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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
6
The article argues for controlled human studies to assess Laetrile’s cancer effects, noting FDA and medical stance plus state legalizations. It stresses that testing could provide tangible comparisons, while maintaining that personal choice and limited government interference should guide its use amid lingering doubt and misuse.
The article argues a nutrition act amendment would let junior high and middle school students refuse unwanted foods, aligning with high school veto rights. It questions extending the policy to grade schoolers while noting government roles in subsidized lunches and the futility of forcing vegetables that students dislike.
Theodore Bernstein discusses plural usage for contents versus content as singular meaning and critiques Time magazine’s headline style. He notes Latin roots for content and its heteronym con tent. The piece explores language oddities and gives usage guidance.
The letter questions why police avoid lethal force amid arsenal buildup by the elderly and asks if fear of punishment from a bleeding heart society or limits on officers using judgment explain the shift. It contrasts frontier justice with modern constraints on force and ponders officer restraint.
A reader decries media sympathy for criminals and urges the paper to defend harsher punishment. The letter cites overturned convictions and light sentences for theft and violence, warns of rising vigilante sentiment, and demands assurances against criminal impunity. The writer warns readers will take justice into their own hands if crimes go unpunished.
In Houston the Texas Hospital Association's 5000 members critique President Carter and Secretary Califano for cost containment that would cap hospital revenue increases at nine percent for 1977 78. They warn price controls may fail and hurt efficient hospitals while nursing shortages and rising costs threaten care nationwide.
Observers argue high hospital costs reflect overinvestment and inefficiency while fearing a 9 percent Medicare ceiling signals broader federal control. Administrators note heavy paperwork and reliance on Medi care and Medicare payments. Critics blame excess capacity and room vacancies amid public distrust.
The Transbus introduces a low floor wide door and retractable ramp enabling wheelchair users to board intracity buses. The design could cut boarding time by half and reduce trip time by 10 percent while improving ride quality and cutting accidents, backed by DOT funding and advocacy groups.
In a Gazette letter, a reader derides mass transit as dehumanizing and impractical. He likens rides during rush hour to a crowded, uncomfortable ordeal and criticizes subsidies and models that claim energy savings.
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