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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1977

Page

8

Sugar Subsidies Stir Policy Debate Over Corn and Sugar Prices

Cart er backs sugar subsidies up to 2 cents a pound drawing fire from corn syrup makers and corn farmers. Five sugar processors could reap about 49 million dollars, risking higher corn supports and shifting costs to taxpayers.

Carter Cedar Rapids Penick and Ford Uncle Sam Congress

News guild battle tests reporter rights in Wilkes Barre

The Wilkes-Barre Newspa per Guild v James Torbik case asks if a reporter may write on company time about a World Series game while the union claims free work violated guild rules. The county court fight raises civil rights questions and the balance between union discipline and public access to news.

Newspaper Guild Wilkes- Barre James Torbik Sunday Independent Wilkes-Barre Torbik

What Works Is Good Pragmatism in Human Rights Debate

William Safire critiques pragmatism in Belgrade and Moscow arguing quiet diplomacy undermines freedom. He asserts moralistic action and strong policy pressure are needed to counter totalitarianism and uphold human rights.

William James America Belgrade U.S Russia Europe Africa

Four Iowa water villains blamed for groundwater shortage

A reader argues four basic causes behind groundwater shortages in Iowa: tiling and marsh drainage subsidized by tax money, extensive asphalt and concrete paving, and widespread removal of timber stands. He warns these actions have devastated nature and will cost society as poisoned rivers and degraded land follow.

Special session to address DOT Regents contract with AFSCME

The piece urges legislators to strike a contract provision giving AFSCME exclusive grievance representation for DOT and Regents blue-collar workers. It outlines steps for nonmembers facing discipline, including filing grievances through contract channels and possible court review for due process claims. The text then shifts to moral, religious, and historical reflections on human behavior, governance, and dietary changes through the ages.

General Assembly Department of Transportation and Regents American Federation of State Afscme DOT and Regents District Court

Food Values and Safety in Modern Diets

A reflection on food additives and safety questions about cyclamates red dye and saccharin. The piece contrasts scientific concerns with a biblical view and warns of alcohol tobacco and other drugs eroding healthy living. It questions humanity’s direction and the fate of Earth.

Floating university buoys hopes for world friendship

Renowned shipbuilder C Y Tung envisions a world classroom aboard a ship. He repurposed the Queen Elizabeth I era vessel then the USS Atlantic as the S S Universe, offering a global curriculum with 60 courses and 50 to 75 faculty. Thousands of students from around the world study abroad on the floating adjunct of a United Nations university initiative in Tokyo.

C.Y. Tung Hong Kong San Francisco Tung Atlantic S.S. Universe S.S United States United Nations University Tokyo U.N U.N. University

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