Bush Battles Iraq as World Reacts to Crisis
Editorial notes Bush denouncing Hussein as Iraq reneges on Kuwait pullout. UN Security Council condemns with 14 in favor and Cuba joins the rebuke. Cheney heads to Saudi Arabia signaling military option if Iraq invades. Soviet stance adds intrigue as oil supplies tighten and global map shifts.
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Dom Hussein
George Bush
Iraq
Hussein
Kuwait
Bush
Japan
United Nations Security Council
Yemen
Cuba
Sad
Richard Cheney
Saudi Arabia
Cheney
James Baker
United States
Middle East
Soviet Union
Baghdad
Republicans toy with dues reform amid Beck ruling clash
The article notes Senate rejection of a GOP plan to let union members reclaim non bargaining dues. It argues state right to work limits affect dues coverage and cites Beck v. United States Supreme Court ruling. It contrasts voluntary union dues with political spending and critiques Republican motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Iowa
Communications Workers of American
Beck
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Iraqi opposition views Kuwait invasion as a peril to Arab unity
Selim Fakhri argues that Saddam Hussein's regime has destroyed Iraq from within, expelling and persecuting opponents, using chemical weapons, and draining national wealth. The Iraqi exile opposition seeks democratic, multi party governance and aims to end occupation through voluntary Arab unity.
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Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Iran
Najaf
Kerbala
National Assembly
Letters to the Gazette critique wasteful federal spending
A reader urges sweeping budget cuts across many programs including farm subsidies, foreign aid, defense projects, arts and education spending, consultants, aircraft leasing, and misused payrolls. Calls for retirement attrition, a waste czar, S&L bailout accountability, and direct citizen pressure on Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Science Foundation
Peter Grace
Marion residents urge caution on annexation plan
In letters to the editor residents warn against expanding Marion through annexation. They question costs of development and flood plain land donation while urging attendance at City Hall meetings on Aug 14 and Aug 16 to oppose the proposal and protect sewer and road funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
North 10Th Street
Alburnett Road
31St Street
Marion’s
Midwest
City Hall
Ron Horak
Douglas Ct
William Tuecke
Artesian Rd
Supreme Court nomination of Judge Souter raises questions
The nomination by the man who wasn’t there during Iran Contra and who isn’t there on environmental and budget issues prompts debate on leadership. Critics urge accountability on social needs and fiscal crisis.
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Supreme Court
Souter
S&ls
Marion RAG-BASH Thanks City and Partners
The Marion Chamber of Commerce and the Depot Restoration Committee thank the City of Marion for support of the Marion RAG-BASH. They praise volunteers and city services and recognize sponsors KRNA Radio Miller Beer and Crystal Light. Dave Snow Lisa Hoefer Paul Draper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Depot Restoration Committee
City of
Marion
Krna Radio
Miller Beer
Crystal Light
Protect Old Glory Amid Calls to Criminalize Desecration
Citizens urged Congress to amend the constitution to make desecration of the flag a crime. Grassley Tauke and Lightfoot supported the amendment, while others did not. Lightfoot doubts action will come again this session, prompting a push to vote out Harkin Leach Smith Nagle and Grandy for receptive representatives.
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Sen. Grassley
Tauke
Lightfoot
Harkin
Leach
Smith
Nagle
Grandy
Cruelty to animals prompts calls for harsher punishment
The piece condemns the act of setting a mother cat and her kitten on fire and urges full legal penalties plus psychiatric evaluation for the perpetrators to deter future cruelty. It argues strong punishment and mental health assessment as essential safeguards for animals and society.
Cinema Paradise at Collins 5 Theaters in Cedar Rapids
A Cannes Award winning foreign film titled Cinema Paradise plays at Collins 5 in Cedar Rapids. The subtitled drama follows a boy's growth in a small Sicilian town with life, films, and relationships shaping his world. The reviewer calls the film beautifully textured and satisfying, hoping for more foreign films to come.
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Collins
Cedar Rapids
Times Theater
Paradise
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Dale Larson
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Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
By Selim Fakhri
Halabja
Abc-Tv
U.S
Selim Fakhri
London
Washington Post Service
the Gazette
Strategic Defense Initiative
Endowment For the Arts
Education Department
Virginia
Chattanooga
S&l
M. Heuston, Solon
Dave Snow and
Lisa Hoefer
Marion Chamber
Paul Draper Depot Restoration Committee
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