Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial Page May 12 1976
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated May 12 1976 offering opinion pieces on politics community affairs and social issues typical of a mid 1970s local newspaper opinion section.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1976
Page
7
I 380 Route Reapproved From Waterloo To Cedar Rapids
Iowa DOT reaffirmed the Raymond route for I 380 between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids after comparing it with earlier alternatives. The decision favors less land use, lower cost, and fewer farmland impacts, despite renewed landowner opposition and threats of litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Waterloo Railroad
DOT
Raymond
Ehrlichman’s The Company tests Nixon loyalties and truth
The Company portrays a thinly veiled Nixon-like president and aides through fiction by John Ehrlichman. Publisher Simon and Schuster hope readers see it as fiction, while critics question its accuracy and motive amid Ehrlichman’s legal peril and money pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehrlichman
Simon and Schuster
Richard Reeves
New York Magazine
Woodward
Bernstein
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
Mc Dean
Way with words Noun verb muddle
A reader complains about clumsy noun verb use such as update as a verb phrase and input as a noun turned verb while noting possible alternatives like fed in. The column ponders missteps in language and the cheeky expletive Sam Hill, tracing origins and treating word oddities with a light, analytical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Wallace
Minneapolis
Diane C. Hale
Philadelphia
Sam Hill
Hell
Eric Partridge
Mitford Mathews
Presidential posture fuels Ford Reagan backlash
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak analyze Ford's shifting campaign strategy as advisers push a presidential pose while advocating attack on Reagan. The piece notes White House influence, Cheney's role, and doubts over the president’s political depth amid repeated strategy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
White House
Richard Cheney
Catastrophic Weather Forecast Signals Global Instability
A 40 year forecast led by Dr Reid A Bryson warns that radical climate shifts will trigger massive famines and political upheaval worldwide. Destructive rains and droughts are expected in key regions with severe consequences for the Soviet Union China India Canada Europe and the United States. The report urges immediate international action to avert crisis and mass migrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
China
India
United States
CIA
Reid A. Bryson
University of Wisconsin
Drunk Driver Arrests Up debated by Cedar Rapids reader
A reader recounts a police car tailing on C Street to Forty third Avenue and Bowling Street SW. He explains he was fined for braking and slowed 35 mph, asserts he had nothing to drink, and says police harassment could chill bar patronage. He questions license suspension before trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Deupree
C Street
Bowling Street
Forty-third Avenue
OSHA and worker safety deserve public input
A reader supports OSHA highlighting its purpose to protect factory workers and the public from injuries and pollution. The letter urges participation in open meetings, acknowledges possible flaws, and calls for collaboration to maintain safe and sanitary working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OSHA
Misinformation in April newscast over civic center vote
A reader accuses WMT of misinforming taxpayers about civic center costs citing promises by Fletcher and Mayor Canney. The letter calls for a new vote and publishes higher tax figures, urging impeachment talk and an honest administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMT
Fletcher
Canney
Civic Center
Colton
Readers argue for Cedar Rapids civic center name
A forum letter by M W O Rieley backs Five Seasons but others prefer public input. The writer favors Parlor City Center, linking Cedar Rapids to its nickname and urging a contest open to residents beyond downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.W. O’rieley
Forum
Civic Center
Five Seasons
Parlor City
Cedar Rapids
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