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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
6
The GAO flags 280 billion in unfunded federal pension promises across civil service military and foreign service. Liabilities rose 79 percent in six years, mainly from not accounting for pay raises and inflation. The report warns this could endanger retirement affordability and widen gaps with private plans.
A Senate rights group highlights pay gaps between male and female staffers and notes House pay practices differ by up to 129 percent. Senator Abourezk calls Rule 50 enforcement stronger or federal codification with an independent body. Clark urges action to end hypocrisy and expand protections to Congress and staff.
Mark Russell quotes President Carter on energy conservation and cites unlikely profit from obscene T shirts. The piece notes a beach scene with a plain shirt and jokes about shirts bearing phrases like Deficit Spending and Government Intrusion.
Chicago federal court pursues a consent decree in a housing case against the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. The government contends the institute and others conspired to deny minority buyers their fair housing rights under the 1968 act. The decree aims to control thought, a point highlighted by the reporter.
A Cedar Rapids reader denounces Moonie sect activities and accuses local police and officials, including Commissioner Colton and Police Chief Clift, of leniency. The letter warns of alleged brainwashing and profiteering by the Moonies and urges action against the group nationwide.
The letter criticizes negotiators for Panama talks as lacking constitutional authority arguing only Congress can cede U S property in the Canal Zone. It condemns talks with Torrijos as blackmail and urges recalling negotiators and insisting on keeping the canal with U S control and proceeds from Alaska oil. It cites figures and voices including Ellsworth Bunker McAuliffe Helms and Rudd.
A quote discusses how a man’s fedora reflects character with styles signaling irresponsibility aggression nervousness and wealth, noting how tipping or forward tilt changes perception.
Government charges that the AIREA textbook The Appraisal of Real Estate embedded racial religious and ethnic bias. A consent decree requires edits for the seventh edition and seminars to teach new doctrine, removing biased language and focusing on nonracial appraisal factors.
New York Times Service profiles California governor Jerry Brown as he blends ecology with technology and space talk. The piece notes his rising national profile, lingering charm, and debated tax moves while weighing whether he can become a lasting political force. Linda Ronstadt is spotlighted as a California icon near Brown’s office.
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