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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1978
Page
6
Iowa faces a proposal to bar power shutoffs November through March with hearings statewide and a decision due December 5. Proponents argue the move protects needy households in deep winter while critics warn it could cut revenue and hinder collections, prompting safeguards and possible revisions if nonpayment rises.
Pundit Pat Bucha nan questions Mondale as a viable running mate after Democrats lose 12 House seats 3 Senate seats and 9 governors in 1978. He notes Mondale's credentials seem weaker than press clippings and cites Minnesota analysis where Humphrey might have prevented the deluge.
Dallas hospitals push voluntary cost controls through shared purchases and services. Across the nation administrators report savings from co op buying, shared laundry, and unit-dose medication. Montana and Chicago examples show lower per-admission costs despite rising overall expenses, while nurses and doctors warn that a universal national insurance mandate could worsen the problem.
The piece reflects on a year with no major wars, hopeful U.S. and Soviet diplomacy, and looming peace talks. It notes Brezhnev's frail health, China shifting to trade and technology, and rising female employment in the U.S. while world economies grow slowly and interdependence increases.
A column notes the rise of plain English in science and law as readers battle jargon. It cites a Georgia Carter limerick a long word and terms like verbal ostentation and sesquipedalian tergiversation, arguing for clearer explanations.
Minutes from the Citizens Space Advisory Committee meetings reveal ongoing discussion of obtaining a right of first refusal on land south of the Penick office building. Penick Corp spokesperson Bud Widmer and reporter Roland Krekeler attended public sessions, with July 31 noting a Solutions Sub committee report by Jerry Ovel on land options.
The letter discusses minutes mailed to committee members and approvals by vote, notes county supervisors followed Citizens Committee guidance on right of first refusal, and cites a July report about possible county land purchases. The writer laments nursing home access for Title 19 patients and warns against harming elderly welfare to save costs.
A listener recalls a radio report claiming Medicare flags long hospital stays to push earlier discharges and cut costs. The writer recounts a personal experience when a terminally ill relative was told to move within 24 hours after a board review, noting the plan’s harsh consequences.
A provocative remark asserts that the medical field, as a profession, tirelessly erodes the very rationale for its existence through its own labor and practices. The statement frames medicine as self-undermining in pursuit of patient care and science.
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