Handgun law debate likened to suffrage struggle
The House Judiciary Committee debated a handgun control bill, likening it to the 1900s women's suffrage fight. The editorial argues modest steps like banning non-sporting handgun parts, higher dealer fees, pawnshop sales limits, and a waiting period could pass, without confiscation or police state fears. Public opinion shows broad support for stronger controls, with action possible as early as 1977.
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U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Christian Science Monitor
Congress
Subcommittee
Fair Trials and Free Press Clash Over Court Secrecy
The piece argues that restricting press access to trial information risks making trials unfair, citing Star Chamber as a historic warning. It notes the U S Constitution mandates speedy and public trials with a free press and warns that secrecy favors the court and harms the public, undermining justice.
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Nebraska
Paramount Theater budget debated by Cedar Rapids officials
Readers argued about the original gift of the Paramount to Cedar Rapids by Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Bezanson. The city set a 50 000 dollar annual operating budget for 1976 77 with expected 20 000 dollars in rental income from local groups and additional revenue from concessions, aiming to avoid taxpayer costs. A restoration fund drive planned for May seeks private donations to refurbish the theater.
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Paramount Theater
Paramount
Cedar Rapids
Peter F. Bezanson
The
Performing Arts Commission
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Back stage at Community Theater raises props plea
A letter from a theater prop volunteer chides limited credits and recalls challenges like giant ears and a coffee pouring plant used across many performances. The writer laments council waste and urges independent alarm audits and taxpayer referendums on programs like burglar alarms and tot lots.
Des Moines Gun Poll Sparks Call for Harsh Sentences
A DMI poll of registered voters shows 82 percent claim the right to own firearms and 71 percent oppose any law letting police decide gun ownership. The writer urges voters to elect officials who will impose harsh, no parole sentences for firearm crimes and criticizes spending on alarm systems.
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DMI
Des Moines
United States
Letter from Uncle Sam on spending and inflation
A satirical imagined government letter criticizes a 10 billion dollar stimulus through inflation and government jobs. It argues printing money shifts costs to taxpayers and lowers consumer wages, while promising to reemploy laid off workers. The tone mocks policy outcomes and future dependence on government employment.
Ford eyes hard line as Cuba expands in Africa
President Ford faces a potential policy shift as Fidel Castro's Cuba deepens its Africa role with Soviet support. Cuba aids Angola and backs nationalist movements in Namibia and Rhodesia, while Moscow supplies long range airlift and considers blocking U.S. actions. Officials warn of risks from a blockade and international backlash.
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Washington
Black Africa
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Ford
Angola
Castro
South West Africa Peoples’ Organization
Namibia
South Africa
Havana
Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Mr. Ford
U.S
Congress
Solzhenitsyn urges moral toughness against USSR critique
In a Paris interview Solzhenitsyn argues Marxism and Leninism produced the Soviet system, condemns detente as Western capitulation, and warns the West not to be lured by slogans. He recalls Lenin's misuse of promises, highlights state control and secret police, and stresses moral resolve over force. The exile writer urges recognizing Moscow's ideological aggression and the West's waning will.
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Paris
Rostropovich
Sakharov
Ussr
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Europe
Karl Marx
Lenin
Solzhenitsyn
Russia
Marx
Germany
Fist
Bolshevik Party
Nonbolshevik
Alimony debate theme from Carl Riblet column
An opinion by Carl Riblet argues that alimony is disliked by men yet necessary to protect marriage. The piece suggests landmark cases show courts can order alimony to women as well, implying broad public support may be possible for preserving matrimony.
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Barnes O’donnell
Cedar Rapids Performing Arts Commission
Linden Drive
James Redmond
Roscoe Drummond
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Uncle Sam
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Osmani Cienfuegos
Cuban Communist Party
South Atlantic
Rhodesia
Popular Movement
Partic
Ularly
Popular
Mozambique
Cape of Good Hope
Africa Corps
South West Africa
Somalia
Berbera
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Kremlin
By C.L. Sulzberger
New York Times News Service
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Carl Riblet
interOcean Press Syndicate
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