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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1978
Page
6
A California judge ruled that a NBC suit over the 1974 film Born Innocent requires proof of willful incitement to rape, framing the debate on whether vivid screen violence drives real aggression and if such depictions are essential to plotting.
Advocates cite 6.2 percent jobless rate this year and teen job struggles as proof the higher wage boosts joblessness, while opponents note potential deeper drops if bottom pay had not risen from 2.30 to 2.65. The piece cites WSJ analysis of teen and minority unemployment and warns of future layoff risk before further increases to 2.90 in 1980 and 3.35 in 1981.
A Harris poll of 1,153 adults shows rising concern over the dollar's decline amid oil import costs and inflation fears. Voters link the weak dollar to President Carter's economic policy and view the downturn as a symbol of the administration's overall effectiveness.
In Minnesota's rural southwest, the Countryside Council coordinates 19 counties serving 340000 residents. Grants from the W K Kellogg Foundation fund task forces on telephone service railroad freight arts and youth farming finance and energy with impact reaching St Paul Washington and local communities. The council aims to amplify citizen voices to influence policy and public services across the region.
A reader questions national park proposals and resource limits in Alaska while contrasting Iowa notions of land use. The letter advocates Gerry Loupee for Cedar Rapids school board with emphasis on accessibility, information processing, taxpayer interests, and child-centered policy before the Sept. 12 election.
The piece notes a rising, largely Jewish, emigration from the Soviet Union with over 13 000 leaving January to July 1978 and totals climbing through 1977. It contrasts publicized dissident trials with a hidden exodus, suggesting unclear motives and a puzzling pattern.
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