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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1981
Page
3
The Iowa attorney general outlines that public schools must be tuition free for courses and most activities, permitting only supply fees. Optional fees could risk an educational elite, while districts may charge for equipment costs in extracurricular athletics if funds go to gear not salaries. Legislative clarification is urged to resolve fee boundaries.
A federal judge loosened Iowa laws on lawyers advertising allowing broader newspaper magazine ads and halting direct mail and race mentions. The ruling called some TV ads promotional rather than informational, a stance critics say clashes with the First Amendment’s protection of commercial speech. The decision marks a small step in aligning lawyers’ advertising rights with broader public speech, while noting that substantial progress remains.
Wertheimer proposes a constitutional fix allowing targets of independent expenditure ads to receive free reply time equal to the amount spent against them. The rule would curb negative campaigns, deter deregulated outside groups, and restore campaign responsibility to parties and candidates.
Reagan and Stockman seek 75 billion in spending cuts to balance the 1984 budget while weighing a MX missile leasing plan. Critics challenge MX, citing Air Force cost estimates and strategic doubts about Minuteman vulnerability, suggesting canceling MX may cost less and reduce political friction.
A house organ headline proclaims a big day with Iron Horse in C.R. while a second publication attacks the word twas as a nonstandard grammar form. Charlton Laird notes it as a bold language defiance. J R Perry questions currency depreciation logic.
The letter argues preserving rail corridor land benefits ecosystems and pest control, noting abundant insects mammals and birds and plant diversity along rights of way. It suggests converting land to a bicycle trail to protect this resource pool, advocating economical value and disaster resilience.
Marion woman describes theft of a religious statue from her husband’s grave at Oak Shade Cemetery, detailing the heartbreak of telling her three children and hoping the thief will be haunted. She cannot afford a replacement now but vows to recover someday.
A Pennsylvania steel executive funds a $10,000 Folded Square Alphabet D gift to the University of Iowa Foundation. The article questions the selection rationale and suggests the Square D Company of Cedar Rapids might reclaim the item if a method to unfold it is found.
Mr and Mrs Harold Curtis express enduring thanks to Dr Richard Stark for his skill and kindness after a successful surgery for their daughter. They note gratitude for the doctor’s availability and a doctor malpractice suit mentioned. The Curtis couple at 2000 Franklin Ave NE convey heartfelt appreciation.
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