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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
8
A Midwest telemarketing blitz promotes commodity options as quick routes to big gains, but local brokers warn buyers pay higher prices by phone than through trusted, local brokers. Such calls risk fraud or bankruptcy among some firms, and options are not suitable for all investors.
Iowa officials say HEW threatens to withhold 3.1 million in Medicaid payments after missing 5 of 410 nursing home inspections. They argue HEW is misapplying federal law and urge congressional revision while defending ongoing inspections as compliant with required steps.
President Carter pushes three large spending bills including farm price supports and Labor-HEW funds, risking unity among farmers urban Democrats and western lawmakers. His veto threats may deepen congressional resolve after eight years of GOP vetoes, as Speaker Tip O Neill warned Carter that vetoing such measures breaks with precedent.
A Harris Survey finds broad support for preserving food stamps while pushing reforms. Most oppose total abolition and favor tighter eligibility, with calls for screening and preventing misuse, plus backing for 100 percent benefits for those truly in need.
Andrew Young, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, faces criticism for his strong pro independence stance in Africa and for acting without State Department clearance. The piece argues he remains a trusted Carter adviser, notes the Africa policy stakes, and suggests Carter will not repudiate him.
A letter reacting to a city call for public views argues to abolish the zoo. The writer condemns captivity as cruel, appeals for animal welfare, and condemns human ego in maintaining the facility.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues humans have wrongly mistreated animals and urges humane reform. The writer questions mankind's place in creation and suggests Cedar Rapids zoo animals deserve better treatment as a model for national empathy and freedom from cruelty.
The writer suggests a new bomb that would kill people but spare buildings, then jokes about refining it to single out hawks. The note uses sarcasm to describe a fictional weapon and its potential political use to settle disputes by removing hawks from the scene.
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