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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1977
Page
6
The text appears to be an incomplete clipping from the Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial Page dated 1977. Details are sparse and no coherent event or argument is discernible beyond the page's origin and date.
The piece notes President Carter supports direct nationwide presidential voting and argues for reform of the electoral college while warning that broad voting changes risk fraud. It recalls Nixon's earlier push, the role of Congress, and the chaos of open federal registration clashing with state rules.
Cedar Rapids officials circulate an April May water bill survey asking residents to choose among keeping the Bever park zoo as is abolishing it removing the MacDonald farm barnyard zoo keeping monkeys only or keeping both zoos. The $37 500 annual operating cost and lack of habitat upgrades are noted.
In Washington James Reston analyses Carter and Brezhnev stance on human rights and arms control. Both seek practical compromise on strategic arms reduction and trade while differing on universal rights. Carter pushes universal rights. Brezhnev stresses state sovereignty and attainable disarmament goals. The path to agreement hinges on arms limits rather than philosophical divergence.
The piece laments the Washington Hanafi hostage crisis and argues that society must deter terrorism with punishment and clear limits. It criticizes granting fame to terrorists, urges courts to focus on acts not motives, and calls for restrained media coverage to avoid amplifying violence.
A letter argues that before installing one way mirrors, the power to decide civil liberty impact should rest with a responsible body. It questions applying Supreme Court safeguards to state agency surveillance requests from law enforcement officials.
Letter argues against one way mirrors at public rest stops and urges clear rules for agency actions. The writer praises rail travel as cheap and safe and calls for rehabilitation of all railroads with comprehensive passenger and mail service connected to Amtrak. They warn against decisions driven by cost shifting and stress proper administrative procedures.
The piece links last year's drought and dust storms to crop failures and erosion, describes winter blizzards and fuel shortages, notes hungry and cold people, and mentions storms wrecking tankers and harbors. It argues rail improvements could speed freight, reduce derailment risk, and enable flat cars on standard gauge rails for freight and machinery.
A Boston teacher reviews ambiguity in a title about ignoring evidence and argues for clarity over legitimate but unclear phrasing. He outlines lipograms, explains omitting one alphabet letter, and cites Webster's dictionary and an Odyssey example.
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