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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1977
Page
6
Sadat’s dramatic trip to Jerusalem signals a hopeful shift toward coexistence with Israel and a lasting peace. Leaders in Libya Syria and the PLO push for violence, while the world ponders Nobel Prize potential for Sadat if further talks yield settlements without another regional war.
Campaign leaders seek to pressure holdout states by boycotting cities hosting large national conventions. Chicago and other major centers face lost trade as more than fifty groups join the boycott, while some fear economic backlash could counter the ERA push.
Mark Russell notes Washington souvenir shops briskly sell items such as Lincoln Memorial replicas and White House postcards while HEW guidelines move slowly. A vendor named Califano complains buyers avoid the guidelines, and the dialogue suggests renaming them to boost sales, even joking about changing his own name to Pandora.
In a Knesset address Sadat portrays a break with diplomacy as he calls for moderate Arab gains and recognition of legitimate rights. Begin frames the visit as a historic beginning to serious negotiations while stressing that everything is negotiable and urging Jerusalem access talks.
Readers laud the November 15 town meeting on crime noting a well-run program and support for more meetings annually. The Gazette thanks Robertson and Jentz for their efforts and Gareth Clift commends police officials for hosting it.
Frank Reynolds president Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO urges readers to buy American to create jobs and curb welfare and imports. He argues unemployment surpasses 9 percent, bankruptcies rise, and plant closures like Zenith in Sioux City cost workers. He calls for Made in USA labels on gifts and cars to start the recovery.
A reader praises the Marion Fire Department for CPR training and their rescue work. They note the department answers about 22 rescue calls monthly and deserves recognition for balancing duties with life saving services.
Employees in license offices were hired to serve the public. If they oppose longer hours and resign, many unemployed people would welcome the chance to replace them. The note adds a quip about three kinds of friends and the scarcity of those who lend money, preferring to lend their ears.
Nixon uses a 1976 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser and a 1977 Oldsmobile 98 Regency for staff needs at $512 monthly. public funds also paid for gas, car washes, maintenance, two electric carts, a storage building, and battery replacements, with other travel-related charges and an audited lapse noted by GSA.
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