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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1976
Page
6
A house passed Iowa criminal code amendment would deem justified deadly force against a felon perceiving a forcible felony. Opponents warn it promotes shoot first, jeopardizes safe justice, and could fail to reduce crime while expanding violence. Existing self defense principles remain, critics say.
The Iowa House rejected a no fault insurance bill 55 to 43, killing the measure with a killer amendment. The piece argues Congress may impose a federal no fault framework on states without one and criticizes lawmakers for pursuing self interest over public welfare.
Gov. Edmund G. Jerry Brown of California faces mounting pressure to enter the June 8 Democratic presidential primary. Backers hope a Brown bid could deny front runners by winning a large share of California delegates and strengthen Brown as a possible 1976 running mate. Filing deadlines loom March 26.
Henry Kissinger in Boston challenged candidates to spell out concrete U.S. responses to Soviet and world issues while defending his own stance amid attacks from Jackson Reagan and Wallace. The speech signals a possible shift to foreign policy as a campaign focus and may influence Jackson's standing and party unity.
A senior citizen recounts a jammed parking meter incident at 413 Second Avenue SE leading to a 25 cent ticket after leaving a note. He requests meter inspection, refund, and council action, then voices concerns over sheriff salaries, road funding, garbage fees, and property taxes plus calls for wage forfeits to avoid cuts.
A reader argues that a northerly route linking Cedar Rapids with highway 20 would serve Waterloo and Dubuque, while diagonals risk greater land loss. The letter urges one corridor along existing rights of way, criticizes political infighting, and notes legislators favor prohibiting diagonals while preserving 380.
A 1949 and 1973 review trace how propaganda, public committees, and purges echo Orwellian themes. Libyan pamphlets claim a genuine democracy via Popular Committees while branding deviationists as mentally sick and discardable. The piece links mass rule to Islam and warns of state control ahead of 1984.
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