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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1978
Page
6
The piece denounces the 15 cent first class and 10 cent postcard hikes and attacks no denomination A stamps used to launch the rate change. It argues the plan shows poor preparation, urges longer lead times, and calls for clearer labeling and better public notice to prevent future confusion.
Marv Selden Jr. has served as Iowa state comptroller since 1961, shaping policy by modernizing accounting with computer systems, consolidating agencies, and creating an open public view of the budget. He will resign after 18 years, leaving big shoes for a successor.
A satirical Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece mocks claims of witches demons and Satan worshipers in the military. It jokes about moonlit nude dances and cursed troops while quipping on drafts presidents and pacifists.
The piece argues Proposition 13 the Jarvis Gann tax limit would slash property taxes from 2.8 percent to 1 percent of full cash value and cap assessed value rises. It warns of fiscal disruption to counties cities and schools and notes a tense public debate with Governor Brown calling it chaos and supporters optimistic about savings.
Cy Douglass of Marion notes a Gazette feature miscredits Nancy Self with living in three centuries. He explains the Christian era counting and when the 20th century began, January 1, 1901, urging readers to use arithmetic to keep century boundaries straight.
A reader warns of a supposed conspiracy by communists to wreck the U.S. economy and push a one world government. The letter claims crime, hope, the economy, and the canal are tied to the plot and urges action to prevent it, insisting the danger is real.
A church assembly narrowly defeats a proposal to ordain practicing homosexuals while praising a minority of 50 delegates who supported gay ministry. The article critiques the majority for fear and prejudice, urging forgiveness for the 600 delegates opposed.
A May 23 letter agrees with prior commentary on publicity for farm commodities. The author notes attention should come from the paper in general, not solely the farm department.
The text claims President Carter’s foreign policy is guided by a Trilateral agenda involving Russia China Cuba and Panama. It alleges a troop withdrawal from Korea and appeasement of rivals to form a new world order, criticizing advisers Brzezinski Mondale Warnke Linowitz and denouncing NATO ties and U.S. leadership in the hemisphere.
In a light primary Iowa chooses among five statewide races with the lieutenant governor contest drawing the most attention. Delegates favor Terry Branstad as the strongest Republican, citing agriculture leadership and a record of party loyalty. Branstad, from Winnebago County, is presented as Ray’s likely successor if the governor vacates the post to pursue a U.S. Senate seat.
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