GAZETTE EDITORIALS Gimme-gang sit-out AT UN disarmament talks
Editorial notes the United States boycotting a three week United Nations conference on disarmament and development. It argues Washington doubts the talks promote genuine aid rather than a money shift from Western defense budgets. It cautions against propagandistic pressure and urges focus on irrationalities and potential reallocation of savings to needed development.
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MSU Professor Tests Open Air GM Bacteria Against Elm Disease
Gary Strobel of Montana State University engineered a bacterium aimed at curbing Dutch elm disease. He began outdoor tree trials without final EPA approval, prompting an agency investigation and campus backlash while urging a rules update to reflect new genetic engineering evidence.
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Contemporary draft Bill of Rights echoes varied social aims
A convoluted version of the Bill of Rights lists freedoms from religion to press, education rights, gun issues, reproductive choice, and environmental and consumer rights. The piece, attributed to Mary Adamczyk, a Stafford Springs freelance writer, appears in a local paper.
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Reagan shifts stance on on-site inspection in arms talks
President Reagan backs away from strict on-site verification for a Soviet American treaty banning medium and short range missiles. The move is seen as easing prospects for a broader agreement and easing wary public perception of national security.
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Reagan Sours on Inspections as Arms Talks Move Forward
The administration withdraws a plan for outside inspectors on rival missile facilities while proposing limited challenge inspections at a handful of sites in the United States or Soviet Union for up to a decade after destruction. Washington officials say the move signals a push toward an arms control treaty, despite conservative opposition and charges of betrayal.
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Letters on social security and museum notes
A reader laments Social Security not correcting notch errors and blames Washington officials. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art outlines a funding and building project with design by Centerbrook and praise for leadership and community support.
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