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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1973
Page
8
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Monday May 7 1973 presents opinion pieces on local affairs national events and community concerns. Reflects the period's tone and viewpoints with commentary from staff writers and columnists.
Iowa Senator Hughes and colleagues conducted Easter hearings across five cities including Waterloo to probe job training and poverty relief efforts amid Nixon administration cuts. The congressional study praised on the Job Corps but faulted JOBS while noting some programs self-finance for graduates though many remain below the poverty line. High unemployment and administration policies hinder realized benefits, prompting rescue efforts to correct perceived program failures.
The push to end live stock growth stimulants amid rising meat prices could curb supply and provoke shopper boycotts. Despite no proven public health hazard, the Delaney clause enforces zero tolerance on carcinogens, urging Congress to modernize standards while growth-promoting drugs remain banned.
In New York City the minimum wage of $1.85 per hour yields about $74 weekly, hardly enough for teens to work summer jobs. Buckley argues Teamsters monopoly raises unskilled wages, drives up trucking costs, and harms small businesses and consumers, urging a freer market to correct distorted pay.
A New York Times spoof by Russell Baker imagines Pentagon folly in a farcical tale about arming animals. It lampoons weapons programs, security culture, and bureaucratic waste with a talking goose as tattletale detector.
A Harris survey in mid April among 1,537 Americans finds strong worry that Cambodia could fall to communists and broad disapproval of B 52 bombing. Most fear renewed U S involvement and view Vietnam war as a mistake while Nixon earns high marks for seeking peace.
In a letter to the editor, residents express doubts about a Cedar Rapids rezoning plan for a 144 unit apartment project. They argue land use should prioritize conservation and traffic impacts over tax gains, noting street inadequacy, fuel shortages, and water and sewer concerns. They oppose all electric development and warn the area lacks housing need.
A planning commission member condemns a petition and its amendment as a symbolic buck, arguing that approving development wastes scarce funds amid fuel shortages and ecological destruction. Nancy Kochanowski of 230 Thirty-fifth Street Drive SE voices the critique.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Drahozal contest the April 29 editorial claiming church funding or private schools compromise freedom. They argue health care and remedial aid aid all students, defend private schools as freedom of choice, deny church pressure, and urge public funds to support education for all. They call for equality and opportunity in schooling.
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