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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1977
Page
3
The Iowa Bicentennial Commission, a temporary agency created for a finite task, closed this year after completing its duties and turning over 26 300 to the state general fund from a 73 000 appropriation. Taxpayers praised the frugality.
Washington reports the two week natural gas deregulation filibuster ends as Mondale and Byrd push to invoke cloture. The piece notes procedural chaos, calls for rule changes, and criticizes GOP delays while highlighting the political maneuvering of Abourezk Metzenbaum and Baker.
The passage records a lengthy Senate exchange on amendments to a natural gas deregulation bill. Members including Byrd Kennedy Bumpers Jackson and Pearson Bentsen discuss substitution turns and amendment degrees with light banter, illustrating the chamber’s deliberative process.
The column recalls Sputnik seventeenth anniversary and the space race turning points. It critiques space promotion costs and satellite broadcasts while poking fun at political figures and Hollywood buzz. Bert Lance’s memoir plans are noted with satirical tone.
A public letter from a City of Cedar Rapids employee argues for Floyd Bergen as the best candidate for safety commissioner, citing decades of service, integrity, and understanding of city government. The writer stresses Bergen's need to bring stability, consistent administration, and sound judgment to the role.
A Gazette headline jokes about an English teacher's conference in Amana. The piece notes the possessive may mislead readers into thinking a single instructor attends, while the article itself states the event is for many teachers. Readers may comment on the humor and clarity of the phrasing.
A letter complains about an advertisement for Cry of a Prostitute in the October 7 Gazette and asks the paper to curb offensive movie ads for adults and children. The writer urges newsroom action to prevent similar ads from appearing in the movie section.
The letter to the editor highlights a brighter job outlook in Cedar Rapids citing the Job Service of Iowa. It references a page 4A report showing area unemployment at 2.6 percent for August and mentions the Harris Survey discussion on the same issue.
Readers argue that statistics from the Job Service of Iowa misstate Cedar Rapids area employment. The letter highlights displaced workers over 45 with high education facing job loss and low wage reentries, plus hundreds of skilled adults stuck in menial work hindering regional recovery.
The National Association of Broadcasters hosts meetings in Boston on the 19th and in San Diego on November 10 where the public may question network and local broadcasting officials. NAB President Vincent T Wasilewski says the sessions invite viewers and listeners to express opinions on broadcasting and the Radio and Television Codes. The events prompt sharp debate as TV reform trends rise.
More than 260 active broadcast reform groups in the United States target sex and violence on TV, a rise from under 200 two years ago. The debate spans church and secular groups, with cases like the show Soap fueling protests and watchdogs accusing media outlets of bias.
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