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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1977
Page
6
Governor Ray names 10 citizens to a new state government ethics task force to craft a code for state employees. Critics note the panel lacks regional, gender, and age diversity, with six members from Des Moines and ages ranging 47 to 72.
The piece argues that automated dialing devices delivering recorded ads threaten privacy and nuisance. Critics urge the FCC to regulate this growing practice and require immediate disclosure of the advertiser and product to help consumers avoid unwanted purchases.
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate column jokes about policy quirks and social shifts. It lampoons treaty provisions and cultural changes, from Panama Canal lanes to Burma-Shave signs and Italian goods, then riffs on divorce, marriage, and auto industry buzzwords.
The piece argues against the claim that senior U.S. military officers are swayed by President Carter over the Panama Canal Treaty. It notes testimo ny from General Brown and Admiral Holloway defending the treaty and stresses the military's role in assessing strategic impact. It questions retired officers' objections and warns against universal mistrust of leaders in evaluating national security.
Letter condemns gas controls and praises decontrol as the path to lower shortages and revived free enterprise. It argues higher consumer costs only temporary, tax burdens misused, and cites government overregulation as harming business, jobs, and freedom while supporting Carter’s policies.
A reader criticizes Carter's energy plan as a potential path to dictatorship and condemns executive overreach while endorsing conservation. The letter expresses support for a police presence in Cedar Rapids junior high schools and urges Mayor Canney to back the program, suggesting a teenage mayor might be ideal for future leadership.
The question asks which is more important between snow removal and police protection, citing a statement attributed to May or Canney. It presents a debate about public safety versus winter Maintenance needs, but provides no concrete policy stance or outcomes.
Carl Riblet Jr. reports on scientists' forecast that in a distant century humans may be able to alter physical makeup to gain four hands, enabling better handling of a busy world.
Oliver Wendell Holmes quoted sentiment on aging while The Times lauded the House vote to raise mandatory retirement from 65 to 70. The piece argues against age-based limits, favoring employer negotiated retirement ages and warns that expanding rights to stay employed harms productivity and raises inflation. It criticizes Pepper and warns Senate not to yield to ageism.
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