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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1973
Page
9
In Cedar Rapids a Sept. 11 vote, 2776 to 2661, backed changing to seven subdistricts for school board elections. A petition seeks to place the plan before voters, raising questions of legal procedure and legislature clarification on subdistrict election rules under Iowa law.
Washington voters defeated the 193 percent pay raise for state legislators after Bruce Helm gathered 118000 signatures to place the question on the ballot. Iowa lawmakers raised pay 45 percent and voters there lack a statewide petition right, aligning with the piece’s comparison to Washington’s referendum outcome.
James Reston argues that Nixon faces a crisis of authority as Congress overrides his veto on war powers and allies in Europe and Japan refuse to back his Middle East peace efforts. The Watergate fallout strains his support at home and abroad, with Republicans and Southern Democrats voting against him and allied nations pursuing their own interests. New York Times Service
Norman Cousins reflects on October 20 as a pivotal Watergate day when Archibald Cox was fired and Nixon ordered dismissal but public opinion surged. He cites vast protests, rapid news cycles, and a resilient open society, urging a definitive history by Jim Bishop.
A reader argues the nation thrives on mutual deception in politics and society and urges President Nixon to resign. The piece critiques race and economic policies, then shifts to a discussion of heart disease as a leading death cause, citing Dr. Hans Ehrenhaft and the American Heart Association Cookbook. It thanks the Gazette for its heart coverage and references a Nov 5 Gazette headline about Julie Intensifies Father’s Defense.
Don Oakley reports on a 29th Century Fund study about presidential television allocations. Minow critiques how presidents dominate prime time, citing Nixon as the most adept user, and suggests reforms such as debates, guaranteed opposition air time, and government-subsidized network time to curb money influence.
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