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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1973
Page
6
Captioned from the Che Gedur Rapids Gazette dated May 7 1973 this brief page item reflects the era with local notices and community notes. No single dominant event is identified in the provided text segment.
Dialog among McGovern, McGinniss, and associates during Watergate era about The Selling of the President and the impact of press quotations. McGovern repudiates May 6 New York Times claims while McGinniss defends a sympathetic portrait and discusses the role of journalism in politics.
Residents in Cedar Rapids press for keeping a high ground grove beside an apartment complex rather than using fill dirt for interstate work. The city council supports preservation, state officials seek federal funding, and the grove remains intact with 90 percent federal and 10 percent state costs covered.
Theodore Bernstein discusses linguistic slip ups such as anacoluthon a sudden grammar switch. He notes mental as a slang for mental illness is regional and not widespread clarifying true facts is a misuse since facts are realities without false facts.
President Nixon admits misjudgments in the Watergate affair and dismisses Ehrlichman and Haldeman. He cites the scope of the administration and vows to endure censure if Congress criticizes him, while denying direct involvement in break in and spying. The piece notes ongoing Senate, grand jury actions and Nixon's stated intent to stay in office.
In a letter to the editor Guy Rich argues for restoring reliable nationwide rail passenger service. He cites pollution, congestion and fuel shortages, urging federal action and a concerted citizen effort to strengthen and use Amtrak for trips 500 miles and under.
A reader notes the city’s Look-See-Hear tour showcased gleaming school buses while contrasting with armored vehicles. TV coverage highlighted trucks on airport runways, but the writer laments the ongoing two year delay on Tenth Street and Mt Vernon Road SE and the continued poor living conditions for residents.
Mrs. Larry R. Diggins petitions against rezoning area to R3G for a nine acre site that would permit a 144 unit apartment complex. She cites wildlife habitat loss and increased traffic as risks to residents and schoolchildren.
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