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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1976
Page
6
The Iowa House approves a five day cooling off period for handgun purchases as part of a criminal code revision. The amendment would not restrict ownership but could affect antique gun trades. Critics fear limited gun safety improvements despite the Western states ethos.
State Senator Sovern asked Attorney General Turner if vocational training for blind people can bar guide dogs during extended sessions at Des Moines facilities. Commission policy does not ban guide dogs. trainees may keep dogs at home, but no prohibition exists. Eligibility hinges on six months of residency blindness substantial employment handicap and expected training to enable remunerative work. The Iowa code also allows guide dogs in public buildings.
The federal government urges manufacturers to standardize no-slip bathtubs and to add devices preventing scalding water in tubs and showers to protect toddlers. The push, while framed as care, raises questions about voluntary compliance and potential funding methods such as a head tax.
A New York Times Service analysis warns that Western European communists gain power by elections, threatening NATO cohesion. It argues the moves in Italy France and potential spillover in Spain and Yugoslavia are carefully managed to avoid revolutionary upheaval while aiming for eventual total control. It urges the United States to force clear NATO penalties for any member embracing communism.
A library budget letter condemns the Cedar Rapids mayor and city council for fiscal priorities, arguing they ignore the need for fully funded library services and proposing the "New York City Fiscal Planning Award for Fiscal Year 1977" as a critique of their management.
A speaker recounts showing a 14 minute patriotic salute to America to over 7,000 Iowans, including public school students. At Cedar Rapids Taylor school a flag pledge was recited with students saluting, while Franklin junior high eighth graders reacted with letters expressing pride and a renewed care for the nation.
A Gazette editorial argues the abortion question is not a nonissue, citing Gallup polls showing shifting support and opposition. It notes Sen. Birch Bayh’s failed bid and warns politicians to heed rising mobilization over abortion as a defining political factor.
The Des Moines Register notes Iowa Electric Light and Power Co raises rates amid implied FCC or Commerce Commission scrutiny while reporting a 111.5 percent rise in net income to 11.7 million dollars for the year. The piece hints at a clash between customer costs and shareholder gains.
Enrico Berlinguer of the Italian Communist party tells C L Sulzberger that if his party enters government it would remain a NATO ally as long as the alliance endures and would honor alliance duties. He insists no US interference and urges detente despite NATO’s tensions with communists.
The United States nears water quality goals under the federal act but costs rise. In 1973 pollution abatement spending reached 23 billion dollars, 18 percent above 1972, dominated by industry at 13.2 billion. Many municipalities face an 1977 compliance deadline, grants lag, and calls grow to relax standards. Economic and technological proposals aim to curb excess costs while maintaining progress toward clean water.
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