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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1978
Page
6
Opinion argues against government interference in academic ghost writing and journalism, urging academia to self regulate. It questions misrepresentation charges against a New Jersey firm and criticizes postal agency focus, calling for stronger ethical standards rather than federal policing.
School board weighing replacing letter grades for grades 1–4 with E for excellent progress S for satisfactory progress and N for needs improvement. Older grades would keep A through F. The change aims to reduce anxiety and show reading level while preserving conferences and anecdotal notes.
A Cedar Rapids youth was ticketed for 57 mph on Highway 30 near Tama after a Magistrate Court trial. The officer said he rarely tickets under 65 mph but enforcement targets those using radar detectors and CB radios. The case shows any speed over 55 mph can yield a citation, while others commit harsher infractions without tickets. Radar detectors are legal but not universally tolerated by police.
Mark Russell jokes about giving up burgers and cigarettes while noting cancer research may blame a pan fried ham burger. He suggests the word broiled appearing on many neon signs signals a nationwide frying pan end and recalls historic Southern restaurant closures.
In a debate on Capitol Hill supporters seek a seven year extension of ERA ratification, prompting a sharp column that labels the move a dirty pool. The piece argues the period should be fixed to enable a contemporary consensus and questions extending beyond 1972 benchmarks.
The piece examines William Miller's handling of the Steiger capital gains proposal, noting initial signals of support followed by a public opposition. It questions Miller's independence from Carter administration pressure and the impact on his credibility with Congress and business leaders.
A vacation memory from Norwalk Ohio recounts a local church demolishing and paving over a historic cemetery behind St Pauls Episcopal Church to build an elderly administration building. The writer notes the desecration harmed the final resting places of area founders and Revolutionary War veterans and cites a dissident church member with ancestral ties.asistant0
A reader denounces vandalism at a church grave site with stones broken for scrap. The message shifts to a Q&A on political silences, criticizing wars, inflation, regulation, and youth versus experience, urging informed civic engagement and considering a run for office.
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