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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1976
Page
6
Mary Louise Smith of Iowa resigns as national GOP chair effective Jan 14 after 30 years of party service. She urged unity and warned against a fatal lurch to extremes, favoring a realist successor like Ray Bliss who rebuilt the party after the 1964 Goldwater setback.
Democratic leaders in the 1977-78 Iowa legislature propose expanding the budget committees to include more members and subcommittees. The change would raise house members to 100 and senate members to 50, inviting more varied ideas on allocations and risking less streamlined outcomes.
Local readers urge city libraries to stay open at least part of each Thanksgiving break and to post hours clearly. They note university students are home and need study spaces, asking for better access and visible schedules. Janet McGuire Monica Skopec Jeanne Sentelik signatories. UNICEF outreach cites global need and calls for increased donations to aid hunger, medical care, water, and education. Howard W. McKnight UNA-USA secretary comments.
A reader criticizes The Gazette for increasing mugging coverage in Cedar Rapids. The letter, referencing Mr Moro Moroso, laments a “bleak picture” and asks how far the trend will go calling for action.
The Harris Survey of 1,539 adults shows 66 percent view air pollution as very serious and 67 percent rate water pollution as very serious. Majorities say federal and state governments and local authorities fail to control pollution, with negative ratings ranging from 37 to 58 percent for various actors and sectors.
William Safire critiques the ongoing transition drama as a public relations exercise surrounding Carter’s cabinet choices. He argues the president-elect already knows most selections and uses the process to project power while delaying decisive action. The piece contrasts public spectacle with actual policy deliberation and weighs possible Cabinet styles.
A sprawling reminiscence on Gary Mark Gilmore details his crimes, death penalty path, and the looming Utah execution. It notes victims David Jensen and Bennie Bushnell, the potential media circus, and figures like Nicole Barrett, Warden Samuel Smith, and lawyer Dennis Boaz amid talk of books, interviews, and film deals.
UNICEF executive board member thanks the editor for favorable October coverage of UN and UNICEF. He notes UNICEF day receipts have improved compared with last year, attributing the rise to the positive press.
A quip by Carl Riblet compares a silent politician to a ship with a big hole near the waterline. The analogy suggests that without wind, momentum fades and the vessel sinks.
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