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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1977
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Gazette presents editorial commentary on local issues for Saturday February 5 1977. Opinion pieces analyze city governance social priorities and community concerns with the paper's characteristic stance.
The piece argues for linking security aid to human rights records, allowing aid cuts for torturers and repressors while permitting exceptions for extraordinary circumstances. It notes Ford opposition, Carter's leverage idea, and tests with the Philippines, South Korea, Iran, Peru, Indonesia, Argentina and Haiti, urging month to month monitoring and timely suspensions for rights violations.
NBC secures the TV rights to the 1980 Olympics in Moscow with an estimated 80 million deal after CBS exits the bidding. The article notes ABC concedes, and NBC faces challenges of reporting from Soviet hostility and hostile conditions, while CBS had dropped out despite the high price.
A letter to the editor presents a personal prayer asking God to help forgive humanity for energy misuse, ozone depletion, earthquakes from atomic blasting, nuclear waste, ocean pollution, and the spread of violent weapons. The author asks for mercy and a place for souls.
An editorial lauds a new contract won by the National Treasury Employees Union representing IRS field workers. The accord grants paid time off for emergency auto repairs without penalties or charging sick leave, a move urged to inspire broader labor gains and employer generosity as April 15 tax filing approaches.
Russell Baker contrasts a 1957 mindset with the 1977 United States, noting little seems changed despite major events. He observes recurring public fatigue, shifts in politics, and a demand for stability as Carter promises quiet values, warning of future public sleep cycles.
In a heated forum piece, the author questions Congress member Charles Grassley about a recently passed gas control bill. The writer argues emergency relief is needed now and wonders if Grassley reviles the measure as a political issue rather than aiding starving eastern residents.
A 21 year old white American male describes challenges returning to work after time served. He questions social acceptance for ex cons and non felons, asks who will hire him, and expresses desire to serve and support his family. He notes government benefits and juvenile chances shaped his path. He asks for opportunities despite conviction history.
In the January snowstorm a family endured a power outage and a frozen oxygen supply. With roads blocked, a highway department snowplow crew on Highway 94, five rescuers, and assistance from Kacena Telephone and Kadlee companies aided an invalid husband in urgent danger, possibly saving his life.
The Metropolitan Kiwanis Club of Cedar Rapids thanks residents for support in collecting about $2,000 on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve outside state liquor stores. Begun in 1972, the drive aids local needy children and celebrates decades of community generosity.
A reader criticizes the redesigned Sunday sections for disorganization and calls for restoring the prior format. The letter also analyzes the Roots miniseries noting it rekindled racial fears, prompting regret over delayed progress toward viewing blacks and whites as plain people.
A reader questions the American Medical Association's stance on doctors and dentists with drug or alcohol problems. They argue all individuals should be treated equally and wonder why clinicians are not admitted to psychiatric wards until they recover.
The Gazette invites reader opinions with a 400 word limit and one letter per writer every 30 days. All letters may be condensed or edited without changing meaning, and none published anonymously. Writers should sign with name address and readable handwritten signature, followed by a phone number for authentication.
The writer criticizes the show Mary Hartman for demoralizing content and confusing normalcy with illness. The author praises WMT for removing it from the air, calling the anti-heroes’ behavior troubling but focusing on the broader issue of decency in programming.
The white tailed kite, once endangered, has rebounded and flourishes along Los Angeles freeways. Broad grassy shoulders and dividers provide habitat for prey while motorists spot flocks of up to one hundred. Estimates place the population near a thousand as pollution fears fade against the bird's toughness.
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