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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1975
Page
8
Iowa lawmakers hear appeals to allow cities to tap local option taxes such as sales, wheel, gas and earnings taxes to reduce property tax burdens. Sioux City council member Margaret Prahl argues inflation and stagnant tax bases strain city services, urging legislature to authorize local options with public votes likely to be required.
Washington Post presses set ablaze and damaged by sabotage in a national dispute over collective bargaining. The crisis tests free press rights, with the Washington Star torn between printing the Post and preserving its own business, while other papers offer aid and spare parts. The case centers on violence, labor power, and the public right to print.
A reader condemns federal spending and rising inflation, arguing Granite State voters repeat the pattern. The piece compares U S fiscal policy to trying to quell a fire with gasoline and parallels Iowa frustration with national spending and election choices.
A reader voices concerns about phonics training for Cedar Rapids teachers and condemns the misapplication of phonics. The writer argues phonics rests on written spelling and three interrelated parts reading pronunciation and spelling, and warns against partial or misused techniques especially consonant focus and substitution. The piece also touches on social issues and personal hardships.
City council members debate a painted median to aid three businesses as traffic on First Avenue worsens with increased interstate ramp use to 30,000 vehicles daily. Safety Commissioner Steinbeck and Traffic Engineer Meyer argue for prioritizing through traffic to reduce midblock accidents and improve overall flow.
The piece notes a trend toward cigaret jeans, shaped straight to the ankles with no center crease, popular in Europe and showcased by a French designer for both genders. It recalls 19th century pipestem pants and predicts echoes among older wearers as styles cycle back to close cropped looks.
Buckley critiques European reactions to Franco's Spain after 11 Spaniards are executed, contrasting American sensibilities with European protests. He draws on Pope Paul and other leaders, questions political murder distinctions, and argues for state power to punish crime, framing the issue as a broader civil order crisis.
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