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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1973
Page
6
The piece argues for 50 mph highway limits to save gas while warning against coercive enforcement or “friendly reminders” that threaten legal speeds. It urges a formal state law to mandate and enforce slower speeds during the fuel emergency and cautions that scare tactics undermine respect for law.
The Nixon era shows economic gains with unemployment at 4.5 percent, the lowest in three years and near full employment. Wages have risen about 30 percent since 1970, inflating incomes despite freezes, while veteran workers and new entrants join the labor pool.
James Reston argues that shortages could curb overconsumption and restore balance. He praises energy conservation efforts by President Nixon, notes global oil dynamics, and imagines a life with reduced car use and lower consumption leading to safer, healthier citizens.
Safire argues fuel rationing offers a chance to curb presidential pomp and overbearing government waste. He cites a half million federal vehicles consuming three billion miles and 300 million gallons yearly, urging the president to travel commercially and lead by example in a belt tightening era.
A reader questions the lack of rationale for opposing a library bond in an education-focused city. The letter urges readers to support education, address national issues, and press Congress and President Nixon for peace and solutions.
George Meany asks 13.5 million AFL-CIO union members to pressure congressmen to impeach President Nixon. He cites his view of Nixon as emotionally unstable and urges lawful process. The writer questions Meany’s stability and warns against coercing workers.
The letter argues average Americans should be heard against impeachment or resignation of President Nixon. It decries press and partisan attacks, urges Washington to calm down, restore normalcy, pursue unity, and have politicians work together for the public good.
Paul Berg Decorah reflects on how Americans treated presidents over 75 years. He lists McKinley assassination, Roosevelt’s near assassination, Taft political defeats, Wilson’s strain, Harding’s death, Coolidge’s choice, Hoover’s vilification, Roosevelt’s long vilification, Truman’s grit, Eisenhower’s team mudslinging, Kennedy assassination, Johnson’s ousting, and Nixon.
James J. Kilpatrick notes Isabelle Shelton of the Washington Star News describes Gerald Ford as Mr Super Clean in the kitchen. The column imagines Ford’s orderly character would shape a presidency, praising prudence and self reliance while lampooning his fictional alter egos Captain Super Tidy and Commander of Cleanliness.
In a bustling world a Mr Super Clean reassures with steady dish washing. He cleans by hand once and by machine twice to confirm the appliance is on. His wife says Jerry is a tremendous dish washer and the country could do a whole lot worse. Washington. Star Syndicate
Nixon facing pressure to resign may bow to party leaders and allow Gerald Ford to be confirmed as vice president. Ford’s future looks brighter as he stands to become president if Nixon resigns or is impeached, with a possible strong 1976 Republican field including Connally Rockefeller Reagan Percy and Ford as incumbent.
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