This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1986
Page
9
A reader reflects on Gallup polling from April 17 about Libya policy and anti Sandinista concerns, urges measured action with allies, and critiques a letter linking antisemitism to aid to the contras. The piece mentions an Iowa Electric substation death and school district consolidation ideas, urging mergers to save funds.
A letter urges Iowa to require every citizen to show I D when buying alcohol at state liquor stores or bars to curb drunken driving and under age drinking. The author compares to airport metal detectors and seeks legislative action and public backing.
A plea for strong laws and upheld visitation to protect a child’s right to love both parents. The piece argues custody should favor preserving parent-child bonds and warns against letting resentments sever a child’s relationship with either parent. It stresses the child’s welfare over material disputes.
A reflection urging nonviolent means to settle disputes. The author cites Palestinians and other groups, warns violence breeds more violence, supports Congress funded Peace Institute, Iowa Peace Institute efforts, strengthens the United Nations, World Court, and world family concept to safeguard freedoms and courts. Emphasizes rapid learning before loss of values.
Beverly Dolphin criticizes an April headline about epilepsy in The Gazette for implied slurs. She argues journalism should educate not label, noting famous individuals with epilepsy and urging careful wording to avoid stigma.
A reader questions U S policy after the Libya strikes ordered by President Reagan. The letter condemns bombing as terrorism and asks why Washington frames it as war while Libyan actions elicit support. the writer urges clearer media explanations and consideration of underlying causes.
A letter warns against war profiteering and a renewed draft to defend America. It urges unity with global allies, opposes Communist terrorism, and calls for intelligence, economic, and propaganda measures while predicting drafts may reach lawmakers and citizens alike.
A collection of periodic observations by thoughtful East Iowans inviting expressive submissions. Views are personal and wide ranging, with no single topic guiding the pages.
Cedar Rapids professor Thomas B. Irving, a retired academic with teaching stints in California, Canada, New York, Guatemala, Minnesota, Illinois and Tennessee, releases the Qu'ran's first American translation into English.
A critical column argues Washington risks a two front clash with the Soviet Union and the Islamic world after the Libya raid. It contends arming Turkey without strings harms diplomacy, notes Arab and Muslim backlash, and warns Russia benefits as Libya and Nicaragua complicate U.S. aims.
A Cedar Rapids observer praises Harrison School students for strong grammar and spelling. Sixth graders correctly spell cemetery, critique sentence structure, and offer clear preposition guidance, showing sharp writing skills during a session with teacher input and student questions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.