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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1976
Page
6
Iowa City weighs the fate of the 120 year old First Presbyterian church known as Old Brick as state ownership looms. Preservation advocates seek to repurpose it as a community center while lawmakers push tax based incentives to protect historic structures.
The Cedar Rapids community center naming push rejects Five Seasons as murky and unsound. The author argues against conventions and urges a unifying, entertainment oriented title joining the center, the Paramount theater, and the private hotel, urging the search to continue with clearer branding.
A New York Times Syndicate essay explains a headline confusion Barmaid Kills Holdupman With Toy Gun is corrected to Holdupman With Toy Gun Killed by Barmaid The piece also expounds on that versus which in restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses and clarifies the horn of a dilemma expression.
Reagan draws Wallace loyalists to a Fort Worth rally as Ford faces backlash from Texas Republicans. The piece notes large Wallace crossover threats, Republican turnout projections, and intra party tensions between establishment leaders and right wing insurgents in the run up to the May 1 primary.
In Iowa, lawmakers fail to pass HF 1200 to reset 1973 property tax increases, while a separate measure grants 199 000 in tax relief for coin operated laundries. The writer urges citizens to contact legislators and Governor Ray. Easter egg hunt at Bever Park ends amid chaotic egg grabbing by parents and children, sparking criticism of social values and “American dream.”
A bill in Wisconsin proposes a state racing commission and licenses for horse race betting. Minnesota failed a similar measure last year. East Moline Downs in Illinois nears sale to creditors after bankruptcy. Across the river in Iowa, grain aid for hunger stands above horse racing.
A letter to the editor questions The Gazette's April 8 story titled Longer Charged with Man slaughter, calling it show-biz gossip and not intelligent news analysis. The writer urges focusing on substantive reporting.
A New York Times Service piece retelling a fictional 1775 public opinion poll by Dr. George Trot in Philadelphia. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson debate polling, monarchy versus republic, and the dangers of public opinion shaping policy, ending with Franklin's dangerous kite experiment.
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