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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1978
Page
6
The Iowa House voted 51 to 41 to allow early release for prisoners who have served at least the mandatory minimum term for certain crimes including drug and firearm offenses. Supporters cite improved prison order and reduced parole officer risk, while opponents warn it undermines the criminal code and public safety.
A reader praises Des Moines lawmakers for passing a smoking ban and offers humorous proposals. The letter then describes a perfume annoyance on a city bus, a wardrobe-related accident in an elevator, and a man who hasn’t shaved since the Fourth of July, ending with a note on crowd reactions.
A reader urges a public decency law to require cleanliness in public. They acknowledge smoking rules but ask why laws target only one behavior, arguing for broader standards and focusing on more important matters.
A humorous set of farming league yarns teases exaggerated seeds and fertilizers. It layers tall tales of alfalfa with five summer cuts, corn fertilizer boosting ears, bean fertilizer yielding two crops, seed corn halves, and hog feed swelling sows. One tale ends in comic disaster as a farmer dies amid weed killer caper.
The article discusses Chief Justice Burger’s stance that First Amendment protections apply equally to big and small news publishers. It argues against special privileges for large institutional press groups and warns such special access would threaten free expression across all media.
John P. Bickel recounts Dr L A Meder’s fall from a cliff at his McGregor area summer residence into an outhouse that toppled into the river. He survived, inspiring a push for preservation through ICE Iowa Community Betterment with a Des Moines office and a toll free number for local action.
William Safire argues the worst threat to freedom is a Sino-Soviet rapprochement and faults the Carter administration for appeasement, urging a stronger U.S. stance to deter Soviet expansion and preserve balance. He notes Chinese leader Teng and Hua Kuo-feng weigh closer ties with the United States as Beijing watches Washington’s policy shifts.
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