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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1979
Page
6
Editorial page dated Thursday March 29 1979 led by President and Publisher J F Hlodky Jr outline community issues and opinions. The page presents local perspectives, editorials, and calls for civic engagement.
In Washington this week the PLO leader Yasser Arafat issued a violent threat during celebrations of the Egyptian Israeli peace treaty. He vowed to cut off the hands of Sadat Carter and Begin, prompting questions about American involvement in preserving the accord and the true meaning of the historic negotiation.
Black Hawk County Supervisor Lynn Cutler calls Rath Packing union buyout the only game around though not the sole best hope. A Manhattan feasibility study warned of $5 million needed to keep the plant running and $10.6 million in cost cuts.
The piece portrays Lowell Weicker as the tallest Republican candidate who mirrors Abraham Lincoln in honesty. It notes his rural Fairfield upbringing and one room schoolhouse start. Weicker argues his stance on compassion for the disadvantaged sets him apart in his party.
A commentary argues that census data will show race strongly shapes economic class. It condemns scholars and media for promoting a race neutral view and warns of policies that could entrench an Afro American underclass while urging continued defense of equal justice and opportunity.
A nationwide survey shows 73 percent want the Carter administration to press big companies and 69 percent favor tougher action against major unions to curb price rises. Seventy percent want government to curb inflation and wage growth, while 43 percent urge tougher stance on individuals.
A letter argues against nuclear shutdowns and energy fear, praising nuclear power as economical and safe while urging action against anti nuke positions. It warns energy scarcity if reactors are closed and calls readers to support Americans FOR Nuclear Energy led by Rep. Lawrence P. McDonald.
Reader letters argue for an Office of Price Administration style control on oil and consumer costs, propose profits by government not companies, and urge broader price restraints on manufacturers and retailers. The mix includes supply teachers pay, farming methods, and concerns about pesticide use and water contamination.
A letter explains the Cedar Rapids Iowa Supply Teachers Association CRISTA formed five or six years ago to unite substitute teachers and raise their professional status.
A proposal for a Dubious legacy memorial to Roswell Garst in Coon Rapids envisions a black Iowa shaped base with Garst on a huge ear of corn and a backdrop of three containers labeled herbicide pesticide and water with a warning not to drink. The passage recalls Garst’s promotion of hybrid corn and the associated fertilizer and chemical use drawing earlier opposition from Ames Purdue and other agricultural schools.
Letters criticize plans to convert railroad land into a bike trail arguing only 20 percent of the property is leased and reverts to the owner after abandonment. Taxpayers would cover costs for riders while Linn County already offers roads and 8 000 acres of parklands for biking.
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