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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1980
Page
8
A Cedar Rapids case on prenatal care and foster care triggers debate over how far government can compel health habits of pregnant women. Experts warn any law would raise personhood, religious, and constitutional issues and should come only via laws, not court or agency actions.
The Republican National Committee will conduct a national platform hearing in Davenport Iowa on April 18 jointly with Illinois. The one day event at Mississippi Valley Fairground Exposition Hall features three sessions agricultural rural subjects government regulations and free enterprise and other issues. It is one of ten hearings nationwide prior to the Detroit convention and the only one outside a major metro area.
The Jesup state senator faced feline backlash after joking about squishing a cat during a debate on pet owner notification of vehicle strikes. Gallagher kept a good-natured stance while critics urge him to stop stressing that he owns a cat and to avoid terms that agitate cat lovers.
A opinion line asserts democracy is the worst system yet superior to alternatives, framing it as the necessary guard against harsher regimes. The remark contrasts flaws with chosen stability, highlighting ongoing political critique.
The author argues if negotiations fail to free the 50 American hostages in Iran, Washington should propose substituting volunteers to be held instead. They warn of increasing danger and note some have offered to substitute, while stressing the moral and diplomatic risks and suggesting public opinion would push for such a measure.
James J. Kilpatrick argues that while defense budgets rise and new weapons are discussed, manpower shortages worsen. Enlistment retention rates have plummeted across services, creating a shortage of noncommissioned officers. He cites Melvin Laird and links shortages to low pay, housing, and medical care, forecasting only modest budget relief in 1981.
Russell Baker reflects on leaving the East Side as inflation prices soar. He recalls luxury hopes, Arab jokes, and the sudden eviction by a landlord who wants one million dollars for a tiny apartment. The piece lampoons greed, cockroaches, and a gleaming empire building left behind.
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