This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1973
Page
6
Federal highway officials reexamine I-380 plan in Cedar Rapids to address environmental justice while recognizing the project is far advanced. The writer argues a year delay would waste resources and traffic urgency demands completing the west-side routing, with possible landscaping and elevation tweaks to ease impact.
A 1973 and 1974 fundraising plan shows the Democratic Party raising pledges through a telethon, totaling about 4 to 6 million dollars and aiming to retire debt and back a publicly financed campaign. Critics note wording missteps yet acknowledge intent to lessen dependence on special interests and broaden public support.
A piece exploring slang for drunkenness, noting over 300 terms in the Dictionary of American Slang. It lists familiar words like blotto and soused, plus obscure blends such as buzzed and mokus, and observes most fowl related terms are derogatory. The writer humorously suggests staying quiet after drinking.
The piece notes Democratic leaders Ford and Strauss breaking with a hard line on a Connally replacement and outlines Nixon’s possible favoring of John Connally as Agnew’s successor. It weighs political risk for Democrats and how a Connally nomination could shift 1976 race dynamics amid legal questions surrounding Agnew.
A reader argues against shutting rail lines in downtown, likening railroads to industries moving goods. The piece contends underpasses as a simple fix, citing Mason City and Grand Island Nebraska as examples where underpasses solved similar problems. Newsprint transport via barge is noted.
A PEN LETTER to CPB urges public television to offer full college courses for credit on prime time. Proposes one national university designs syllabus, with regional colleges supplying materials and grading. Tuition funded by students to benefit stations, colleges, and the national producer, aiding deficits and continuing education.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.