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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1978
Page
6
Iowa lawmakers continue a lengthy session focusing on an Equal Rights Amendment. Proponents cite clear meaning of equal rights for all regardless of sex while foes warn that quibbling could derail passage, risking no ERA at all.
Secretary Califano reports AFDC payment errors fell from 16.5 percent in 1973 to 8.6 percent last year. Misspending now runs about $880 million annually, down from over $1.5 billion, with 11 million AFDC clients and 55 percent federally funded. Improved monitoring and computer analyses sped the fraud search, delivering bipartisan progress and cautious optimism for further gains.
President Carter received 74.9 percent congressional support on his positions, the lowest for a first year Democratic president since Nixon though higher than Ford. Southern lawmakers gave weaker backing, while Midwestern and Northern liberals provided his strongest regional support.
A reader urges The Gazette to restore omitted items such as building permits and church notices, resume a Sunday TV schedule, and fix misprints. They demand full police logs with names and addresses, critique late delivery of weekend editions, sloppy wedding notices, and dirty ink with torn inside sheets.
A Washington Star opinion piece mocks Joe Califano as a paternalistic implementer of a multimillion-dollar anti smoking campaign. It argues the plan risks Prohibition era excesses, increased taxation, and unintended crime while questioning the true motives and effectiveness of such measures. The author reflects on personal quit dates and defends individual freedom against government intrusion.
A reader letter praises National Right To Work Newsletter reprinting The Gazette editorial Labor coin's other side. The writer criticizes unions and liberal media, claiming unions foster laziness and excessive benefits while workers shift from enthusiasm to constant complaining.
A Prairie community letter lauds College Community schools for student oriented care including home visitations by high school staff and the positive impact on education. A second letter argues for immunization laws, urging continued vaccines to protect children and future generations against diphtheria tetanus polio and other diseases.
A concerned citizen calls for balance in reporting police brutality cases. The letter argues officers should be heard, criticizes one sided coverage, explains police duty, and questions withholding police side details while urging fair, complete reporting. It also discusses state liquor taxes and fairness in pricing.
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