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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1986
Page
8
An editorial argues literacy underpins democracy as Census Bureau data show 13 percent of adults illiterate in English. It links illiteracy to unemployment and poverty, urges English as the common language, and calls for federal support and literacy-focused immigration limits to raise national skill and productivity.
The April Gazette discussion notes that Arab Americans face potential stereotyping amid U S confrontation with Libya and Khadafy. It urges parents and teachers to separate Arabs from terrorists, promote accurate view, and stresses civic responsibility in combating bias.
Supreme Court questions the trigger mechanism and GOP Senate votes diverge from Reagan as Gramm Rudman is criticized as a sham. Analysts argue only elected officials can cut deficits and praise Senate Republicans for pushing domestic cuts while defense spending remains debated. Public pressure could drive real fiscal reform.
The piece argues Nixon predicted a woman on the GOP ticket by 1988, noting Jeane Kirkpatrick as a leading potential running mate and discussing other Republican women like Elizabeth Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, while outlining strategic southern-state considerations for both parties.
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece reflects on Iowa rail history noting that by 1911 half of Iowa 10000 miles of track were abandoned, with 1300 miles abandoned in five years. It traces six carriers, then four, later two, and laments lost stations, interurbans, and the steel lines that defined mid America.
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