Who killed Aquino Editorial Review
The Gazette questions the official Marcos account of Benigno Aquinos murder, noting lack of verifiable evidence and calling for open scrutiny. It challenges why witnesses filmed nothing and asks if a planted killer could be involved, urging careful judgment before endorsing the government version.
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Benigno Aquino
Manila
America
Aquino
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Philippines
White House
Reagan
Democrats Face Five Page Letter From Manatt Pitch
The national party chairman Charles Manatt leads a five page outreach urging money and a questionnaire to name a presidential preference and list top issues. It claims voter input will help pick the 1984 candidates while the poll results won t be tallied or made public if they diverge from the nominee.
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National Party
Charles Manatt
Patience pays in Linn County checks delays and costs
The piece argues delays in approving bad checks in Linn County shift costs to merchants and consumers, noting that overhead and prices rise to cover bad debts and that taxes fund processing of minor crimes. It urges patience with cashier ID routines, claiming today’s time saves money tomorrow.
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Linn County
Time cover signals Jackson’s early primary prominence
Analysis notes Jesse Jackson’s reach beyond declarations as Time magazine grants him a cover. The piece weighs whether his candidacy helps black turnout or fractures party unity, and cites Marguerite Ross Barnett on black political bargaining and leadership dynamics amid a potential bid.
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Washington
Jesse Jackson
Time Magazine
Walter Mondale
John Glenn
Time
Chicago
Reagan
American Political Science Association
Marguerite Ross Barnett
Teachers College
Columbia University
Barnett
Jackson
Reagan's pitch and the politics of sound
The piece argues that voters respond to the right sounds from politicians. It cites Senator Glenn apologizing for "man and wife" and switching to "husband and wife" while President Reagan uses shifting slogans like "evil empire" and "market" to appeal to different groups. It questions how sound choices affect political support.
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John Glenn
Glenn
Soviet Union
Reagan
Florida
McKinley Junior High Advocate Supports Board Election
A letter endorses Dr Dennis Kral as the advocate for McKinley Junior High amid declining enrollment. The writer lauds the school for its academics fine arts and athletics and urges residents to vote in the school board election on Tuesday September 13 to protect the southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood.
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McKinley Junior High
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
Dennis Kral
Bad checks plague merchants and customers say police
Cedar Rapids Police report about $47 000 in bad checks and $36 500 in forged instruments in six months. The text argues checks are promissory notes and urges strict check cashing policies, cooperation with merchants, and faster prosecutions to keep prices low and jobs.
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Cedar Rapids
Keep Blackhawk Mini Park From Being Sold
A call urges residents to oppose selling Blackhawk Mini Park citing daily users and social value. Voters are asked to consider the impact before any city sale or conversion to a fast food site.
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J.F. Hladky, Jr
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Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
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Tacky, Part II
David Broder
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gary
Ind
New York
Anna Margaret Castor Glenn
Republic
Moscow
Darth Vader
Daniel Defoe
Blackhawk Mini Park
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