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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1983

Page

15

Dear Abby letters on cocaine death and wedding guest rules

A grieving mother shares her son Kurt who died of a cocaine overdose and urges readers to avoid cocaine. A bride asks how to keep children from a no child wedding while Abby suggests consulting the clergyman about enforcement and etiquette. The column notes must be polite but clear in addressing sensitive issues.

Abby Beverly Kurt

Why is rudeness an urban blight

A high school teacher asks why city dwellers seem rude. The response cites crowding noise anonymity and impatience as factors and notes that people focus on personal needs ignoring others. It warns that norms fail when few object and mentions a drive to feel triumphant over perceived system pressure.

Leonard Berkowitz University of Wisconsin Berkowitz

Megatrends expert to speak in Cedar Rapids

Dr Shirley McCune president of Learning Trends will speak at a noon luncheon in Cedar Rapids on Friday Aug 26 at Stouffer's. She belongs to the John Naisbitt Megatrends group shaping social economic and political trends. The event, sponsored by United Way and Collins Division Rockwell International, is open to the public. Reservations cost 8.00 per person and are sent to United Way P O Box 878 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. tickets will not be sold at the door.

Shirley McCune Learning Trends United States Cedar Rapids Stouffer's McCune John Naisbitt United Way Collins Division Rockwell International P.O. Box Iowa

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