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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1980
Page
8
The Kanawha school board censures The Grapes of Wrath for profanity and contemplates banning Steinbeck from curriculum. Iowa lawmakers propose standards for textbooks claiming to define absolute moral values, drawing criticism that such censorship harms teens and delays maturity rather than guiding learning.
Des Moines innkeepers’ $50 to $100 refundable deposits aimed at curbing vandalism by young sports fans have sparked civil rights concerns over potential age discrimination. While some see practical crime prevention, others fault the practice as unequal.
Roscoe Drummond argues that Ayatollah Khomeini outmaneuvered U N Secretary General Waldheim and President Carter over hostage negotiations. He says a tacit deal, vague assurances, and urgent Tehran investigations let Iran gain leverage while the United States gained little. The piece cautions that final release hinges on Khomeini’s orders, not on disputed U N inquiries.
The piece argues Gerald Ford’s pledge to appoint Henry Kissinger as secretary of state signals a serious, not merely campaign rhetoric. It cautions that a president will govern, appoint a full government, and shape the Supreme Court, contrasting Ford’s candor with the showmanship of candidates and urging voters to assess long term leadership.
The letter criticizes Republican White House hopefuls and recalls a remark about Gerald Ford filling space as president. It notes a claim he would reinstate Henry Kissinger if elected and questions Kissinger’s past actions, suggesting he caused instability.
A comic strip and a retired Cedar Rapids teacher lampoon the overuse of fancy terms in education. Lorene Chehak mocks phrases like role playing and developmental as pretentious, while Carl Riblet Jr. notes penny uses and inflation.
A reader critiques political rhetoric about Ford and Reagan and attacks Spotlight as a covert Nazi propaganda tool. The letter accuses Spotlight of pushing Trilateralist conspiracies, anti-Semitic myths, and Zionist plots, and recalls personal harassment by a baffling caller to his deceased wife.
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