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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1980
Page
9
In a Los Angeles Times Syndicate column from Tegucigalpa, the piece contrasts rallies for Liberal Party candidates with a critical portrait of Central American governance. It examines repeated democratic failures, military juntas, population growth, and the appeal of Marxist redistribution amid poverty and political violence.
Letter to the Gazette objects to a photo caption claiming a 12 year old boy drowned after falling from the North Western railroad bridge. The writer notes the boy and bicycle fell from the track side, not the walkway, and argues the bridge should remain accessible. The letter also discusses gambling laws and state regulatory focus versus personal freedom.
A reader criticizes a civil case verdict, alleging a witness lied under oath and a revered judge let the winner prevail. The letter laments perceived judicial failures and expresses sympathy for law enforcement amid perceived gaps in the local system.
A March 30 reader defends Danny Boy against a critic, notes its 1913 lyric origin, and links emigration from Ireland to hardship. The letter also questions a March 29 piece on female priests, arguing against Gnostic rites and citing biblical and historical prohibitions on ordaining women.
A reader praises the Garden Theater in Marion for reducing prices to help those who cannot afford cinema. The writer recalls nine months of not attending with their mother due to inflation and urges other theaters, noting the Dubinsky chain owns Cedar Rapids venues, to consider half price matinees.
The commentator challenges Senate candidate Tom Stoner on linking higher government spending to longer congressional terms. They argue the claim lacks evidence and would wrongly label past figures like Barry Goldwater, John Stennis, Strom Thurmond, and H R Gross as profligate, calling Stoner’s rhetoric partisan and substance lacking.
The 1970s transformed Eastern Iowa with Hancher Auditorium and Clapp Recital Hall at the University of Iowa City and new venues in Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Washington. Hancher courts expanding audiences, notes inflation challenges, and emphasizes live, accessible performances over regional competition.
Carl Kane notes residents from Clarence to Corvallis Oregon complain about grammatical errors heard on radio and TV. Neighbors call out misused phrases such as there is several announcements and snowing heavy now in Portland.
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