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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1977
Page
6
Critics say the Labor Reform Act would tilt power to Big Labor by speeding elections to 15 days and shifting dispute handling to a punitive government role. They warn federal contract loss could hurt workers more than it helps, urging the Senate to resist House pressure next year.
A Georgia English teacher argues in the Christian Science Monitor that escalating parental expectations and the push for value education and extra courses overburdens schools. He notes reading labs shrinking, sports pushed as essentials, and students unable to fit core English and math skills into crowded schedules.
Reader letters express concern over an Oct 1 auction event labeled Auction Bucks accusing rules and bidders of inflating values. The writer cites a $18 000 spend to obtain $1 800 in Bucks and asks how one person accumulated so many while small shoppers were priced out.
The article invites readers to imagine Panama's history and its canal saga by posing four questions. It considers what the United States might be like today without taking Panama from Indigenous groups and what the western states would be like if they remained part of Mexico, alongside reflections on Panama's future population and living standards compared to major cities.
The text questions the value of the Panama Canal and Carter era policy, arguing a sea level canal would boost trade and living standards. It then pivots to critiques of media coverage of Elvis Presley death rumors, defending the singer’s reputation and noting distrust of drug theories and sensational headlines.
The book Elvis What Happened? has sold well since Elvis Presley’s death, alleging his bad habits. Newspapers nationwide echoed these criticisms, prompting discussion on why living figures faced harsher scrutiny posthumously.
A Ways and Means subcommittee voted to raise the earnings cap for working retirees receiving full Social Security. The current limit of 3000 dollars would rise to 4500 next year and 6000 in 1979 and beyond, affecting about 1.5 million retirees and costing the Social Security trust fund 1.2 to 2.5 billion dollars.
A Harris Survey of 1,491 adults shows six in ten blame the general recession for persistent unemployment. Major causes cited include benefits generosity, weak growth, automation, high energy costs, and lack of federal jobs programs. Public urges broader, sustained action by government and private sector.
The joint U S Soviet move in the Mideast shifts leverage to Israel and anti Soviet U S lawmakers. Carter’s gambit risks eroding Arab trust while prompting a strong lobby reaction on Capitol Hill. Moscow’s Geneva role remains fragile and the deal’s true scope is disputed.
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