Hard questions on drugs as forum seeks answers
About 1,500 people attended the Washington High School forum titled Drugs and Your Children. Panelists urged parents to confront grown issues with care, stressing help for self and family.
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Washington High School
Jacobson
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Pride Parent Resources and Information For
the Gazette
Carole Harder
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Larry Helvey
St. Luke’s Hospital
Donald Gean
Area Substance Abuse Council
Bob Easton
Joel Snetzler
Kennedy High School
The Fort Targeted for Population Cut
State officials plan to reduce The Fort population by one third prompting concerns at the out-of-town party site. Other items note warnings about graphic violence in a film and guidance on child behavior. Strawberry Point awaits a famed parade while Linn-Mar students face short bus rides.
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Third Street
IDOT
Joe Martinek
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Harnischfeger board approves sale and Swedish joint venture
Harnischfeger Corp directors approve a major sale to Japan and a joint venture with a Swedish firm. The report notes related city and regional developments on Page 9B and Page 4A.
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Harnischfeger Corp
Japan
Leading economic indicators rise as oil prices boost activity
The Commerce Department notes March gains in the composite index of leading indicators, aided by higher oil prices, while oil imports shrink the trade deficit to its smallest level in five years. The report shows six of ten indicators rise, with caution that oil-driven growth may not reflect real underlying strength. Reagan signals Congress to act quickly on his economic plan after a hospital stay and a speech promising decisive budget measures.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Chase Manhattan Bank
Hanover Bank of New York
Continental Illinois
First National Banks of Chicago
Chase Manhattan
Commerce Department
Reagan
Chamber
House
Senate
GOP
Congress
Bud Shuster
Rpa
Michel
Iowa lawmakers challenge sexuality program in schools
Des Moines reports two Iowa legislators vow to challenge the Iowa Department of Public Instruction over a program titled Sexuality and the Adolescent. Rep. Karen Mann and Rep. James B. Clements condemn the in service project, led mainly through area education agencies, as inappropriate for public schools. An attendee summary calls the day’s activities an introduction to pornography.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Karen Mann
Scranton
Mann
James B. Clements
R-Davenport
Department of Public Instruction
Home Economics
Iowa State University
Clements
Reagan Seen By Eight Citizens As Having The People's Trust
Gazette interviews of eight residents on Reagan's first 100 days finds six say he has earned the people's trust. Respondents cite leadership and a human touch post assassination attempt, with hopes his popularity will advance tax and budget cuts and resume his program agenda.
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Ronald Reagan
the Gazette
White House
Mark McLaughlin
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
McLaughlin
Reagan
Steve Faulkner
Third St. SE
Faulkner
Clara Kruger
Fifth Ave. SE
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Thomas O'Neill
Robert Michel
Illinois
Jim Wright
Texas
Nancy Stevens
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