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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1979
Page
6
Critics urge a full Iowa DEQ investigation after a Cedar Rapids plant allegedly bypassed sludge into the river. Officials admit capacity issues and vow a new plant capable of treating all sewage by year end, ending interim deficiencies.
Non physicians note President Carter's near collapse during a 6.2 mile jog near Camp David. Secret Service aides helped him off the trail as he sought to shave four minutes from his normal six mile time.
A reader lauds Civitan for including women, calling the Jaycees archaic for excluding them. The letter notes bylaw changes six years ago, states Civitan's mixed and women clubs thrive, and credits diverse ideas and projects with benefiting mankind.
A Linn County Civitan president elect urges service clubs to welcome women, arguing broader membership boosts community service. The letter compares pension inflation and cites UAW membership, highlighting corporate profits at GM Ford Caterpillar Deere and International Harvester to contextualize retirees’ needs and inflation.
Raw milk disease scrofula is tuberculosis of the neck lymph glands from tuberculous milk. It can occur though not common and required surgery in the past. Pasteurization destroys the bacteria and prevents spread.
Nicholas O. Berry argues the United States has built superb roads and air networks that enable easy travel and timing, but the same systems impose high costs in safety, fuel use, pollution, labor, and land. He urges a balanced shift toward rail, ships, and diverse transit to reduce dependence on roads and air.
The article criticizes President Carter for mismanaging energy legislation centering on an 88 billion dollar crash program to produce 2.5 million barrels per day of synfuels by 1990. It notes White House reversals, a push for rapid plant builds, and clashes over an Energy Mobilization Board, with concerns from environmentalists and officials about feasibility and federal preemption. Carl Riblet Jr. comments on TV pitchmen and a homegrown philosopher remark.
The September 14 Gazette editorial criticizes United Auto Workers contract bids including the push for cost of living protection for pensions and questions the requirements for worker benefits.
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