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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1978
Page
6
Editorial page features commentary and opinions from the newspaper staff on current events. The piece discusses social issues political developments and editorials reflecting the paper’s stance. It surveys readers concerns and offers perspectives likely tied to the era.
An article argues that government workers collect dual pensions and salaries, highlighting Thomas L. Johns a HEW official who also gets retirement pay from the Secret Service. It notes disability clauses, DC police disability figures, and criticizes widespread dubious disability claims as costly to taxpayers.
The U S House debates how to televise proceedings with either House run gear or a network pool. Proponents of House control promise decorum while network pooling aims for balance and broader public access, noting tight control may curb understanding and viewers may tune out.
Washington reports a House Judiciary subcommittee plans hearings on merit selection for federal prosecutors. Rep. Robert Kastenmeier leads the panel and expects Attorney General Bell to say if the administration backs the idea. Bell previously resisted merit selection despite Carter’s pledge.
A Harris Survey finds the public gives Congress 63 percent negative as a body while rating their own congressmen 43 percent negative. Senior senators show 42 percent negative, near the president’s 49 percent, suggesting a potential public stalemate between the White House and Congress. Regional and party patterns show varied sentiment across states and regions.
A reader disputes Brice Oakley's stance as lieutenant governor candidate, noting his House record showed opposition to opening collective bargaining to the public. The letter accuses him of duplicity and criticizes his impact on voter trust.
A speaker denounces large tax cuts as risky for the economy, warning that revenue shortfalls would follow expanding deficits. He cautions about an energy crunch and dwindling petroleum, urges restraint on public spending, and notes luxuries funded by debt as unsustainable for future generations.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues against denying homeowners insurance to wood heated homes. He warns inflation and energy scarcity threaten a new downturn and criticizes insurers for discriminatory pricing, noting multiple households rely on wood and have paid premiums on time.
A Gazette letter urges abortion responsibility lie with individuals not taxpayers. It questions funding via taxes, calls for private donations to family planning clinics, and suggests a court-supported split of abortion costs or childraising responsibilities. The writer cites rape, incest, and personal accountability to reduce abortions and aid ADC recipients.
The piece argues abortion is murder if the fetus is a person citing medical and Biblical evidence. It notes 24 week fetuses, calls abortion a devastating choice, and urges reading Magna Denes works for guidance on right and wrong.
A resident criticizes the Cedar Rapids Streets Department for lacking funds for snow removal and questions past spending. The letter claims higher taxes to cover deficits and accuses city leadership of waste, citing sand stockpiles, flood control, and urban renewal as misused resources.
A Cedar Rapids reader complains about Match Game and similar programming. He cites CBS contracts and Des Moines KCCI-TV actions and urges a concerted effort to press management for change. He notes Bill Hippee of the Des Moines station praised for prompt complaints response.
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