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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1988
Page
6
Art Heusinkveld is editor of the Editorial Pages and serves on the Editorial Board. Dave Morris is managing editor and chairs the Editorial Board. Both oversee opinion content and page design.
The Supreme Court upholds New York City law requiring private clubs with 400 plus members and business use to admit women, saying public interest in equal opportunity outweighs private association rights. Justice White notes clubs may still discriminate for expressive purposes. Neighborhood private clubs remain intact for those unified by ideals.
The Fish and Wildlife Service rejected Michigan State Fair's request to import two breeding-age giant pandas for a temporary exhibit. The decision marks the first such denial and argues that touring pandas do not breed and may harm wild panda survival by fueling commercialism and attracting high fees.
The piece contrasts Governor Dukakis and President Bush on taxation. It notes Dukakis’ use of a last resort five percent cigarette tax and spending trims in Massachusetts, while Bush pledges no tax increases. It argues the real difference is about government growth and fiscal philosophy, not slogans.
A Cedar Rapids reader denounces Betty McCollister for anti religion bias and inaccuracy in The Gazette. Letters also defend attorney James Reynolds and question the drought blame while citing Deuteronomy about divine rain and moral conduct.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library offers two books relevant to a church tent controversy. Amerika by Brauna E. Porns is cited as largely conjecture, while Vatican, U.S.A. by Nino Lo Bello is based on extensive research into clerical and political intrigue. The latter portrays a syndrome nearing reality.
Russell Baker compares Pentagon graft to city hall corruption as billions in defense contracts flow through contractors. He notes bureaucrats and lawmakers seeking payoffs, the inflated costs to the public, and the lingering image of a bloated, inefficient defense apparatus with costly, quirky items like the $600 toilet seat amid a system of graft.
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