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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1978
Page
6
President Carter highlighted the tax bias in favor of married status and called for elimination of the marriage penalty. A lower court ruling against two Indiana couples stands as the Supreme Court declines to hear the case, leaving reform to Congress amid political sensitivity and growing deductions for married couples.
The article outlines Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano push for stronger measures to curb smoking. Proposals include airline bans, federal building rules, tougher warnings, potential federal limits on nicotine tar and carbon monoxide, and a possible tax shift, with a $23 million public education campaign amid rising cancer and heart disease links.
A TOPS Club Inc member corrects the Gazette on weighing rules and privacy. Members weigh in at meetings but actual weights stay private between member and weight recorder. TOPS emphasizes individual diet plans set by doctors, support, and volunteer leadership with minimal fees to cover expenses.
A reader recounts students drafting letters to the editor about pollution and Cedar River woes. The writer urges civic action at City Hall to address odors and dead fish near Cedar Rapids.
Readers discuss pollution in Cedar Rapids, litter, and proposed changes like higher train tracks and a new parking lot. Letters critique snowmobile use, advocate environmental respect, and call for nonpolluting recreation such as cross country skiing.
James J. Kilpatrick argues Washington overreacts to Marston ouster, blaming Carter's handling and the two party system decline. He cites merit rules, political appointments, and the ethics of removing officials, urging adherence to the maxim to throw out the rascals first to fix government.
Carl Riblet Jr asserts that lies in politics rely on a speaker and a listener. He argues the public’s gullibility fuels deceit and urges readers to recognize and resist manipulative messaging.
The Christian Science Monitor editorial condemns Rolling Stones coverage of the Sex Pistols in London and their U S debut. It notes media sensationalism and high interview fees despite the band’s lack of chart hits and poor musical merit.
A reader asks whether to use in or on with phrases like strong curbs to antibiotics in feed. The author notes no universal rule and cites linguistic shifts from measuring phrases to adjective noun forms, plus discussion of glasses and case usage.
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