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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1977
Page
8
A column argues that Iowa House approval of an election day registration bill risks fraud and tainted votes. It questions three day ballot delays and suggests central polling, fingerprinting, or on-site verification to deter repeaters and encourage proper pre-registration. It warns lawmakers will be recalled for inconvenience.
A reader reports poor conditions at Bever Park Zoo in Cedar Rapids on April 21, noting bears with green water and bread fed to all animals. The letter urges proper maintenance and animal care before further harm occurs.
A letter argues for social security disability support for a nonworking wife, citing a divorce and government aid case. The writer, with multiple sclerosis, questions how housewives without work can access disability benefits and household assistance.
The text weighs opposing Christian views on evolution and creation. It questions whether evolution requires millions of years or happened instantly by a divine mastermind. It argues that progress toward higher beings is stalled and asks if another million years or a myth awaits perfection, grounded in theory.
The Harris Survey shows 56 percent support for the ERA and 35 percent oppose, a nine point drop since October. Support is lowest in the South and amid Carter administration lobbying, while broad approval for improving women's status persists but public opinion remains divided over ERA itself.
Don Oakley reports that Ramsey Clark and other speakers addressed about 3000 protesters in Atlanta calling for ending capital punishment. Clark warned against glorifying violence and urged revering life, noting only one U S execution in a decade and criticizing media sensationalism.
Washington observers say public financing for congressional races is likely to pass soon with President Carter and key leaders backing the measure. House and Senate bills already introduced. hearings set as supporters push for 1978 election implementation. primaries remain the main hurdle.
Supporters argue a federally funded 1976 presidential race proved clean and want the system extended to congress. They cite Udall and Common Cause data showing large, costly influence by interest groups in prior campaigns and a surge of donations in 1976.
The Gazette argues voters supported public funding after tax form checks and a $25 million public kitty for next year. Bills limit matching funds to serious contenders, with little organized opposition but doubt about impartial implementation. House proposal caps at $150,000, Senate at $300,000, raising audit costs and incumbents’ leverage.
Critics reject claims that many congressmen were bought in last year’s elections and frame public financing as good government against special interests. They argue funders exercise First Amendment rights, while opponents call it an incumbents’ protection bill that would boost spending ceilings and require a larger federal bureau to oversee funds.
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