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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1976
Page
10
A promising dissolving drug chenodoxy cholic acid aims to treat gallstones without surgery. National trials at 10 medical centers involve 1,000 patients under the NC G S with an $8 million budget. Patent issues and FDA certification may delay widespread use despite hopeful results and potential medical savings.
Leonard Woodcock blames Ford administration for unemployment while the same UMW chief advocates social benefits and union preferences. The piece notes union power, past union corruption, and calls for broader scrutiny of labor groups amid inflation debates and political tensions.
In a critique by Tom Wicker, President Ford’s push for a constitutional anti abortion amendment is labeled unrealistic. The piece argues such an amendment would not likely succeed and would provoke greater conflict while diverting focus from real national issues like unemployment and health care. The religious element further complicates the debate.
The piece profiles Lester Maddox as a self described common man and Atlanta restaurateur turned politician with a history of segregationist stances. It also analyzes Ford and Carter in the abortion amendment debate as a religious issue shaping voters in industrial states from New Jersey to Illinois.
California moves toward recognizing a patient right to influence the timing of death by living wills. The law, if not vetoed, shields doctors from liability and prevents insurers from treating the act as self harm, taking effect September 30 and positioning California as a pioneer in this right.
In a reader letter the author mocks attacks on police and condemns Nixon era tactics. He argues the GOP uses fear to influence foreign policy while praising Democratic steadiness and quoting past leaders to urge confidence in the Secretary of State and public resilience.
A teachers' aide describes starting volunteer work on September 2 at the school. Tasks included hanging bulletin boards and aiding fourth graders with homework on prefixes and suffixes. The writer found the experience rewarding and encourages others to volunteer.
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