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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1982
Page
6
The Gazette condemns Benjamin Sasway 21 for not registering for a non existent draft and receiving a federal prison sentence after a two day jury trial. It argues his flamboyance warranted punishment and warns the 700 000 peers who dodged registration that similar actions will invite legal consequences.
Senators push to outlaw Devastator bullets and Teflon-coated rounds in Iowa, arguing they have no sporting use and pose lethal risks. The proposal targets use, sale, and possession even by police, while hunters and many officers show cautious support amid concerns of broader gun restrictions.
Congress and FAA will alphabetize airport listings by city state rather than memorial names. Rep. Berkley Bedell pressed the change after a pilot complained finding Joe Foss Field was hard under the current system. Citizens with agency gripes are encouraged to use proper channels.
Washington column argues political smear campaigns use sexual orientation accusations to intimidate opponents. It recalls past cases and calls for presumption of innocence while criticizing libel suits and media sensationalism. The author questions motives behind public accusations and defends private freedoms.
A reader defends religious teaching in public schools, praising dedicated teachers, patriotism, and Christian instruction. The letter argues that American education erred by embracing secular methods and science creationism, urging that children be taught to fear God and accept biblical knowledge as the path to wisdom.
The writer argues that discussions focus on weapons and costs while neglecting the moral question of killings in war. They urge treating wartime killing as a universal ethical issue rooted in Christian ethics and the commandment not to kill, seeking global moral solutions rather than weapon choices.
The essay argues that modern American faith is distorted by extreme individualism. It contrasts private belief with communal salvation, stressing prayer as collective and religion as societal transformation. It cites Elijah, biblical unity, and Greek versus Hebrew views of the soul to urge seeing oneself as part of a larger whole.
Periodic observations from residents invited to share perspectives in a public forum. Fran Elsen of Cedar Rapids is noted as a former journalist and local housewife with three children, affiliated with the Adult Christian Education Writing Academy in Madison Wisconsin.
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