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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
6
Last week two freight delays clogged Cedar Rapids downtown during morning and evening commutes. Traffic engineers urge a city ordinance restricting rail movements between First and Fifth avenues SE during peak hours to ease gridlock while balancing rail costs and industry needs.
A critical look at rising population density and its threat to mobility and privacy as envisioned by the Constitution. Governors caution limits on settlement, while planners study ceilings on growth. states enact coastal and development controls to curb expansion, underscoring the need to balance freedom with sustainable living.
James Reston argues Watergate exposes a long standing habit of politicians going along with the system. He says the scandal damages Nixon and prompts calls to end corrupt campaign financing, urging truth telling and reform as the likely long term outcome from the hearings.
James J. Kilpatrick reflects on Watergate and offers five hopeful reforms. He urges campaign finance limits, cleaner election practices, and accountability. He notes resignations in Nixon’s circle, hints at improved White House relations, and warns hubris remains a risk.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that after McCord’s testimony Republicans demand Nixon meet nine House and five Senate leaders in the Oval Office with no staff, propose a new White House system open to Congress, and urge staffing change including a veteran Republican to control the White House. They warn resignation may be debated if Nixon cannot credibly deny the testimony.
Ray Cromley profiles Judge John J. Sirica, noting his role in Watergate, his belief in high moral standards, and his call for strong advocates and tough sentences. He praises Sirica’s pragmatic view of truth in trials, the need for leadership by lawyers and judges, and his view of government as the citizen’s responsibility. The piece weighs Sirica’s influence, ethical stance, and potential for a Supreme Court vacancy consideration.
A letter to the editor opposes Governor Ray's plan to subsidize railroads, arguing mismanagement and economic waste. It proposes redirecting funds to housing aid, youth labor, and recycling efforts, praising Cedar Rapids youth voices and CLEAN's recycling work, with Kennedy High School students urging broader material recycling.
The Salvation Army announced it will discontinue recycling glass and does not recycle aluminum. only paper is recyclable in Cedar Rapids now. The move affects local waste handling and community recycling options.
A reader claims the educational television network could not broadcast the last moon walk but now has funds time and personnel for unedited coverage of the attempt to destroy Richard Nixon and the presidency in Senate hearings, questioning the network's values and goals.
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