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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1978
Page
8
The piece argues for new laws to curb police searches of third parties without notice or hearing, aiming to protect press premises and private files. It discusses defining coverage limits for newsrooms, relatives, and uninvolved individuals while urging broad constitutional safeguards and timely reforms by Congress.
Conservatives at the Iowa state convention pushed to strike a mild Equal Rights Amendment plank, losing the roll call 1861 to 1644. The plank urged ratification of the ERA within the seven year period, aligning with Iowa’s 1972 ratification and the original party platform.
A New York Times analysis argues the feminist movement has produced a large literary output and political energy but faces internal pushback from women who feel elites alienate daily life. It suggests the ERA stalls as enthusiasm wanes and calls for a broader mobilization of housewives to sustain the movement.
The court rejects a rigid color blind rule and allows race to be a factor in admissions. Justices split over Civil Rights Act readings but agree universities may pursue affirmative action to remedy past discrimination while avoiding fixed quotas. Harvard example cited as a model of diverse selection.
Theodore M Bernstein discusses misused words like kilter and whom and analyzes language change. He cites Dr. T J Kennedy and Bob Lewis, cites Mario Pei on Latin endings, and notes Safire’s definition of street smarts as insider political sensitivity.
A U.S. Senator endorses The Gazette editorial criticizing uneven federal railroad crossing safety funding. He describes an amendment to the 1978 Federal-Aid Highway Act adopted by the Senate committee, shifting half the distribution to the number of crossings and boosting Iowa by 2.5 million dollars next year while preserving state area population and route factors.
The Gazette has called attention to reconstructing unsafe bridges in editorial pieces. An amendment would raise bridge aid from 180 million to 450 million annually and allow funds for repair and replacement on state, local, and federal bridges. It would also shift railroad crossing safety funds to Iowa without increasing total authorization, freeing federal transportation dollars for urgent bridge repair. The highway bill, approved by the Environment and Public Works Committee, awaits Senate floor action with expectations of summer approval.
Speaker questions the link between drinking and accidents while criticizing film content bans and gun prohibition. He asks why drugs, marijuana, and dope are treated differently and questions enforcement of drinking under influence and crime prevention.
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