D.C. Amendment Faces Steep Path to Ratification
The D C Amendment seeks two Senate seats and one voting House member for the District of Columbia but faces wary state legislatures. With only eight states ratified by 1980, and a deadline of 1985 looming, advocates fear slow progress will derail ratification unless momentum increases.
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Defense budget shows Congress favoring hardware over readiness
The piece analyzes Congress bias toward military hardware in defense spending. It notes Carter opposes the House Senates budget seeking extra hardware money, including ships and aircraft, while maintenance and readiness funding remains constrained. The five year plan would raise defense spending by 39 billion, expanding the hardware share.
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Feds offer little help to refugees
John McCarthy, an Irish refugee resettlement expert, oversees a Florida tent city housing nearly 10 000 Cuban refugees. He notes the federal government handles only processing and temporary facilities, while voluntary groups like the U S Catholic Conference and Church World Service bear most relocation duties. He urges national aid to place refugees in homes, schools, and jobs beyond the processing center.
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John McCarthy
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International Rescue Committee
Sidewalk Drive Grows For Cleveland School Area
Cleveland residents and the PTSA press a City Council plan to add a sidewalk along First Avenue W from 2200 First Ave to Edgewood Road. Activists cite petitions from 200 people dating back to 1978 and ongoing hearings aimed for a mid fall construction if approved. The delay traces to Cedar Rapids historic lack of a sidewalk ordinance before 1957.
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Cedar Rapids
Inflation fight invite to fire Alfred Kahn over milk price
A letter from a rural school official argues against high milk price supports and criticizes Alfred Kahn for inflating costs. The writer proposes feeding inflation by paying parity prices, storing grain, and returning food control to farmers, even suggesting rationing if needed.
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Letter to the editor on farm prices and cattle losses
A reader writes about what they view as market manipulation by the NFO slaughtering reproductive stock and selling bred cows to packers. The writer urges Washington to fire Agriculture Department economists and lawyers, arguing they lack practical farming experience and understanding of dairy needs.
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Stop I 380 Protecting homes over highways in Center Point
Kelly Williams of Center Point urges citizens to oppose I 380 and argues Highway 150 could be improved on its current route to avoid land seizure and taxpayer costs. He calls for residents to stand up for their rights against home-wrecking projects and unnecessary sprawl.
Whitewashers defend Trilateral Commission in letters and editorials
readers slam The Gazette and other papers for whitewashing the Trilateral Commission asserting incomplete and biased coverage. They cite May editorials, Outlooks May 21 by Cy Douglass, and claim editors suppress opposing voices while touting Rockefeller connections and Trilateral influence in government.
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