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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1977
Page
6
Governor Ray urged legislative fixes after recent failures to keep Iowa meetings open. He called for removing the broad catch all provision that allows secret sessions and replacing it with explicit allowed reasons for closing meetings, arguing openness serves public interest better.
City council eyed a revised solicitation ordinance to curb pushy fund raisers including Sun Yung Moon's Unification Church while narrowing fees for nonprofits. Debates centered on safety crackdown and fears over impacting Girl Scouts and boosters. The plan aims to clean up solicitation while preserving authority to remove obnoxious beggars and enforce trespass or peace disturbance charges.
A reader rebukes James J. Kilpatrick for stereotyping women as Schlaflys or Steinems and cites the IWY Commission report. The letter notes marriage as a partnership and calls for homemaker recognition under social security plus programs aiding displaced homemakers to achieve self-sufficiency.
The text notes wide backing for IWY Commission suggestions among women including mothers and homemakers. It warns against divide-and-conquer tactics by Mr Kilpatrick that would sap energy from constructive efforts toward advancement and guidance.
The piece argues that CFR and Trilateral Commission members guided the Carter administration, naming officials across the executive and diplomatic ranks. It asserts a single establishment conspiracy by Rockefeller-connected figures, listing figures such as Zbigniew Brzezinski Cyrus Vance Harold Brown Mike Blumenthal and James Woolsey among CFR operatives shaping policy and appointments.
A reflective line urges hopeful participation, claiming smiles may persuade more to support a worthy good. The note emphasizes virtue over negative looks and invites public endorsement of virtuous aims.
A Cedar Rapids reader expresses gratitude to the band and director for the summer concerts that provided free entertainment twice weekly. The writer praises the musicians and emphasizes the summer’s pleasant impact on the community.
The Gazette invites reader letters up to 400 words with one letter per writer every 30 days. Submissions may be condensed or edited without changing meaning and must not be anonymous. Writers should include name, address, and readable handwritten signature for authentication. telephone numbers are for internal use only.
A New York Times analysis explores the paradox of bombs as human expression yet dangerous tools. It contrasts the H-bomb’s destructive mess with the neutron bomb’s claimed precision, questioning tactical use and the risk of normalizing nuclear war. The piece weighs government rationale against public unease and Moscow’s likely reactions.
Tom Wicker argues US presidents failed to curb Soviet telephone eavesdropping, noting NSA limits, potential risks to privacy, and the need for clear legal authority. Moynihan proposes a bill requiring notice to citizens, requests to stop spying, and possible expulsion of foreign officials to strengthen enforcement.
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