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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1978
Page
8
The article discusses a Senate vote on a 3-cent gas tax rise set to take effect in 144-cent portions next July 1 and again on the same date in 1979. It notes strong public dislike of higher levies and contrasts the unpopular increase with the option of no new tax, highlighting the debate over its merits.
The editorial argues a 11 percent gasoline increase and a 3144 cent diesel rise are needed to raise about 57 million annually for highways. It notes fairness, inflation alignment, and the split of funds among cities, counties, and state roads, with Senate-House reconciliation and Governor Ray's signature key to bipartisan approval.
The compromise farm aid bill from Capitol Hill conferees faces skepticism as Iowa Senator Clark fails to push corn loan and target price hikes. Farmers and observers cite fear of politics over practical reform, noting cost estimates and a four year emergency program.
The piece critiques fragmented U S foreign policy under Carter, with multiple voices and conflicting aims. It notes Israel’s Moshe Dayan lobbying against the Saudi and Egyptian arms plan, private Senate sessions, and questions of constitutional congressional vetoes and executive restraint. It highlights White House confusion over who voices the presidency.
President Carter told Cyrus Vance not to publicly mention human rights during the Moscow visit, aligning with adviser Marshall Shulman. NSC staff criticize the move as risking a tougher stance while noting Vance privately raised rights in a three hour talks in private.
A letter from a company representative in Iowa thanks the honest person who found a wallet at Stage 4 Theatre last April 11. The manager Sally reported no name was left, so the writer could not issue a reward for the return of the wallet containing credit cards and $80 in cash.
A reader condemns greed and political inaction amid rising costs. The note praises local Howard Johnson staff for help with a sales trip and earmarks remaining funds to a Glendale Heights special education school. The piece criticizes Mr. Van Nostrand as a U S Senate candidate linked to utilities.
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate analysis warns that political terrorism has expanded into an international network challenging democratic governments. It cites major incidents from 1972 to 1977, urges collective action, and notes the need for intergovernmental cooperation to immobilize the terrorists.
The Gazette editors compare the TV drama The Holocaust to present world events, accusing abortion of mass murder of unborn children. The piece likens fetal life to Jewish victims, urging readers to stop the slaughter for moral and religious reasons.
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