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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1978
Page
8
A national tax revolt debate follows California Prop 13, with mayors and union leaders weighing how cutbacks in property taxes could affect local services such as fire police education and libraries. The piece cautions that tax relief may mean reduced services and questions how communities will respond.
Representative Blouin urges the White House to send a special task force to spend a week living with senior citizens in his district. He argues agencies have failed to address elderly needs despite extensive talks and seeks summer implementation if approved.
A letter from Morris Stone of Mineola NY argues against using esquire as a courtesy title for women. He notes some lawyers and bar associations push it, while feminist lawyers may oppose the honorific. He contends esquire is as inappropriate as mister.
A Tucson reader complains about arithmetic in advertising phrases like five times more and five times less. He explains how such wording misleads and traces the word arithmetic to Greek Latin Old French and Middle English roots.
Washington notes a shift in power as the judiciary begins to exert influence once dominated by Congress and the presidency. Roscoe Drummond cites historian Ernest Van Den Haag, arguing courts expand regulation through judicialization of issues like abortion and schooling.
Letter to the editor details that the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has always permitted all races to hold priesthood offices. The author argues the original church through Joseph Smith Jr. ordained black members and rejects the Cain curse as creed.
A reader criticizes the practice of publishing flawed research and urges editors to verify articles more carefully. The letter is signed by Roger L. Reid, high priest and Cedar Rapids branch president, and mentions Julia Ann Drive NW.
A Cedar Rapids resident commends bystanders who left a purse undisturbed after it was found on a sidewalk by Enzler's store. Joseph Enzler Sr. took the item into his shop and called the police. Officer Havlik and Arthur School office personnel aided the investigation.
Vanessa Shelton reports on roller skating evolution and the shift in attitude in Cedar Rapids. Jane Boyd Community House hosted skating parties and helped introduce disco music with a welcoming stance at Skate Country, reflecting broader community progress and open-mindedness.
A reader criticizes the Health, Education and Welfare department citing 1978 federal spending of 182 billion dollars on disability insurance hospital costs student loans and welfare programs. The letter urges action to reduce waste and asks readers to contact Washington officials.
The piece notes a historic 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent alcohol fuel sold by Linn Co-op Oil Co. of Marion in the 1930s. It claims the blend was clean burning, required no carburetor cleaners, prevented frozen gas lines, and avoided lead deposits, noting that a bushel of corn made more than a gallon of alcohol.
A coalition against Panama Canal treaties spent well over 3 million dollars to defeat ratification, led by ACU and Conservative Caucus. The drives included 2.4 million mailings, hundreds of ads, polls, and rallies as Reagan aligned groups supported the pro-treaty side.
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