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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1975
Page
6
Editorial rundown from the Cedar Rapids Gazette published Monday November 10 1975 delivers opinion, community notes, and local commentary reflecting city concerns, policy debates, and civic priorities of the period.
The December vote to extend Office of Economic Opportunity programs through FY 1977 leaves CAP funds tighter. Federal share drops to 60 percent in FY 1977 for large programs and to 70 percent for smaller ones, risking 535 to 621 agencies unable to meet new nonfederal share rules. Local capability varies, with poorer areas hardest hit.
A reader criticizes Ford for candor and Nixon pardon, questions democracy and openness. The letter discusses a local election, praises Doris Pringle, mocks political machines, and comments on civic life and quirky notes including a jab about women’s lib and Mrs Sadat.
A political tirade rails against Secretary of State Kissinger and a purportedly planned global government led by the United Nations. It claims 1974 Rome World Food Conference pressed wealth transfers to developing nations, cites billions in food aid and oil price rises, and predicts an inevitable shift to a communist world order with energy policy under international control. The piece argues free enterprise should be preserved and laments inflation and national debt. It ends by predicting a quiet collapse of the nation rather than a dramatic end.
Don Hines shaped Cedar Rapids law and growth as city attorney for 16 years in the 1930s and 40s and as longtime Cedar Rapids airport commission chairman. He guided council progress and grounded the airport’s expansion with legal skill and quiet leadership, earning a B n ai B rith civic award years ago.
In a Southern US portrait, residents frame gun ownership as a constitutional right and cultural identity. Experts note lingering distrust of federal intervention, with Georgia eyeing tighter handgun sales while lawmakers warn change must be gradual to respect regional views. The Atlanta area shows enforcement gaps, underscoring a cautious path to any reforms.
A nationwide Harris poll of 1,519 adults shows Betty Ford retains broad appeal across age groups and regions, with strong majorities backing her remarks on affairs and the ERA. She attracts liberals and independents, while conservatives and older voters are less supportive, suggesting her influence helps Ford with younger and moderate voters.
The note reflects on how civilization tends to bury memory with graves, suggesting that the living forget those who have died as time passes and history fades. The line carries a somber meditation on mortality and memory.
A New York Times Service essay compares style critics to game umpires who call out eyebrows hair and nails as high income chic. It chronicles how Vogue New York Magazine Ms. Elaine and others police appearance while the author recalls personal encounters at W and Elaine's, stressing courage to defy or endure the verdicts.
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