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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1976
Page
6
Columnists challenge Congress over the Medicaid funding ban for abortions arguing it harms poor women and may be discriminatory. Car l Rowan calls the policy lunacy and immoral while citing studies of teenage mothers showing high dropout and welfare dependence. The piece weighs rights, costs, and potential Supreme Court review.
Readers from Cedar Rapids denounce industrial odors and river pollution in a letters column. They urge action to curb polluting industries, preserve historic homes, and protect public health, inviting responses and donations to a diabetes and CB charity effort.
To the Editor argues for a tree ordinance to preserve mature trees around Cottage Grove and Fair Oaks and praises Wood Ridge and Windsor Park for their buffer zones. The letter then contends that bans on cheap handguns are a step toward total gun confiscation and urges legislators to oppose such measures and uphold liberties.
The contest between Democratic incumbent Mike Blouin and Republican Tom Riley heated up after Blouin filed a seven count complaint with the FCPC on Sept 15 accusing Riley of misrepresenting and distorting his voting record. Riley denied the charges and urged point by point debate.
On Sept 26 13 year old Ritchie Carlyle rode 48 miles in the Diabetes Bike-a-thon and collected over 400 dollars in pledges. A week later the family’s home was broken into and the Bike-a-thon money was stolen. Eastern Iowa 300 and WTO Citizen Band Radio club members plan a fundraising coffee break on Oct 10 at 726 Ellis Boulevard NW.
The piece argues that Saudi threat to oil supplies pressures Congress to avoid moves that aid Israel arms sales. It condemns the administration and Congress for inaction on energy conservation and new sources, noting rising foreign oil dependence and 1973 lines as warnings. It calls for rapid self-reliance and clear policy方向.
The Gazette captioned a back page image showing police restraining a man with a sign, prompting criticism over First Amendment rights and media sensitivity to free speech. The incident underscores concerns about how reporting and captions influence public perception of police actions.
The gun control lobby is accused of masking radical aims under compromise. Proposals for total confiscation draw little support, while bans on cheap handguns attract attention from pragmatists and potential voters who may be misled into thinking crime would drop with limited infringement.
A reader contests a prior letter on forgiveness noting Matthew 18 21 22 teaches unlimited forgiveness. The Bible passage is cited to show Jesus instructs to forgive not seven times but seventy times seven, symbolizing perpetual forgiveness.
The writer explains that plus functions as a colloquial conjunction in informal language, acceptable in conversation but not in careful writing. The phrase quite a few puzzles readers by combining opposite meanings to mean a good many, a form of litotes or understatement.
Column argues Ford vetoed the labor-HEW bill but Congress overrode, adjourned, and pursued spending increases. It criticizes fiscal policy and claims lawmakers exaggerate compassion while producing deficits and wasteful programs. Ford warned taxpayers face inflationary costs and reduced purchasing power.
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