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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
6
The Iowa Republican state convention showed limited surface bitterness between Ford and Reagan camps, with underlying tensions and diverging conservatism. Voters show low GOP identification, guiding leaders to favor party unity over a televised floor battle, a prudent choice given political dynamics.
Larry Provo of the North Western railroad urges charging barge operators for lock passage to offset reconstruction of lock and dam 26 at Alton Illinois. He argues taxpayers already subsidized rail and suggests tolls as a user pay approach alongside calls to curb deficits and balance infrastructure costs.
The article argues mercenary warfare is a crime in Angola and notes four mercenaries were executed and nine jailed. It contends professional soldiers, whether paid by a government or not, share a common appeal of power and danger and condemns moral double standards in judging them.
Liberal Republican Rep. John Anderson of Illinois resisted White House pressure as Ford backers sought to move him from the platform committee. Cheney proposed removing him to use his rules expertise, but Anderson stayed in Congress and won a speech on foreign policy at the Illinois convention, later declining a head position on the foreign policy sub committee.
In a Nixon era surge of decisions and events the Supreme Court ruled private schools may not bar black students and protected white workers from job discrimination. James Reston notes swift political turnover and rising expectations as units like Congress and leaders quit or adjust. The piece connects court rulings, political upheaval, and global change shaping a new era without broad war.
James J. Kilpatrick argues against a federal helmet mandate, praising a nine year struggle to overturn Section 402 of the highway safety act. He says the order violated state rights and personal liberty, with opposition from conservatives and support from lawmakers who repealed it.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues against closing Bever Park Zoo, defending captive breeding, lion roars as greetings, and zookeeper Leo Prather. He notes animal care by Park staff and urges park improvement rather than abolition, citing free access and public value.
An inmate letter describes a riot on June 10 with 210 prisoners in the yard. He urges improved wages and cheaper prices to fund savings after release, calls for nonviolent change, and requests talks with the warden and governor. He condemns riot gear and gun use by guards.
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