Untrampled views on free speech in tobacco ad ruling
The FTC may appeal a ruling that a tobacco ad about health risks is an editorial statement not a product pitch. The piece defends opinion speech against government censorship and warns that suppressing such debate risks stifling public critique of officials and policies.
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Federal Trade Commission
R.J. Reynolds
Montgomery K. Hyun
National Institutes of Health
Matthew L. Myers
The
Coalition On Smoking and Health
Iowa trade center scaled back to private funding plan
ADes Moines project led by Bruce Gerleman envisions renovating a vacant Younker’s for seven stories and 70 000 square feet of offices and show space aimed at linking Iowa producers with world buyers. Cedar Rapids could join Des Moines in a private financed setup, a contrast to John Ryan’s larger Taj Mahal concept that would have cost over 70 million dollars. The plan drops state funding and aims to attract investors and tenants, with hopeful gradual growth if initial efforts succeed.
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Iowa
Gerleman Group
Younker’s
Ryan’s
Des Moines
Sanctions in South Africa Divide Congress and Reagan
The Senate backs limited sanctions on the Afrikaner regime amid strong debate citing misstatements by President Reagan about the ANC. Fraser condemns Reagan Thatcher rhetoric and urges clear Western support for South Africa's black majority as political power shifts toward blacks, estimated at 22 million.
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New York
Senate
South Africa
The
African National Congress
Reagan
ANC
Malcolm Fraser
Australia
Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group
Africa
Fraser
Thatcher
West sanctions on South Africa to back black majority
The author argues for congressional sanctions to pressure the South African government. They warn sanctions may fail to alter policy, risk harming neighboring nations, and could provoke intensified violence, while asserting broad Western support for ending apartheid and condemning Reagan’s stance as misaligned with public justice.
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South Africa
United School Coalition Back-to-School Rally in Bever Park
A Cedar Rapids back-to-school rally and potluck picnic hosted by the United School Coalition will be held Thursday August 21 at 5 30 p m at Bever Park pavilion rain or shine. Attendees bring table service and a covered dish with free hotdogs and drinks for the first 500 people. Parents and friends can hear reaction to the planned State Department of Public Instruction decision on elementary school closures.
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Cedar Rapids
United School Coalition
Bever Park
State Department of Public Instruction
Balance of privacy and government in a divided society
A reflective meditation on how conflicts over privacy intimacy sexuality and free expression fuel alienation. It urges sympathetic dialogue to integrate differing values and avoid bureaucratic intrusion while defending personal and communal integrity. It warns against overreliance on technocratic power and calls for integrity through study prayer and effort.
Letters to the Gazette urged fair Honduras coverage and praises Jerry Copeland
A Cedar Rapids reader criticizes a Gazette Honduras report as biased and urges balanced coverage for Central America. The letter endorses Jerry Copeland for the Cedar Rapids school board citing diligence, thoroughness, and independent judgment.
Who Are Those Guys At Reagan Press Conf Chicago
A Reagan press conference in Chicago on August 12 exposed a split between the Washington press corps and local Chicago correspondents. The Chicago reporters pressed for questions not on cue cards while Press Secretary Larry Speakes showed a wary, amused look as he faced the scene.
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Reagan
Chicago
Washington Press Corps
Spiro Agnew
Larry Speakes
Paul Newman
Butch Cassidy
Outlooks from Eastern Iowa Readers Share Varied Views
Periodic letters from Eastern Iowa readers invite thoughtful commentary on diverse topics. Voices express personal perspectives, reflecting local concerns, values, and day to day experiences in a community forum.
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Art Heusinkveld
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Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Ronald Reagan
United States
New York Times Service
Paul A. Smith
Coe College
the Gazette
Honduras
Central America
Iowa National Guard
Jerry Copeland
Jerry
K. Jesse Singerman
Iowa City
al Capone
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