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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1978
Page
6
The House Ways and Means Committee barred tax credits for private elementary and high schools, keeping only college tuition credits. The move lowers cost versus Senate plans and reduces potential church-state constitutional issues, though a presidential veto could still shape the fate of the proposal.
President Carter endures sharp scrutiny from U.S. and international press amid criticism from business, labor, farmers, and consumers at home and from Soviets, Europeans, Israelis, and Arabs abroad. Editors question his leadership, communication, and timing as Congress stalls, risking a Republican shift in 1980.
A long debate over Sir Winston Churchill's preferred disposal method ends with the conclusion that the deceased's wishes prevailed. His daughter Lady Soames affirmed cremation in line with 1943 terms, then burial in 1965 after a 1959 change of mind. Memorial societies offer pre-arranged, low-cost, directive-based plans to honor individual funeral wishes.
Kirkwood's self supporting adult classes rely on enrollment and demand. Courses cover broad topics and are funded by tuition. Surveys show two thirds enroll due to advertising. Community education, offered with local districts, logged nearly 40 000 registrations last year. The term starting the week of April 10 will include a variety of classes.
The college emphasizes courses on career opportunities for women retirement planning health care and emergency life saving procedures among many subjects. Kirkwood is available to offer programs on virtually any subject of interest to the community reflecting its mission and uniqueness as a community college.
Everett Moriarty complains the Carter administration targets veterans profits by cutting 5000 VA beds and laying off staff while threatening to close VA hospitals. He says welfare would beat current benefits and accuses leaders of breaking loyalty after 30 years of service.
A Kirkwood student defends the college against critics, praising its expansion from a vocational school into arts and sciences and adult education. The writer credits GEDs diplomas and affordable courses, arguing advertising is simply business outreach and urging continued growth to serve the community.
Theodore M. Bernstein looks at fast in its many senses from speed to abstinence, notes on wrong double comparisons, and examines the odd use of articu lated in a Bill of Rights quotation. The piece blends wordplay with language quirks.
An editorial argues mid life crises should be studied and scheduled with federal support. It cites Kennedy, Johnson, and Revolutionary leaders to illustrate how personal turning points affected public affairs and warns against unregulated crises and resume misuse.
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