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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1980
Page
4
A state task force urges public hearings on conserving motor fuel with many ideas. The piece condemns bans on lone-occupant driving, carless days, weekend shop closings, and strict parking limits as overreach. It argues rationing and policing freedoms threaten mobility and warns against a police-state approach.
A reader condemns scalper practices at a John Denver concert offering main floor seats for 65 dollars after an ad promised 12.50 tickets. They note 10 ticket discounts and accuse Five Seasons Center management of profit driven sales. The writer favors avoiding the venue, praising God as a counter to greed and money worship, and laments the scalpers’ influence.
The author accuses Kirkpatrick of liberal bias and disparaging remarks about rivals while praising Bush Baker and Anderson. He cites Rockefeller linked groups and Admiral Chester Ward, claiming elitist agendas aim to surrender U.S. sovereignty. References Goldwater’s With No Apology for background.
A reader criticizes a March 9 Gazette editorial Genius through genes arguing that attempts to manipulate science will lead to disaster. The letter warns media bias and urges balanced reporting while defending life sanctity and cautioning against utopian schemes.
Iowa's Lute Olson quietly built a powerful 1979-80 Hawks squad that stormed to an NCAA East Region title and an 81-80 comeback win over Georgetown. Wrestling coach Dan Gable captured a third straight national crown as Iowa racked 110.75 points to outpace Oklahoma State by 23. Notable injuries and player losses shaped the season as Iowa eyes a first final four in 24 years.
Mark Russell humorously envisions clergy recruited as CIA agents. He jokes that vows of poverty and chastity mesh with espionage and mocks the idea of priests or rabbis moonlighting as spies, imagining a pastor named Father 007 at church picnics.
A reader attacks liberal and conservative columnists James Kirkpatrick and William Buckley for name calling. The writer cites Kirkpatrick's February Gazette piece calling believers in the Trilateral conspiracy paranoid lunatics and labeling gun control opponents as gun nuts or kooks, claiming they fit those terms.
A columnist argues that a president cannot solely aim to do good, as every act of leadership is a compromise between good and bad. The piece notes blame games against Russians, the other party, the Olympics, and resurfacing old quotes, with a poor showing in New Hampshire cited as a misstep.
The Endicott Report notes employers cite negative personality poor communication skills and low grades among top reasons graduates miss jobs. The piece questions modern schooling flooded with specialists while neglecting core language skills and grammar, urging renewed focus on writing and English basics to improve employability.
The New York Times Service reviews how President Carter’s budget revisions flip with public opinion. It argues his plan lacks core conviction, driven by political expediency instead of economic need, and predicts wage and price controls after the Democratic convention as the nation follows a changing tide set by The Great Follower.
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