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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1973
Page
8
The piece argues against income tax financed political advertising, noting higher taxes to fund campaigns and risks of reduced public services. It cites Watergate’s fallout, calls for tighter caps, and favors small bite inputs from the income tax with enforced policing of all campaign funds to curb corruption and influence.
The piece critiques the phrase just a housewife used on TV shows and argues homemaking should be valued as a skilled, paid service. It cites estimates from Change Times Magazine and Chase Manhattan Bank showing weekly hours and potential annual pay.
An extended satirical riff on modern noble causes that ruin daily life. The piece casts every group from traffic controllers to teachers and hospital staff as sacrificing innocents for lofty aims and questions the morality of such public grievances. It lampoons governments who justify misery in the name of progress.
Letters defend Mount Mercy College growth and campus upgrades noting enrollment near 900 with 60 percent commuter students. Authors dispute labeling the campus a park, urge community support, and argue new lots, walkways, and tree preservation improve access and beauty for students and visitors.
In a reflective musing, the narrator questions how an angry denunciation of a just cause would sour self respect. He imagines lovers, embezzlers, and Palestinian plotters, pondering cycles of victim and victimizer amid a desert fate. The piece closes with a counterfactual about future blame.
William F Buckley Jr argues hearings delay benefits public mood while Nixon seems safe barring a dramatic defection. He notes Barry Goldwater's influence on Republican fate and two possible paths if Nixon resigns or is pressured. Goldwater urges tapes release and stronger leadership without stepping down.
Vice President Spiro Agnew defends himself against an alleged bribe scandal calling the accusations a damned lie and agrees to reveal relevant records. James Reston notes the move signals growing independence in government and a shift toward candor amid the Nixon administration.
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