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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1978
Page
6
Iowa Senator Clark asks Agriculture Secretary Bergland to speed reserve storage and raise corn support prices. Meanwhile the Senate approved a 65 1 bill expanding credit to foreign buyers as the Agriculture Department expands short term aid and 1977 carryover worsens.
President Carter notes income tax laws penalize married couples with dual earners and may reward divorce to gain tax breaks. IRS ruling allows staying together after divorce to be treated as single taxpayers, softening the marriage penalty though Congress must decide future action amid public concern.
The owners of Cedar Rapids McDonald’s say they have silently followed the 42nd Street NE rezoning discussion and now respond to opposing letters. They emphasize community involvement, campaigns, and support for public service, schools and sports programs in neighborhoods they serve.
A local couple respond to a Family Focus piece on homemaking and working mothers. They share personal experience of inflation forcing them to work, emphasize the value of family, and urge support for mothers who must work rather than criticism.
A veteran speaker decries Cassius Clay's name change to Muhammad Ali and questions his status as the greatest while highlighting soldiers who fought in World War II Korea and Vietnam. The narrator contrasts Ali's wealth with veterans' sacrifices and calls for attention to disabled veterans and poor from wartime service.
The writer thanks the two nurses who gave first aid after a moped accident on 17th Street and E Avenue NE on September 11. They also thank Mr. Peter Larson for assisting to the curb and tending to the vehicle, noting appreciation for caring neighbors.
Washington column unveils a $1 million Vesco offer to exonerate Carter aides. A handwritten note to Attorney General Griffin Bell and SEC affidavit reveal President Carter was confronted, but an investigation was not ordered. The piece questions White House inaction and urges a grand jury probe into the possible obstruction of justice.
A columnist muses on women entering all male clubs and organizations. He contrasts male bonding spaces with female groups, notes enduring exclusivity, and mocks the idea while acknowledging the social pull of such clubs. He recalls old traditions, wonders about impact, and wryly predicts backlash.
The piece links a tentative Camp David agreement to Israel withdrawing from Sinai while President Carter faces criticism from extremists over any loss of territory. It notes Carter’s public stance and references a Gallup Poll as part of the narrative amid political tensions in 1978.
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