Cedar Rapids area vies for major transit center funding
Cedar Rapids competes for an 80 percent federal grant toward an $8 million transportation center serving buses taxis and related services. The plan would include parking and possibly retail space with a 20 percent state city and private share. Cedar Rapids tops Davenport Sioux City and Des Moines on preliminary state reviews due to strong downtown investments totaling about $128.5 million over five years, signaling readiness for outside help.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Des Moines
State Transportation Department
C.R. Central
Iowa Senatorial Race Echoes in 1980 Contest
The piece notes how Roger Jepsen beat Dick Clark by branding ADA claims of liberal voting. It questions whether incumbent John Culver will follow Clark’s path and be swayed by public consensus or vote conscience when faced with a future opponent. Culver’s stance is discussed through a New Yorker profile cited by Elizabeth Drew.
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Roger Jepsen
Senate
Dick Clark
Americans For Democratic Action
Iowa
John Culver
ADA
Clark
Jepsen
Culver
Elizabeth Drew
New Yorker
United States
Drew
Ethics and leadership in voting decisions
A reflection on when to stand firm versus seek political cover in Congress. It notes high approval can tempt wavering votes and urges clear choices on principled action versus compromise keeping in mind constituency support.
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Congress
Carter inflation critique colors 1980 editorial
The piece argues that Carter’s wage and inflation policies create economic instability and mass unemployment. It targets Meany and Kennedy as worse, cites Minnesota and Eastern Iowa voter sentiment, and questions political compromises. It mentions Culver and Dick Clark as related figures in the 1980 context.
Soviet visit exposes power center tour and security breach
The letter details Soviet officials receiving detailed instructions on how to disrupt Northeast power for 40 million people after touring the New York power pool control center. They viewed GE Schenectady, Blenheim Gilboa, TVA and other key sites, in what the writer calls a dangerous travesty.
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U.S
New York
General Electric Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Blenheim-Gilboa
Tennessee Valley Authority
Soviet MIG-23s in Cuba threaten SALT II process
U.S. observers report Moscow secretly arming Cuba with MIG-23 aircraft with long range and nuclear delivery potential. Defense Secretary Brown warns the deployment complicates Carter's SALT II ratification and our Cuba policy, risking a new crisis in détente.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Europe
NATO
Carter
Senate
Defense
Harold Brown
Kennedy
Kremlin
U.S
Brown
Pact
Florida
Moscow
John F. Kennedy
Syria
Taiwan
Jimmy Carter
Redford Visits for Blouin Rally Draws Mixed Coverage
The Oct 30 visit by Robert Redford to support Mike Blouin drew reader reaction criticizing The Gazette for bias. A letter-writer says Redford appeared fatigued yet engaged and that the article distorted the event focusing on politics.
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Robert Redford
Mike Blouin
Dale Kueter
Redford
Blouin
Pupil loss spurs school-finance reform in Iowa
An Iowa State Education Association official argues for long term school finance reform as statewide enrollment declines threaten budgets. He notes declines since 1969 11 percent by 1977 and 15 percent projected to 1984 with inflation rising. Local funding shifts and public opinion show support for maintaining programs.
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Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Education Association
National Education Week
Iowa
ISEA
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JF. Hladky, Jr
JF. Hladky
Art Heusinkveld
Frank Nye
John Donnelly
John Robertson
C.R
Heaven
Sir Philip Francis
Jimmy
George Meany
Teddy Kennedy
Minnesota
Power Tours
State Department
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Cienfuegos
Fidel Castro
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Dale
Gazette
By Ken Pfile
California
Kenfile
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