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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1988
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and heads the Editorial Board. Dave Morris is Managing Editor guiding daily operations of the editorial desk.
The Gazette Editorial argues against a 1.9 billion arms shipment to Kuwait citing risk of escalating Gulf arms race. It urges U S restraint to discourage further missile transfers and warns Britain Saudi Arabia arms rivalries may follow. It calls for U S leadership to halt the deal and support ceasefire stability.
An old Gazette column reflects on a 1936 heat wave with Cedar Rapids recording 106, 108, 109 and 105 degree days. It notes historic deaths from heat, drought harming crops, and stresses the need for cooling centers and relief services while urging residents to seek shade and water.
Reader argues the Tuma property should be developed for a year round park function with broad public use. He notes golf as the most versatile facility, self supporting and offering extensive access, contrasting other sports and wildlife concerns. Also letters challenge auto dealer practices and meteorology trivia errors.
A writer accuses the Iowa Department of Human Services of neglecting seniors and the disabled, citing a 90 year old comatose beneficiary denied Title XIX, suspended Social Security, and a new monthly denial quota. The letter condemns bureaucratic persistence and patronage in state welfare.
Cedar Rapids hosts the American Cancer Society Tee Off Against Cancer Golf Tournament raising over $6,000 with 60 percent directed to Linn County. Thanks extended to committee members Terry Johnson Bob Payne Bob Poundstone Jim Loomis Glen Hatley and Bill Prowell and to ACL Area Director Jo Carlson and staff Myrna Stoltenburg and Jean Gislason for support plus cancer skin screenings. Scott Benson chairman 2715 Q Ave NW.
Carl Kane critiques editor's defense of a sentence about Bliss Dairy and Schwartz Farms. He notes a comma splice and argues the plural noun items governs the verb, while none as subject can take singular or plural senses depending on meaning.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to share views. Topics span broad interests and reflect individual perspectives without institutional endorsement.
A columnist muses on how numbers color daily life from zip codes to ages and dates. It links Chicago’s Wrigley Field night game to symbolic eighths and eights, and notes the 25th anniversary of zip code reform while pondering luck and sentiment in choosing numbers for weddings, births, and bets.
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