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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
6
A New York City Criminal Justice Agency study of 2000 of 2700 arrestees finds 45 percent had jobs, 40 percent were jobless, and 15 percent were students during the blackout looting. Repeat arrests were common, with 65 percent previously arrested.
Iowa Adj. Gen. Joseph May resigns amid a controversy over using Air Guard planes for personal trips to Pensacola to visit his fiancée. He repaid 2300 dollars after admitting at least five flights, with defense that planes were south for maintenance, though no maintenance occurred. The episode prompts questions about flight record keeping and judgment.
The Pentagon reportedly transferred 5000 staff deemed unstable and untrustworthy for nuclear duty. A cautionary rule advocates pairing stable personnel with stable weapons. The piece also notes Bert Lance related borrowing talk and PLO signals on recognizing Israel, ending with a proverb about rabbit hunting.
Washington sources report Democratic leaders urge postponing formal Panama treaty debate to January or February citing unfavorable public opinion. Senate Majority Leader Byrd says polls show about 75 percent oppose giving up the canal and warns against rushing ratification before the text or wider discussion.
A Wall Street Journal editorial argues that fraud and abuse in federal programs defy moral blame alone, noting billions lost yearly to housing, Medicaid, and fraud prosecutions. It urges accountability, better rules, and leadership to curb the giveaway ethos amid rising federal spending.
Dr Ernest Noble of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism labels alcohol the dirtiest drug. He warns that no tissue escapes its effects and cites massive U S consumption of beer wine and spirits as a danger of deception and moral wrecks at sea.
A reader critiques alcohol policy and crime concerns, arguing liquor sales impact homes and public services while praising Catherine Eckstein's dove article. The letter condemns hunting and urges Iowa officials to address crime inflation energy and unemployment instead of wildlife culling.
Theodore M. Bernstein surveys quirky language notes from a column about expressions like close but no cigar and unlike usage. He discusses origins of baleful in a reader question and clarifies historical sense from Old English bealu.
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