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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1978
Page
4
A Los Angeles Times survey shows 70 percent believe Prop 13 approval won’t cut essential services. Californians face drastic budget trimming as local governments must Indiana reckon with ongoing crises, while critics warn volunteer fundraising cannot cover recurring needs. East Coast pundits misjudge local fiscal realities.
The piece discusses abortion politics in Iowa, where anti abortion candidates influence ballots while pro choice advocates seek clarity. It notes tensions over labels such as pro life and pro abortion and suggests using pro birth for opponents and pro birth for supporters’ rivals.
A letter argues that world government plans erode the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, urging opposition to UN centered treaties signed in October 1977. It warns of centralized rule, loss of private property, UN arrest power, and a cashless economy managed by federally controlled regions and appointed officials.
A letter argues a national police agency would subsume local units financed by LEAA grants and federal money. It warns executive orders could create a federal dictatorship, controlling food, money, transit, and utilities, while urging political action to remove Trilateral senators. It ends with religious counsel to study the New Testament and reconcile faith with law.
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate reflection on Allan Bakke and the Supreme Court ruling described as a definitive Carter era decision. It portrays the decision as a dramatic legal event with broad political and social implications and hints at future professional outcomes for Bakke.
The piece argues Gerald Rafshoon, Carter’s media adviser, installed in Nixon’s former hideaway across from the White House, should steer a comeback plan. It urges bold moves like public appearances, tough speeches, attacking media, and even Mondale as a foil to counter sinking polls and revive support.
A grass roots push to convene a constitutional convention to ban abortions gains momentum with 13 of 34 required states calling on Congress. Pro and anti abortion groups clash over the method and risks, while allies and opponents mount legal and legislative pressure amid a debated open ended agenda.
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