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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1977
Page
6
City hall and Cedar Rapids industrial users remain at odds over financial commitments for the new $60 million sewage treatment facility. With no firm agreements, the council weighs a usage and assessment ordinance that may deny future reserve capacity, risking higher rates for consumers as plant capacity grows.
Rep. Patchett of North Liberty announced an education committee meeting on AEA laws with invited state reps. The house delayed notifying attendees, causing three Grant Wood AEA reps to travel to Des Moines for a meeting that was later canceled, wasting time fuel and public funds.
Capitol Hill's new power pair O'Neill and Byrd dominate House and Senate, using tactics to back their agendas. They protected ethics reform, pressured recalcitrant members, and shaped Carter administration appointments and legislation while fending off internal rivals.
A letter expresses gratitude to Cedar Rapids and Marion police and helicopter crews for rapid aid after a March 1 motorcycle crash involving Kelly Neil and David Adams. The writer credits the pilots and deputies with saving the two youths, noting they are alive and well.
A letter questions progress from sling shot to laser beam and laments fear in public spaces. The writer calls for leaders to curb human trafficking and uses the term wetbacks as an example, arguing some people are wise while others are not.
The piece argues for reopening civil service testing to all applicants including minorities to improve police recruitment and public example. It links affirmative action to better candidate quality, urges biblical guidance and church state balance, and warns against Satanic influence while urging national unity under God.
The text argues that humans fill the earth not from virtue but desire and ego, noting prolific reproduction drives aggressive crowding. It warns that higher density correlates with increased crime and pollution, claiming both are near saturation today.
The January freeze deepened the trade deficit by about $1.7 billion as exports fell 7.8 percent and leading indicators slid for the first time in four months. Oil imports rose 5 percent while TRIP warns highway repairs could top $2.8 billion with millions of potholes to fill and snow removal costs at $270 million.
Paris reports focus on economic gains shaping votes as municipal runoff nears. Premier Raymond Barre argues his plan will curb inflation stabilize the franc and cut the trade deficit while opposing a leftist coalition. Barre says eurocommunism is an illusion and centers on French pocketbook concerns.
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