In-house theft contagion in Cedar Rapids workplaces warned
The May 9 Gazette highlighted that internal theft by employees causes more losses than external theft. Police Chief James Barnes notes 50 percent of workers steal to some extent, with 5 to 8 percent in significant amounts. Solutions include better screening, prosecution, and improved employer-employee rapport.
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Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Gary Peterson
James Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Patty Hearst’s Probation Fate Weighs on Rich Defense
An editorial view questions if money bought Hearst’s probation in the Symbionese case and whether a Los Angeles court’s leniency truly serves justice. It notes a seven year San Francisco bank robbery sentence and five years of surveillance, stressing trust breaches and societal threat.
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Patty Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
F. Lee Bailey
Los Angeles Court
San Francisco
Carter Abdicates Defense Leverage Before London Summit
President Carter yields to congressional prerogatives by accepting defense spending ceilings, signaling a retreat from confronting Congress on foreign policy. The House cuts Pentagon requests, then restores part of the cut, highlighting strains between the White House and liberal Democrats over defense and social spending.
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Washington
Carter
White House
House
Congress
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon
House Budget Committee
Robert Giaimo
Connecticut
Pentagon
Giaimo
O'Neill
Brown
Budget Committee
London
Turkey
Ankara
Capitol Hill
Jimmy Carter
TAC Easter egg hunt at Morgan Creek park sparks letter
In a reply to Mr Sylvester Grady on May 5 a T A B member defends the Easter egg hunt at Morgan Creek park. The writer as TAR president says any racial remarks were individual and not a TA B stance.
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Sylvester Grady
Telephone Activities Boosters
T.A.B
Morgan Creek Park
Grady
Panama Canal debates and secrecy spark taxpayer concerns
A letter asserts Panama is bankrupt without loans from New York banks and accuses Omar Torrijos of funding the regime with secret deals. It defends U S ownership of the canal, criticizes public spending, and warns of a push to build a new canal financed by more loans and Rockefeller banks. The author links Canal economics to U S taxpayers and mentions attempts to recruit members for a local club.
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Panama
Canal
New York
Chase Manhattan
National City
Rockefeller
U.S
Omar Torrijos
David Rockefeller
Congress
Clifton White
Joseph Napolitan
Panama Canal
Torrijos
Cornell Football Sparks Front Page After Mooning Incident
The text notes Cornell’s 8-1 football record and praise from Gus Schrader but questions why a freshman mooning incident on May 5 received front page coverage. The editor defends the decision as a rare, attention-worthy suspension story, contrasting seasonal success with limited coverage.
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Cornell
Gus Schrader
Red Peppers
Iowa
Mooning
Fairer parking prices urged to cut federal car use
An editorial argues federal parking subsidies in the Washington area fuel car dependence. About 41,000 federal cars park in agency spaces, many free or cheap, while nonfederal workers pay more. It calls for market rates to push workers toward mass transit as Metroliner expansion nears.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Arlington
Federal
Congress
General Services Administration
Metco
Public trust in crime fighters falls as courts draw fire
Harris Survey of 1,540 adults shows federal law enforcement ratings at a 49 39 negative split, down from 60 30 in 1970 and 44 44 at 1975. State positive ratings dip to 47 42, while local police remain 52 46 positive though down from prior years.
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Harris
FBI
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South Africa
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America
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