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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1978
Page
6
The U S Senate approved a 73 to 1 move to stop most Ugandan coffee imports, aiming to undermine Idi Amin's dictatorship. The measure targets Uganda's coffee sector while noting Amin's regime has committed mass killings and enjoys limited foreign backing.
An Iowa City historian and State Historical Society director clash publicly over a private corporation’s role in a three way history complex. The letter of reprimand signals potential action if staff continue to oppose the board’s stance, raising questions of free speech and official influence in public policy.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Gerald Rafshoon’s rise in the White House shifts briefing duties from Stuart Eizenstat to Rafshoon He prefers terse formulae on inflation energy tax reform and other questions while Eizenstat gave longer memoranda A Powell Rafshoon clash is possible but not proven with a noted dispute over Shcharansky’s conviction during the European tour.
A letter questions how the Czech Village Association missed recognizing Old Towne Inn as a Czech restaurant in Czech Village Cedar Rapids. Readers propose reasons including invisibility behind a carpet store and menu variety undermining its Czech identity, noting the presence of Czechoslovakian Pilsner bottled beer.
A letter praises Geraldine Loupee and Maryann Kucera for community service and school advocacy. It urges equal media coverage for all associates, questions advertising influences, and invites voters to the September 12 election. The writer commends Loupee’s child focused work and Kucera’s school involvement.
Carl Kane discusses public relations clinics and the balance between theory and practice. He urges PR professionals to distill core methods into teachable basics, stress two-way communication, and evaluate public interest before pushing campaigns.
James J. Kilpatrick argues opponents of tuition tax credits overreact with hyperbole. He outlines the plan for a tax credit of up to 250 dollars per college dependent or 100 dollars for dependent in nonpublic schools, compares it to BEOGs, discusses constitutional questions, and notes governmental control risks while urging calm debate.
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