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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1983
Page
7
The Iowa Poll finds 56 percent of 1,001 adults blame labor unions most for the 1980-83 recession, with 52 percent pointing to Congress and 51 percent to OPEC. The survey notes unions are often distrusted yet praised for pay and working conditions, while criticism targets their perceived self interest.
Anamosa prison charges inmates for medical costs after suicide attempts, a policy also claimed to reduce attempts. Critics warn the practice creates a cruel incentive and disputes its effectiveness, while Fort Madison does not bill. The piece argues that charging debt may increase self-harm incentives and questions deterrence.
A reader laments IE rate increases and corporate excess while urging Cedar Rapids voters to oppose the IE franchise renewal in 1985. The letter defends the Hobbs Act Amendment S462 by Sen. Grassley as leveling legal protection, backed by the National Right to Work Committee.
A reader cites Genesis 41 and Revelation to criticize government policy and urge charity amid a looming world famine. The letter laments utility shutoffs for a low income Iowa family with three young children and warns no nation will be spared.
William Safire mocks August as cruel to ideologues and previews a month of political debates. He notes Shultz’s Beirut stance, White House scheduling clashes, and a hypothetical private inaugural amid Super Bowl timing, with right wing calls for tougher withdrawal and calendar maneuvers.
A family struggles as electricity is shut off leaving a dark home with no cooking or refrigeration in the heat. Residents blame bureaucratic red tape and call on HACAP and other groups to aid the needy while store owners report dipping cheese sales.
A critical essay tracing reaction to Rita Lavelle’s contempt acquittal and the House subpoenas, with warnings about enforcing authority. It notes media theatrics around Central America policy, the Crony press, and looming 1984 campaign themes, urging conservative counterweight.
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