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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1977
Page
6
An Iowa associate judge faces scrutiny over whether he can expunge his order accepting a guilty plea to an amended charge and reinstate the original charge. The Linn County case centers on a speeding charge altered to a muffler deficiency, raising concerns about plea bargaining and enforcement.
Public support for capital punishment remains high as states revive and expand the death penalty. Florida hires its first executioner in 13 years as executions loom this fall, paying 150 dollars per job plus expenses. Utah saw similar fervor with Gary Gilmore, while Iowa's 1965 abolition lingers in memory.
A letter voices outrage over President Carter s push to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Torrijos and alleged foreign banking interests. The writer urges readers to contact lawmakers, calling the plan a multi billion dollar taxpayer burden and a threat to national security and sovereignty.
A reader in Anamosa accuses officials of legal manipulation and tax theft. The letter denounces inflation, welfare critics, and calls for citizen involvement while condemning government overreach and perceived greed. The writer urges action aligned with faith and service to humanity.
A Federal Railroad Administration study favored Wilmington Delaware for a new Amtrak heavy maintenance facility over Boston and Washington. Speaker Thomas P ONeill pressed for Boston while the White House delays stirred Republican complaints and Delaware’s delegation fights back.
The Los Angeles Times Syndicate sketches a satirical, hyperbolic future where Elvis dominates American life. It envisions campuses named Elvis, sky high prices for blue suede shoes, and a congress bill to swap the eagle for a hound dog as the nation propels the singer to godlike status.
The analysis argues that bribery in politics has always been illegal and ill received by citizens. Mandel's conviction is framed as a nationwide warning that public office for private gain is unacceptable and that jurors recognize the quid pro quo nature of favors. It cites reactions from Capitol Hill and compares to other corruption cases.
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