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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1977
Page
6
Editorial page by J. F. Hladky Jr president and publisher outlines views and remarks for the newspaper audience. The piece reflects the stance of the publication and invites reader engagement.
A Harris Survey shows broad objection to admitting 15000 more Indo-Chinese refugees with waves of 200000 expected by some. The piece highlights boat people fleeing oppression, resettlement challenges in warm states, and success stories from Lancaster Pennsylvania and Iowa as arguments for greater U.S. admission.
The Dubuque Hempstead High football team mocked a chicken by painting it to resemble Wahlert Golden Eagles and making players kick it until it died. The coach kept his job after an admonition, while animal-rights groups protest and state officials note the act may not be illegal.
The Harris Survey of 1,533 adults finds President Carter with a 50-48 percent negative rating, the first overall negative tally in his presidency. It notes steady declines in confidence in the White House and government, but some gains on foreign policy and energy issues amid mixed reactions to congressional actions.
The Gazette’s Oct. 25 editorial condemns a plan for legislative hearings and a budget draft prior to the 1978 session. It argues for checks and balances, noting past budget preparation by lawmakers, and questions a move to publish and review a full legislative budget before the session.
The text discusses planning for funding a project within a budget and how a legislative budget could affect minority parties and preparation time. It argues that claiming the legislative budget threatens the constitutional framework and warrants judicial intervention is absurd.
A reader recalls a 1971 petition urging limits on movie ads and cites a 1977 FBI bulletin noting media refusals of massage parlor advertising to curb crime. The note highlights a recent Gazette policy restricting massage ads to core information and a single daily placement.
James Gashel of the National Federation for the Blind called the Iowa Commission for the Blind policy phony as dog guides are barred from residents at Des Moines training centers. Cedar Rapids figures Senator Rush, Redmond and Gazette editor Nye defend rights of blind trainees, urging citizens to contact senators and support funding.
The piece analyzes rising public dissatisfaction with President Carter amid political criticism from Congress and the Jewish community. It contrasts Carter's fluctuating approval with figures for Truman and FDR, and notes Business Week critiques while citing historians on presidential constraints and Watergate fallout.
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