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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1978
Page
6
The GAO report highlights slipshod bookkeeping and grant misuse at noncommercial stations and calls for accountability. Officials warn against overreaction that could curb PBS imports from the BBC and Vienna, arguing expanded funding and proper accounting, with programming left to planners, is the right path.
Letter writer supports Joe Mar Tello departing the local broadcast field after 12 years as program director at WMT. The writer praises the channel’s professional, creative programming and condemns overt promos and sensational news while urging scrutiny of misleading commercials and media practices.
The writer argues against sensational coverage and calls for a jaundiced view of media and public discussions. He claims taxpayers will pay up to 100 million for a program and opposes expensive gun registration, urging a stronger judicial system over mere penalties.
The May 8 editorial argues gun registration may not help if weapons are stolen and questions whether criminals, especially felons, purchase or obtain guns legally. It notes limits of ATF tracing, cites Iowa changes to a five year mandatory sentence reduced to two years and 10 months, and urges making current laws work before costly registration.
Iowa legislators considered a 3 percent sales tax on newspapers. Critics warned the plan would tax buyers, raise costs, and complicate collection through carriers and newsstands. Proponents argued it would apply to all buyers, not just printers, potentially harming public access to news. The issue remains unsettled and contested.
This opinion piece argues for continued growth and development to meet future energy and resource challenges. It draws parallels to the 19th century whale oil crisis and kerosene, stressing human creativity, efficiency, and science as keys to progress while warning against anti-growth attitudes. The author cites Pat McPartland and Bayard Rustin and notes demographic trends and labor force projections for 1985.
Mrs Booker Worthen of Little Rock argues for dropping Dear and Sirs in business letters. She suggests using To: Name, listing title and organization, with nothing in closing except the signature. She notes friend and family exceptions and thanks the reader for the idea.
A Harris survey shows 75 Americans fear rising living costs, 64 percent see prices rising faster than a year ago, and eight in ten predict inflation will stay high. Only 29 percent note rising unemployment, while 52 percent say the economy remains in recession. The public blames Carter for economic woes and warns Democrats could face voter anger if inflation continues.
The piece contrasts early man with modern descendants noting a shift from raw hunting to collecting canned dinners. It humorously observes civilized habits of corraling, maiming, and mounting evidence on walls before dining.
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