Refugees and regional news across Cedar Rapids area
The Cedar Rapids and Marion communities welcome Laotian refugees seeking new lives away from communist rule. Reports cover zoning disputes in Oelwein and how reapportionment could reshape Iowa legislative districts later. Cedar Rapids firms work with CETA to find value in handicapped workers. Drake Relays records fell Saturday in Des Moines. J Tech Associates in Cedar Rapids anticipates a major breakthrough.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Oelwein
Iowa
CETA
Family May Day and Midwestern Arts Spotlight
The piece notes Family May Day as a historic festival and highlights a University of Iowa Museum of Art exhibition featuring 73 American ceramic artists. It also mentions Vail becoming a popular summer destination and concerns over rising water bills from toilet leaks. The Future Farmers of America names a Toddville youth as star agribusinessman at the state convention in Sioux City. The Gazette touts its classifieds as highly useful to Eastern Iowans.
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University of Iowa Museum of Art
Page LE
Future Farmers of America
Toddville
Sioux City
Riverfest draws crowds in Iowa City during Parents Weekend
Cathy Leahy a University of Iowa student from Des Moines sells balloons Saturday at the Riverfest in Iowa City. The annual three day festival packed with sports and musical events is held with Parents Weekend and concludes today. More pictures on page 24A.
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Cathy Leahy
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa City
Helms Justifies Delays in Dear Chuck Letter
Sen. Jesse Helms releases a 10 page letter defending holds on State Department nominations. He says holds alert Haig and White House officials to his concerns, not blocking confirmations. Delays leave top posts unfilled nearly 100 days after Reagan's inauguration.
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Helms
Chuck
Washington
Jesse Helms
Rn.c
Alexander Haig
State Department
Reagan
Senate
Republican Party
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles Percy
Bill
Associated Press
Foreign Relations Committee
Haig
White House
Soviet label against Poland signals hardening stance
Tass warned Poland's Communist Party faces threats from internal revisionism, a charge Kremlin leaders used against rivals in 1968 before the Czechoslovakia invasion. In Warsaw, Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and government officials held talks to smooth a new labor law codifying parts of last summer's strike-ending agreements.
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Gazette
Tass
Polish Communist Party
Kremlin
Communist Movement
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Walesa
Haig warns of trade ban if USSR intervenes in Poland
Secretary of State Haig signals an across the board U.S. trade embargo including a grain embargo if the Soviet Union intervenes in Poland. He noted the risk during discussions ahead of a Warsaw meeting between Solidarity leaders and the government. The timing follows talks by Soviet ideologue Suslov after meetings with Polish party leaders.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Alexander Haig
Reagan
Poland
Haig
Communist Party
Torun
Central Committee
Mikhail Suslov
Warsaw
Parents' awareness of drug abuse growing
The Cedar Rapids community responds to drug education after David Toma visits. A school official praises groundwork for parent education as officers, counselors, and students discuss rising marijuana and alcohol use, its dangers, and long term effects on memory and puberty.
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Theologian Jones
David Toma
Toma
Cedar Rapids
America
Gazette
Associated Press
John Barbour
Ralph Myers
Reagan’s First 100 Days Set for Broad Policy Shift
In 100 days since taking office Reagan has pushed a sweeping plan to shrink the federal government. He seeks deep cuts in housing welfare food stamps school lunch and job training and aims to abolish several programs and agencies. He also champions returning to school prayer and tougher anti abortion stances while easing certain safety rules. The assassination attempt on day 70 and his recovery slowed progress on the economic program.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Canada
Reagan
United States
White House
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Legal Services Corp
Vista Volunteers
Institute of Museum Services
Economic Development Administration
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Training
Labor Department
Public Service
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J-Tech Associates Inc
Vail
the Gazette
Christie Wallace
Ette
Charles Jones
James Gerstenzang
Preece
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