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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1978
Page
6
Opinion polls by Gallup and Harris show broad approval for the Equal Rights Amendment with 58-31 and 55-38 margins. Legislatures resist due to intense organized opposition, while a quieter majority backs the ERA, suggesting it could still pass if lawmakers heed public sentiment.
The piece argues rising public disdain for unpopular rules fuels essential service walkouts. It cites the Memphis fire strike with 200 plus fires and arson arrests, notes Dayton history, and critiques arbitration and settlement laws as insufficient to prevent lawbreaking and erosion of oath commitments.
A reader urges fair mediation and public support for a balanced, honest police force. The letter emphasizes police pay, responsibility, and honesty, calls for airing charges in the Brown Derby and Rompot incidents, and questions minority representation and protection in disputed areas. The author seeks equal justice and a well supported, safe city.
A grandparent recounts a near miss when a 2 year old fell from a car after a door opened on a street turn. The child suffered bruises but was not seriously hurt and the writer urges use of car lock devices priced around five dollars to prevent such accidents.
The June 18 Gazette Trend section interviews sociologist Robert Schrank of the Ford Foundation. He argues schmoozing is just goofing off unless it clarifies goals and motivates workers, and notes real power rests with those who know and care most. He critiques Proposition 13 tax cuts and urges supporting farmers with parity prices to boost Iowa and national wealth.
The Los Angeles Times Syndicate sketches a bold, period style plea urging women to adopt aggressive actions and strict appearance rules until the ERA is ratified, including extreme beachwear bans and relentless practice routines.
Syndicated columnist Smith Hempstone argues that many looters during New York City's blackout were not punished and that a Ford Foundation study by Robert Curvin and Bruce Porter divides looting into three phases. He suggests police restraint and questions the motive of harsher crime deterrents, noting demographics and injuries among officers.
A parent recalls a frightening CAR DOOR incident from Saturday night July 9 and urges others to learn from the near miss to protect children. The writer stresses the pain and lasting concern for families and calls for awareness and caution.
A Harris Survey of 1 567 adults shows water pollution tops environmental worries, with 69 percent rating lakes and rivers pollution as very serious and 66 percent concerned about factory toxic substances. Optimism grows about future pollution decline and ecology controls.
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