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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1978
Page
6
A 1977 government survey found federal blue collar workers earned 12 to 15 percent more than private sector peers. The 1978 Federal Employment Directory put federal pay at 15 700 dollars annually versus private sector 11 700. The gap widens yearly, with implications for state and local pay and long term budget balance.
Cedar Rapids Board of Education weighs curbing Wednesday after-school activities to avoid church conflicts. Trustees demand solid data on how many students are affected and whether curtailment serves school or church interests, considering parental authority and church-state separation.
The Los Angeles Times Syndicate notes a sensational exchange over Richard Nixon H R Haldeman and a controversial Panama drug trafficking story linked to General Torrijos backstage chatter points to a joint session in the Senate with a fresh twist at both ends of the tale.
Washington debates the new executive order on intelligence limits amid concerns of loopholes allowing warrantless surveillance. Officials cite Carter’s order restricting taps and bugging, while critics warn that the agent clause could expand abuses by exempting agents of foreign powers. The piece notes implications for New York advertising agencies and other professionals.
The piece discusses officials and lawyers connected to foreign clients and questions could an aggressive attorney general determine probable cause that peaceful anti-war protestors are agents of a foreign power. It notes Carter’s late January executive order and his admission that it was redrafted for clarity.
Robert Sobukwe, former Pan Africanist Congress leader, faced long detentions and bans in South Africa yet remained at peace with his tormentors. He urged a nonracial society and warned whites would need black loyalty as change neared, a view echoed by American observers after his isolation and death.
A reader challenges the Feb 28 Book banning editorial claiming the Monticello book committee did not reject a request to remove Jack the Bear. She details a prior parent objection process, library review, and subsequent appeals that led to the book remaining in the general library.
In Monticello the school board placed a contested book in a staff only library after a review by local ministers and a protest by Parents Concerned for Quality Education. Separately, Iranian events on Feb 18 in Tabriz led to mass protests against the Shah with calls for accountability and international solidarity.
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