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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1978
Page
6
Editorial page summarizes opinions and commentary from the newspaper on national and local issues. It reflects the editorial stance and tone of the publication with several short opinion pieces and a closing note from the editors.
The month long national farm strike questions who is affected and how. It notes uncertain counts of reduced spending and food withholding while Congress weighs price supports and an aggressive export policy. White House proposals include crop insurance disaster payments. The piece sees potential gains from winter turmoil and calls the effort a form of rural bargaining.
The Council on Wage and Price Stability urges ICC to probe a new 10 percent fare rise atop last May’s 11 percent increase for Greyhound Trailways and smaller carriers. The piece notes bus service costs rise with fare hikes, Amtrak subsidies, and the ongoing role of affordable bus travel for the poor and elderly.
Washington reports the Justice Department struck a deal making Park a prosecution witness with immunity and no congressional testimony obligation. Jaworski condemns the accord as selling out congressional interests while officials say Park may testify in Seoul and later before Congress, shaping a pivotal bribery trial and U S policy toward Seoul.
A reader thanks strangers who aided her husband after a December 19 head on collision on Highway 30 near Cedar Rapids. She notes two men pulled his door open, two women including a nurse helped, a doctor stopped, and Mercy Hospital treated him. She reminds to buckle up, citing seatbelt safety amid snow.
A reader questions who pays damages after a car incident involving Robert Mayer and criticizes Sheriff Workman funding. The letter cites hospital care for a newborn and recommends St. Luke's with Be mus, Wessel, Davis and Vanourny. It also denounces Panama treaties, naming lenders like the Norodny Bank of Moscow and the Eximbank, and accuses liberal elements of supporting communism.
A car owner recalls a theft on Oct 2 1976 from near Armor Ballroom and recovery behind Mentzer School in Marion with 345 damage. Robert Mayer was later convicted Feb 1977 for operating without the owner’s consent and sentenced to four months with two suspended plus restitution.
A letter discusses doctors pressuring patients toward St Luke's for high risk pregnancies, praising St Luke's newborn ICU. The writer recalls June 1977 decisions and credits specific physicians Bemus Wessel Davis Vanourny for steering toward St Luke's.
Union members on strike at the Lefe bvre Corp invited Santa Claus to the plant around 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve to hand out apples and oranges to children of striking fathers. Report notes local TV stations were told but did not attend. The piece suggests a scheduled fight would have drawn reporters if it occurred.
A short, satirical line from Carl Riblet Jr. presented under InterOcean Press Syndicate. The piece hints at a humorous division of brains into male and female with a skeptical third kind that denies any difference.
The federal study on U S gambling patterns finds legal gambling expands illegal activity and boosts overall gambling. a majority of adults gamble and many favor legalization, yet proceeds often flow to shady operators.
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