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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1979
Page
6
J. F. Hladky Jr. serves as President and Publisher while Art Heusinkveld edits the Editorial Pages. The note highlights their leadership roles within the newspaper's management and opinion desk.
The American Automobile Association forecasts regular gas rising from 68 cents to about 87 cents a gallon in two years due to higher OPEC prices and new DOE rules. Analysts warn the increase could dampen car travel and outings, while overall inflation remains stressed by March price surges and wage-behind-price dynamics.
Iowa wrestlers and basketball stars grab top Midwest plaudits as Mike DeAnna wins a third Big Ten title at 167 pounds and Ronnie Lester earns AP All-America second team. Lute Olson inks a winter extension while Iowa earns a share of the Big Ten crown and eyes NCAA bids.
Mark Russell riffs on Chicago politics as Daley and Bilandic are imagined alive, the machine in retirement, and elder statesmen becoming elder cronies in a snowy city saga.
A Cedar Rapids Coe College physicist argues that science education suffers from affective neglect. Teachers analyze without relating to students, alienating sensitive learners and perpetuating the cycle. He urges outside voices to foster humane science through relationships not parts.
Washington reports a calm shift to joint U.S. Panama control with 23 committees drafting plans from port management to canal railroad. Key agreements allow U.S. prisoners to serve in the other country and Panamanian control of air traffic in five years. Canal traffic and revenue rise as morale improves among American workers.
A letter defends the March 1 1979 University of Iowa discussion between Ms DeCrow and Ms Schlafly. The writer notes an attentive 1400 member audience focused on pro and con arguments. A few unruly spectators hurled whipped cream plates at a distance.
Victoria Splarsh, vice chair of Johnson County Coalition for Iowa ERA, writes that the Gazette overemphasized minor disruptions at a debate and underreported concrete ERA legal points essential for Iowa voters. She notes the November 1980 vote to add a state ERA to the Iowa constitution and urges clearer coverage.
A reader recounts rising electricity bills despite conserving energy and two rooms closed. He requests a new meter, criticizes the Commerce Commission, and argues for constitutional budget reform to curb taxes and define necessities versus desires. He assigns blame to past administrations, notably Carter, and urges fiscal responsibility and accountability.
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