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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1979
Page
6
The passage describes the editorial page role at the newspaper, naming John Robertson as managing editor and outlining the page’s editorial focus and authority within the publication.
The piece argues Iowa leaders fear oversized trucks as states struggle with size limits and safety. It cites NHTSA data showing rising heavy truck fatalities since 1975 and urges a federal vehicle-size standard to prevent a patchwork of state rules and costly diesel lobbying.
City Council and school board agree to share costs for adult crossing guard at First Avenue East and 27th Street to protect Arthur Elementary students. Daily traffic nears 38,000 with peak school foot traffic. no funding for a pedestrian overpass, cost projected at 1,500 dollars yearly for guard, city funding temporary. Overpass cost has risen from 50,000 in 1972 to 150,000 today, with no government support. Proposed structure would be basic prefab steel or precast concrete, not a high design.
Two million Cambodians, perhaps half the surviving population, may die of starvation in months without massive aid. Doctors warn an airlift of 600 tons of rice daily is needed immediately along with medicine and relief teams. Political obstacles amid Vietnamese influence and refugee crises threaten to block relief efforts and widen regional instability.
The Los Angeles Times profile compares Andrew Young and Donald McHenry, noting McHenry's quiet, scholarly approach and deep bureaucratic knowledge. It argues McHenry may be a better diplomat despite lacking Young's flamboyance and stature.
The author laments global confusion and instability asking what future holds. They contrast human progress such as moon landings with deteriorating moral values and increased wrongdoing, warning that material achievement does not compensate for ethical decay.
The writer laments a trend toward impersonal thinking and material gain, arguing that lack of love and understanding hurts society. They warn the world could be lost if such attitudes persist and thank Pope John Paul II for visiting Iowa despite opposition.
The SALT II agreement would cap Soviet strategic systems at about 250 to 300 units with reductions and replacements for older weapons. It limits MIRVed ICBMs and allows continued MX research while phasing out older U.S. systems after early Trident deployment. U.S. missile efforts including Minuteman upgrades remain allowed and long-range cruise missile tests proceed. NATO allies' security remains a focus throughout negotiations.
Letters defend the Saturday Sabbath as biblical and not Sunday worship. The author argues the Bible designates the seventh day, cites Mark 2 28 Hebrews 4 4 10 and Isaiah 66 22 23, notes Constantine 321 AD and cites Cardinal Gibbons on Sunday sanctification. Question posed: obey God or man.
The Gazette invites reader opinions on the editorial page with rules: letters up to 400 words, one letter per writer every 30 days, and all submissions may be condensed or edited without changing meaning. Anonymous submissions are not published.
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