Editorial urges decisive action against Libyan terrorism
The piece argues patience has failed against Muammar Khadafy’s Libya and supports targeted, limited retaliation to deter terrorism. It warns such strikes may still fall short unless they pressure Khadafy personally and warns civilians could be warned in advance. It calls for allied involvement to increase efficacy and possibly end Khadafy’s regime.
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Muammar Khadafy
Libya
United States
Reagan
West Berlin
TWA
Europe
Khadafy
East Berlin
Lebanon
Gas price drop tempts drivers away from city buses
The piece argues cheaper gas tempts people like neighbor Fred to abandon buses, risking higher transit cuts, fare increases, and fewer routes. It notes Iowa City ridership declines and warns that rising gas costs could revive reliance on cars and slow transit recovery. It links policy shifts, oil dependence, and public transit funding to long term effects.
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Fred
Iowa City
Hail to the Huckster Core Idea in Press Politics
A New York Times analysis notes how public relations and political advertising increasingly shape politics and distort reporting from Roosevelt to Reagan. It argues that specialists influence speech, TV dominates government messaging, and editors should examine sports and business pages as models for fact checking.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Roosevelt
Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
Truman
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Johnson
Vietnam
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
FDR
Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Nicaragua
Libya
Eisenhower
P.R
Outer Space
Wall Street
Khadafy
New York Times Service
Letters to the Gazette critique Robin Hood tax and city funding
A longtime resident questions city finances and project funding. He argues for user-funded projects, cautions against raising prices, and urges a $10,000 fine for violations while praising local coverage quality.
Kindness in Cedar Rapids and a harsh farm debate
A Cedar Rapids reader thanks local florists for aid after a fall at Third Avenue and Third Street SE and notes community care. The letter criticizes USDA dairy herd branding and likens farm policy to the Holocaust, urging reflection on federal farm policy and animal culling.
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Third Avenue
Third Street SE
Lapes Florist
The
Gazette
al Swegle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Auschwitz
USDA
Tricycle theft prompts plea to finder in Prairieburg
A Prairieburg mother appeals for the return of her children ages 18 months and 4 years tricycle stolen Saturday night April 5 from her yard. She asks anyone with information to call 437-2701 or the sheriff and offers no questions asked return. Insurance won’t cover due to high deductible.
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Sheriff's Department
Crisis in Insurance Costs Warns of Broad Fallout
James J. Kilpatrick notes a presidential task force finding a deepening insurance crisis. Rising premiums hit hospitals, cities, transportation, and industries as malpractice and product liability costs soar. Commission urges eight reforms. hearings start as public and private sectors brace for impact. Universal Press Syndicate
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Washington
The
Commission
Los Angeles
Presidential Commission
Universal Press Syndicate
Positioned at Green Square debate in church bulletin
A Cedar Rapids church bulletin uses a sentence starting with a dependent phrase about being positioned at Greene Square. The discussion notes the grammatical rule that the subject should follow the opening phrase and argues the correct form should be “The church welcomes you.”
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Cedar Rapids
Greene Square
Green Square
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Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
OPEC
U.S
James Reston
Bush of
Arabia
the Gazette
Guttenberg
Mrs
Terry Eibeen
Prairieburg
James J. Kilpatrick
Carl Kane
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