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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1977
Page
6
A Florida landmark trial explores TV camera access and silent microphones in court to inform the public. The observers say media presence should not provoke violence, and rules aim for unobtrusive coverage. the test may normalize televised trials across states.
Rolland Gallagher, director of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department, notes customer response to extended hours during a September experiment. Four thousand two hundred customers visited the eight stores, buying thirty five thousand dollars of liquor, and officials credit improved service for potential wider adoption. Signs in self service stores are urged to help shoppers locate products.
A literary critique discusses word economy in writing and highlights a Mason City column that uses ambiguous phrasing about a grotto project. It notes confusion when pronouns shift between Dobberstein and Greving and stresses the need to revise for clarity.
The North Las Vegas Valley Times warned that President Carter's stance on university admissions risks alienating blue collar whites while signaling support for minority quotas. White House aides rewrote the Justice Department brief to curb quotas yet retain numeric targets, drawing civil rights pressure and political backlash ahead of potential Supreme Court action.
A writer notes social contradictions in Iowa where legal ages for drinking voting and driving differ from theater policies. He cites 14 to 18 year olds facing adult admission prices for G to R rated films while 16 year olds claim adult status. The piece argues the system feels like a ripoff to teens 14 to 18.
A student laments rising movie prices and argues theaters exploit youth by charging adults rates. The writer suggests special student pricing, cites puberty and rules as reasons youths are not adults, mentions Amy turning 14, and ponders writing to Jimmy Carter while planning to see Star Wars.
A satirical column mocks Carter’s presidency and Congress on issues from gas guzzler bills to pay raises. It riffs on White House visitors, Panama interests, rebates, oil shortages, and rising prices with a blend of humor and critique. The piece ends noting readers sometimes respond with letters to the editor.
A provocative opinion by Carl Riblet Jr. argues only a clear, mad mind could tame the dogs of war and steer the world to lasting peace, suggesting the task requires a perspective born in a lunatic asylum.
William Safire argues the American press scrutiny of Bert Lance and the Carter administration, framed as a push for truth over vanity, tests constitutional morality. He cautions against shielding officials and urges sustained investigative pressure to prevent broader corruption.
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