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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1981
Page
6
The administration vows legal action against deadline-flouting controllers and supports firings, fines, jail, and restraining orders. Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis warns that stopgap staffing is not a cakewalk as public safety hinges on adherence to no strike pacts. President Reagan says the crisis requires hard measures to prevent anarchy among federal workers.
The Reagan era faces pressure to reassess ties with Argentina amid a brutal human rights record with more than 7 000 disappearances over four years. The Argentine Church criticizes the regime, urging rule of law while economic crisis deepens. The piece argues Argentina lacks strategic value and fiscal restraint, suggesting rethinking alliance and credibility with Washington.
Time Inc bids farewell to the Washington Star but argues the city may regain two papers. The piece notes the Evening Star legacy, the Washington Post rise, and the shift to TV and new printing tech enabling smaller specialized dailies and robust weeklies.
Letter writers discuss abortion from moral, racial, and social angles, praising autonomy over one’s body while comparing consequences for fetuses and abused children. A second fragment critiques Brucemore tour arrangements and stresses local attraction quality.
Shortly after arriving in Marion we took my grandsons Steve and Mike Ulaszek ages 7 and 5 to Thomas Park for tennis ball batting and kite flying Their mother and grandmother shopped We returned to pick up and realized two baseball gloves were left behind at the park.
Carl Kane discusses why some papers like The Gazette avoid italics for titles, noting linotype limits and using quotation marks instead. He explains the role of a style book for uniform punctuation figures and capitalization and cites the variability of address formatting as evidence of editorial standards.
A letter argues Amtrak is misunderstood praising improved service and high summer demand with over 700 long distance routes selling out. The writer cautions against discarding rolling stock and severance costs while urging continued rail subsidies amid energy concerns and Reagan era policy.
The final balloons to launch in Indianola were KCRG and Coors as officials held a yellow flag for a brief pause. The scene casts a light on Birchers as the last to react, illustrating a symbolic late wake up.
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