writer felt valued by the store manager and intends to continue doing business there while sharing the positive experience with others.
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Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff’s
Tecom
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
F. Hladky II
Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Mercy Hospital
May’s Island
Linn
Workman
Gazette
Editorial
Chad Green
Mexico
Mark Russell
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Carter
William Moorehead
D-Pa
By James J. Kilpatrick
Elbridge Gerty
Massachusetts
Congress
France
Madison
Gerry
GOP
Pierre S. du Pont
Delaware
J.F.B. Carney
National Committee
Carney
Virginia
Bob Dole
California
Universal Press Syndicate
Peter Drucker
National Review Bulletin
William James
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