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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1977
Page
6
Editorial page notes by J. F. Hladky Jr the paper's president and publisher outline opinions on current events. The piece frames editorial stance, stance shifts, and calls for reader engagement and civic discourse.
The Iowa Energy Policy Council director urged preplanned emergency steps for severe shortages, including possible seizure or rationing. He warned such police state measures would threaten constitutional protections and urged a plan using freezes, moratoriums, allocations, and rationing without confiscation.
An article discusses expanding paid time off with personal days and a proposed household crisis day category. It argues workers might take one PD per year for leisure or personal needs, while others request multiple days with privacy considerations and management flexibility.
The letter argues against funding a 40 acre recreational complex in Marion noting taxes rise with November measures. It warns of future costs beyond the $500,000 ask and suggests existing parks and fields suffice, urging prioritization of maintenance over expansion and highlighting planned adds such as an activity area, tennis area, and softball area with projected costs.
Residents warn the proposed package exceeds bonding limits with $3 million in projects and $400,000 initial vote approval risking $4 million total. Critics say costs include engineering, interest, inflation, and $100,000 yearly operating expenses. The letter sharply opposes compulsory vaccination amid fears of legal and health consequences.
The House passed a bill to keep Social Security trust funds solvent through 1987 by raising both payroll tax rates and wage bases. Critics warn higher taxes could raise prices and dampen buying power, worsening unemployment and inflation while not solving long term funding gaps.
City officials review a new policy limiting explicit poster art in movie ads aiming to curb adult content. Community groups applaud safety measures while theaters seek clarity on enforcement and exceptions.
A reader thanks The Gazette for opposing obscene or terrifying movie ads, stating they influence youth poorly and urging continued efforts to keep such material from screens.
A reader thanks staff for cleaning up movie page advertisements. The message expresses appreciation for tidying the listings and improves readability for households viewing the page.
The writer thanks the policy change on pornographic movie ads and supports banning them, while also defending the place for avant garde poetry. They express intent to continue reading such ads and poems, arguing for their value despite criticism.
New Orleans report on AP M E members debating newspaper writing quality. Saul Pett argues thinking precedes writing as Jack Cappon urges precise semantics. James Kilpatrick urges editors to cultivate cadence and love of language to improve prose in city rooms.
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