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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1978
Page
6
Reports indicate Cedar Rapids may appoint its first black police officer in over 30 years, with mediation progress between police and the black community. Officials express cautious optimism while awaiting the uniformed officer Elliott and the full mediation accord to be released within days.
The piece argues five year automobile loans risk higher total interest, extended debt and depreciation. It contrasts coastal lenders pushing 60 month terms with Midwest skepticism, noting rising car prices, household debt at 21 percent of take home pay, and potential economic instability if such loans spread.
The editorial argues America should ratify the Universal Declaration covenants and join regional courts, noting progress in Peking and elsewhere. It stresses practical benefits, cites the European Court of Human Rights, and asserts the U S record on civil liberties is strong enough to justify active participation.
Letter praising the people of Marion and Cedar Rapids for support after the death of Virgil Ames. The writer notes heartfelt sympathy, meals, and assistance from Virgil's friends, the St. Pius X prayer group, sisters, and priests, calling Iowa towns a model of community spirit.
A writer urges giving lasting gifts this Christmas by teaching children to pray and have faith. The article emphasizes reading a prayer book or Bible together daily, noting this spiritual inheritance helps children endure hard days and blesses parents in later years.
In Williamsburg Virginia Republican governors, now 18 strong, meet to review 1978 wins and plan influence on the 1980 GOP nomination. Only Illinois Governor James Thompson is seen as a possible candidate, while most favor keeping options open and using patronage to build local party organizations. Ronald Reagan faces lukewarm support from this moderates-led group.
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate column critiques civilian evacuation plans amid Cold War fears. It argues huge travel chaos, fuel shortages, and unusable shelters, calling evacuation a dangerous illusion and urging truth and peace as the sole defense against nuclear war.
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