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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1983
Page
6
J F Hladky Jr is named Chairman of the Board while Art Heusinkveld is appointed Editor of Editorial Pages and serves as Editorial Board Chairman, signaling leadership changes at the newspaper.
The Gazette reports Wilson Foods Corp seeks to reduce pay from 10.69 to 6.50 per hour and may seek to void onerous contracts under Chapter 11. The move, tied to competition and Iowa Beef Processors' new hog operation near Stanwood, could force renegotiation while the court reviews the reorganization plan. Plant closures are not planned, and workers continue to report to the Cedar Rapids facility as unions contest the move.
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled that loss of consortium cannot be claimed by a cohabiting couple who have not married. The decision preserves marriage as the basis for legal rights while addressing potential future disputes and upholding common sense fairness.
A reader tests Falwell's charge by calling libraries to check for conservative titles. He finds Solzhenitsyn Ayn Rand Friedman Buckley Kilpatrick Podhoretz and Reagan works widely available while noting missing titles by Graham Schlafly and Koop. He argues reader demand drives collections more than censorship.
A humorous critique argues a hidden Writer’s Sweatshop churns out nauseating ad copy and boilerplate prose under coercion while praising the Iowa Writers Workshop as the pinnacle of middle American culture. It links dull durable prose to safety spiels, manuals, warranties, and future dismal fiction, noting the pervasive drivel in ads, politics, and humor.
Mark Yother of Cedar Rapids coordinates the Cedar Rapids Community College KCCK FM program. A former KCRG newscaster and Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale member, he invites local residents to express unlimited topics in periodic observations.
Satisfied Geneva Tower residents dispute a KGAN TV segment about a supposed incident. They praise security and neighbors, defend the building’s image, and credit manager Mr Gray for high service. Signed by Lucille Arnold and 12 other eighth floor residents.
A reader argues that religious leaders cannot fix society and calls for turning to scripture. The letter criticizes materialism violence and pollution while urging prayer and faith in Christ, citing Second Chronicles 7 14 Ezekiel 38 39 Matthew 24 Luke 21 and John 14 6. The writer urges personal repentance and spiritual peace instead of reform through religion.
Women volunteers worldwide marked a little-known holiday on April 24 as the General Federation of Women’s Clubs highlighted its global reach. Cedar Rapids hosted the 1981 GFWC national convention in June, with Iowa’s federation also meeting in Des Moines. The Cedar Rapids clubs paid tribute to Jennie June Croly, founder of Sorosis and the GFWC’s early philosophy.
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