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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1981

Page

8

Economic reality under AFDC reform slows work incentives

The essay argues the new welfare law cuts work-related deductions and child care credits, leaving Mrs. X with about 60 percent of prior living funds. It contends the changes discourage employment, trap mothers on relief, and erase work experience, reflecting a flawed reform.

AFDC Mrs. X Uncle Sam

Salt content labeling urged for processed foods in House bill

Lawmakers push for mandatory or voluntary sodium labeling amid hypertension risk. Neal Smith backs a bill with broad bipartisan support to require salt content disclosure, backed by AMA, AHA, and AARP while Salt Institute raises discrimination concerns. FDA chief Hayes warns of mandatory action if voluntary steps stall, with six to twelve months proposed for progress.

Neal Smith Iowa Congress House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee On Health and Environment Salt Institute American Medical Association American Heart Association American Association of Retired Persons Arthur H. Hayes Food and Drug Administration

The Harsh Rhetoric In Liberal Ranks And Its Toll

Carl Rowan attacks Sowell with violent imagery accusing him of snatching food from black children. The Yale president labels the religious Right as violent and racist to portray them as threats. The piece argues liberals exaggerate danger to rally support, while acknowledging their idealism and loss of status.

Carl Rowan Thomas Sowell Economist Vidkun Quisling Sowell Rowan Lowell Yale University Thomas Lowell Jerry Falwell Yale Falwell

Defense budget clash as liberals and conservatives clash over arms

The piece argues both liberal and conservative rationalizations for defense spending weaken U.S. resolve to rearm. It notes the president’s proposed $13 billion in cuts provoke a fragile consensus toward rearmament, while critics warn rationing funds undermines national security and economic goals. It contrasts Soviet spending with American budget debates and mocks isolationist impulses in the GOP.

America Congress GOP John Kennedy

Granville Act Grows Boring Bring On The Next Clown

An opinion piece questions Joseph Granville's stock market forecasts and publicity stunts. It cites repeated wrong calls on the Dow and NYSE, notes media amplification, and argues that investors, especially small ones, bore the losses while larger institutions benefited. The author suggests moving on to a new act.

Granville Joe

Reader questions misworded lines in news copy prompt

A compilation of reader objections and clarifications to reported sentences exposes misused words and unclear phrasing. Examples include windshields with holes, author names and spellings, gist versus grist, comparative grammar, violent crime percentages, ax wielding assailants at proms, and overfamiliar celebratory language for Pittsburgh’s convention center.

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