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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1977
Page
11
A column urges readers to reject passive acceptance of violence. It cites fear on buses and street gangs, notes Detroit homicide declines, and highlights a New York bus driver’s call to unite and protect oneself. The author argues people must resist violence and stop being willing victims.
The piece argues that crime results from discrimination in race religion education and employment and that Mount Vernon should practice inclusive care for all. It contends that small city methods can apply to larger cities and that crime dynamics are similar across community sizes.
Nicholas O Berry associate professor of political science at Cornell College Mount Vernon served as mayor from 1971 to 1975. He authored Political Configurations Analysis of the Political System in Society published 1972 and is preparing a four volume series on United States foreign policy.
Scientists at Union Carbide Oak Ridge National Laboratory show ultra high frequency pulses can quickly determine burn depth in humans by measuring reflections from skin layers. The method distinguishes second degree from third degree burns to guide early skin grafts and treatment.
Willis W. Harman in Management Review says modern society faces chaos due to protest movements work alienation and Third World demands for a new economic order. He cites pollution nuclear arsenals and unequal resource distribution as signs of weak ethics and predicts a shift to a trans industrial era guided by moral principles and technology.
The 1977 Linn County United Way campaign launches with aims to raise the $1.6115 million goal and boost participation from workers. Executive director Robert Benning cites less than 50 percent giving and stresses year round education about the 17 agencies supported. Deane Smith leads an outreach survey showing many residents know little about United Way or its agencies, prompting a broader public relations push.
Gary L. Williams of Creston has been named executive director of the Children's Home of Cedar Rapids. He will oversee Heartwood a residential center for emotionally disturbed youth Maplewood a girls group home and Camp Good Health a summer program. Williams 40 brings extensive education experience and returns to Cedar Rapids from Green Valley Area Educational Agency where he was curriculum consultant for 22 schools. The Home founded in 1879 is a private non profit chartered by Iowa and licensed by the state social services department. Last year 53 youths aged 12 to 18 were cared for. Williams replaces Michael E. Prosser who resigned to lead a Marion School District school.
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