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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1978
Page
3
The piece argues end and means matter more than killing itself in capital punishment. It cites Powell and Gilmore to show states insist on being the instrument of death, framing execution as vengeance. It concludes supporters must acknowledge the vengeance framework driving the system.
Former senator Harold Hughes spoke at a Churches United Community Christian Celebration in Iowa, delivering a nonpartisan message about evaluating candidates beyond party labels. He urged voters to choose leaders who stand by their beliefs and endure tough times, warning against blindly voting along party lines.
Parents would remove their children from UNICEF influenced activities, critics claim. The piece cites Ludwig Rlachmann, 1957 subpoena, and 1961 allegations of hospital bombing in Katanga, plus 1952 Milwaukee Catholic schools Halloween program opposition due to UNICEF funds' alleged communist links.
The editor cites Joyce Campbell securing UNICEF work through former ties to Americans for Yugoslav Relief, arguing parents should see how children are used. The piece questions ongoing promotion of communism via UNICEF trick-or-treat programs and urges scrutiny.
The letter writer condemns four teen-agers who wrote to the shah of Iran begging for money, arguing such behavior shows societal decline. The note criticizes welfare, unemployment, and public sympathy for handouts while recalling UNICEF aid to Castro and a 1969 Canadian intelligence claim about Ruth Crawford.
Labor faces a potential fall setback as Missouri voters consider a constitutional right-to-work proposal that would outlaw closed shop and maintenance-of-membership clauses and void existing labor contracts. With weak funding, limited registration among 550 000 to 600 000 Missouri union members, and a likely low turnout, unions warn the measure could trigger widespread disruptions and future anti-union campaigns in industrial states.
A satirical piece contrasts inflation with public policy, experts, and investment rhetoric. It mocks how campaigns invoke economic ideas, mentions Ian Smith's Washington visit, Carter's carpet, and Haya Kawakos confetti reception, ending with gifts to figures including Andy Young.
A Washington Post excerpt notes NAV SUP’s newsletter What’s SUP lists 13 writing tips not attributed to anyone. It covers grammar basics from avoiding double negatives and pronoun agreement to sentence fragments and dangling participles. The piece quotes examples and explains terms like anacoluthon and akalouthos.
A Harris ABC survey shows Congress as a whole earns 65 percent negative while individual members garner 57 percent positive. Voters back home rate their own reps at 56 percent positive for district needs, with newer members faring better than veterans as election day nears. Incumbents are boosted by home campaigning across Midwest rural areas and among key demographics.
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