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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1978
Page
6
A Gallup survey shows 57 percent regard UFOs as real, with belief linked to extraterrestrial visitation for many. Fifty-one percent think there are people like us on other planets, up from past years, while scientists demand tangible proof. The poll suggests growing willingness to fund search for evidence and a change in how Americans view life beyond Earth.
Supreme Court rules cities and local officials can be sued for damages over constitutional rights violations in a NYC case on pregnancy leave. The piece warns higher litigation costs and tax burdens, noting large settlements affect the public and taxes, while urging restraint to avoid harming taxpayers.
James Reston notes on the 34th anniversary of D-Day that Carter and allies struggle in Africa. They balance majority rule and anti communist maneuvers in Zaire and Angola, avoid broad wars, and pursue limited cooperation with Europe while wary of Moscow. Reston argues Carter tolerates cautious leadership amid criticism.
The writer thanks the paper for past publication and explains a plea of guilty to bank robbery after co-defendant William Givens pled guilty to conspiracy. He now seeks to have his 20 year sentence vacated, claiming coercion by his lawyer and the prosecutor and alleging improper pressure to plead.
A Cedar Rapids reader asks the editor whether to pursue further legal action risking perjury charges or take an alternate route, citing past federal treatment and quotes from Kahlil Gibran. The letter also urges keeping federal agencies out of guns and welfare and praises local handicapped education progress and the need for employers to hire and empower disabled individuals.
Community advocates call on the Cedar Rapids Central YMCA to provide suitable housing and essential needs for residents before any eviction or remodeling plans proceed, emphasizing housing first.
A reflective memoir describes years giving commencements from high school to college, the lure of honorary degrees, and an absurd moment with Ezra Pound as a last-minute guest. The author notes the feverish wave of honors and a vow to stop after Pound, ending with Hoover's record and the Times service.
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