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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1982
Page
6
Art Heusinkveld serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and chairs the Editorial Board, guiding opinion content and staff oversight.
The Gazette critiques the Linn County care facility after reports of inappropriate treatment by a minority of employees. Administrators and supervisors seek changes including training and stricter hiring based on compassion, with emphasis on preserving resident dignity and preventing further abuse.
GM faced sharp criticism as a bonus plan was proposed to raise executive rewards while salaried workers were reassured they would not sacrifice pay. The move followed a tense week after a new union contract and amid Chrysler pressure from Lee Iacocca.
Air Force research chief says the USSR will orbit a laser weapon in five to ten years while the U S lags behind with crude models initially used for propaganda. He cites steady U S progress in death ray research and notes the era of nuclear war worries may ease briefly.
The piece reports on a CIA produced film profile of Fidel Castro used to sway President Reagan, amid tensions with Cuba and the Soviet Union. It notes Congressional scrutiny, State Department hesitation, and warning of missiles near U.S. shores as the 1962 pledge erodes.
A reader urges cautious analysis over rumors of nuclear weapons and Soviet power. The letter cautions against terrifying mass hysteria and urges evaluating actions over words in U S policy toward Europe and NATO.
Reader questions city management of a vacant Riverside Park adjacent house bought for park expansion. They urge rental or sale, criticize a new park road feeding heavy truck traffic into the park, question maintenance, and call for reform by the parks commissioner.
A reader denounces PG rated movies as crude and profane and opposes lax film taste. The letter also recalls 1970s and 1960s car purchases, criticizing auto makers for quality, reliability, and the impact of foreign competition on American workers and pride.
A reader voices support for Reagan’s proposed tax cut for parents of parochial school students and criticizes the public school system for lacking spiritual nourishment. The letter defends religious education, cites Bible and creationist views, and argues tax money should fund faith-based schooling.
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