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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1977
Page
6
Editorial argues against building a new gym annex on the Kent State site. It says memorials should be living through education and peacework rather than shrines to a tragic 1970 campus confrontation. The Center for Peaceful Change exemplifies such living memory.
The piece notes a 38 billion dollar gap in pensions from America's 100 largest corporations and Social Security. It argues ending mandatory retirement at 65 could reduce pension burden, keep workers employed, and lessen future tax pressure, while acknowledging market and promotion impacts. It cites a Harris poll showing 86 percent support ending compulsory retirement and mentions Rep. Paul Findley championing a bill.
The July 9 letter pokes fun at a Cedar Rapids ordinance banning shirtless men from licensed venues. Its satire skewers the equal rights amendment and imagines bikinis for men, joking about the Supreme Court making the sexes identical and noting the humor brightens Saturday paper.
The author argues the neutron bomb reflects collective madness by the logic and system that develop and sustain it. Government and corporate leaders are called criminally insane and to be committed to institutions for engaging in these war and power games.
A reader asserts a recent Gazette piece and a July editorial misrepresent District Associate Judge John Siebenmann. The letter states he has stayed silent but provides context to counter the misleading portrayal and seeks factual clarification.
A reader recounts errors in a Gazette article on juvenile justice, noting a sixth felony charge and probation claim were incorrect. She describes a July 5 meeting with city officials that clarified judicial processes, resulting in better understanding and promised cooperation with juvenile court and probation offices.
Editor lauds Judge Siebenmann of Linn Johnson Jones Tama Benton and Iowa counties for tireless service to six counties. He worked 24 hours daily, visited training schools, and kept objectivity to curb vindictiveness and leniency. The note cites dedication but acknowledges the paper’s focus on probation reform rather than the judge.
A Senate subcommittee pamphlet by Herman Schwartz notes that federal and state eavesdropping since 1968 produced limited criminal results, mostly in gambling and drug cases, with high costs and many inconclusive or useless taps. It argues reforms are needed as civil liberties risks outweigh supposed security gains.
Harris Survey of 1,625 adults finds strong opposition to a total saccharin ban even as the FDA allows sales as a nonprescription drug. Public confidence in the agency wanes and many favor labeling to enable consumer choice.
Don Bertrand, chairman, thanks contributors who bought tickets, played at a Linn county course, or gave gifts, money, or time to the 1977 Tee-Off Against Cancer. The campaign aims to wipe out cancer in a lifetime through team effort.
Mr Gross of the Citizens Committee on Alcoholism pushes for county wide treatment. He cites the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center as a known facility and seeks locations of other agencies offices. Mr and Mrs Richard Steinke 228 Fourteenth street NE.
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