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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1978
Page
9
As Carter steers a 1979 budget, public, school, medical and research libraries face a potential six percent funding drop or more. The plan cuts major library programs, freezes public library construction aid, and omits training to broaden minority and handicapped library services, alarming librarians nationwide.
Readers urge continued federal support for public and academic libraries in Iowa noting decades of access expansion and the risk of reduced hours and materials under proposed Carter budget cuts. They highlight programs from Cedar Rapids and Linn County and warn against policies that would limit children's literacy and learning resources.
The Iowa Community Action Research Group in Ames says solar could supply 9.9 percent of Iowa’s energy by 1990 with aggressive policies. The piece cites MITRE wind and dye-enhanced solar cell advances, cost trends, and barriers including awareness and initial costs. Warren Buckmaster advocates solar readiness.
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