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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1978
Page
6
After election returns, both parties set up caucuses to appoint leaders for 1979-80. Republicans and Democrats favor moderates to conservatives from small and large cities alike, aiming for shorter sessions and orderly adjournments while preserving a two-party system.
President Carter notes dissatisfaction with intelligence quality in a hand written Nov 11 message to Cy Vance Zbigniew Brzezinski and Stansfield Turner. He targets Turner's misreading of Iran and cites security leaks poor internal controls and flawed assessments as key failures, urging corrective action and reforms at the CIA.
A week in the Soviet Union with 12 U.S. senators reveals divergent views on a new arms treaty. Soviet leaders question how a one party system can tolerate dissent while Americans see the need for a broad two thirds Senate consensus. The piece contrasts party discipline with American free speech and worries of lost discipline if transplanted.
A reader complains that the Kenwood ditch project stalled after the 1600 to 1700 block of E Avenue NE was completed last summer. Water pooling at E Avenue and 20th Street NE floods streets and freezes, causing car accidents and damage as new First Avenue buildings increase runoff, with safety concerns for taxpayers.
A letter urges farmers to demand political action from state leaders and the agriculture secretary. It blasts export shifts, calls for parity pricing, grain reserves, and meat rationing, and promotes soil conservation while criticizing anti-unionism and rising living costs. It closes with a rallying call to unite with local unions to improve wages and conditions.
The piece argues that opinion leaders will fail to produce universal agreement. It asserts personal differences in taste and judgment remain valid and that disagreement is a natural privilege, comparing opinions to preferences like broccoli.
James J. Kilpatrick argues SALT II is illusory and doubts its effect on Soviet behavior. He cites Helsinki failures, mocks missile counts, and warns that a treaty cannot ensure deterrence or peace without credible U.S. resolve. He questions Senate ratification and urges sober numbers over rhetoric.
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