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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1976
Page
6
Editorial page from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Tuesday January 13 1976 presents opinion pieces and commentary. It reflects local civic matters and public concerns through concise editorials.
City officials argue for a computerized system linking signal timing to train speed to improve safety and reduce near misses. They warn that state board conclusions overlook the cost of delay, wasted fuel, and driver time, urging priority for street traffic in cross-rail interactions.
The proposed Death Match plan to film in Western Samoa and Fiji islands faces a court ban after Nat Ural attempts to stop it. The American Humane Association doubts the project citing cruelty concerns and questions the science behind the spectacle. Promoters claim a 3000 pound great white will starve to increase appetite, but experts say such a scenario is unlikely and dangerous.
Safire notes China welcomed David and Julie Eisenhower warmly while signaling a return to earlier opening policies. Beijing’s actions contrast with Kissinger and Ford receptions as Mao’s regime focuses on Chou En-lai’s funeral and counters Soviet pressure through Sino American cooperation.
The writer rebukes building trades officials for resigning over the common situs picketing veto, arguing the President acted prudently amid public opposition. They critique TM promoters and cite Psychology Today on TM data, urging Iowa legislators to fix a 50 percent property tax increase from 1973 and to contact their representatives now.
The report describes Norman Cousins speaking at Coe College and a KCRG cameraman filming during the event. It summarizes a long view of U S China policy, noting the China Soviet dynamic, the Nixon era, the Taiwan question, and the potential for a renewed two way detente with emphasis on strengthening China ties while balancing pressure on Japan and Southeast Asia.
Editorial Research Reports discusses Xerox sponsorship of Esquire's bicentennial profile of America by Harrison Salisbury. It notes the $40,000 fee, $15,000 travel costs, and $115,000 planned advertising for 1976 while stressing editors' control. It warns of blurred lines between advertising and editorial content and potential precedent concerns in media funding.
The Gazette editorial questions whether TM is harmful while noting the method’s claimed consciousness alteration. It cites Maharishi’s inconsistent explanations and accounts from former meditators of agonizing experiences, inability to move during alarms, bad TM trips, and possible severe personality changes.
George Wallace, candidate for the 1976 Democratic nomination, shows strong core support but fails to beat major rivals in head to head matchups. A Harris Survey of 1,475 adults finds him second to Kennedy or Humphrey in many scenarios, with Carter beating him decisively outside the South.
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