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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1979
Page
8
The Senate backs carving HEW into a separate Education Department citing better focus and funding for schools. Critics fear increased federal control over local education and worry about power for educators unions and rivals like the American Federation of Teachers.
House sponsors withdraw an ill advised amendment to force Iowa and Iowa State to continue their football series after 1982. They say officials at both universities will try to keep the series alive with or without legislative pressure.
In a Washington Star opinion piece James J. Kilpatrick argues that creating a U S Department of Education would threaten local control of schools and invite increasing federal meddling. He criticizes the bill as addictive, warns of lost parental input, and cites HEW overreach and proposed funding thresholds as signs of future control.
The editorial argues that closing all nuclear plants is impractical while emphasizing the far larger problem of nuclear waste disposal. It notes 74 million gallons of military wastes and 3,000 tons of spent fuel, with no national repository and uncertain costs, focusing on governance and public acceptance.
Pope John Paul II signals openness to dialogue with communist regimes as Archbishop Casaroli takes over the Vatican secretariat of state. Critics note past Polish tensions with communism while supporters cite Eastern Europe policy initiated by Paul VI amid Marxist influence in the church.
Mark Russell accuses oil firms of labeling old oil as new and raising prices. He cites deceptive advertising and jokes about refunds, predicting the government will expose the scheme when the lid comes off on June 1 and rebates will be swiftly recovered.
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