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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1983
Page
6
This piece contrasts U S media secrecy with Soviet leader Yuri Andropov's opaque rule and general government suppression. It warns about rumors, concealed health or death, and a culture of government control over information, urging reflection on similar tendencies at home.
A new nonpartisan plan backed by 16 social service groups aims to register 5 million voters as they apply for benefits like food stamps and unemployment. The effort focuses on welfare recipients and low income communities, with observers forecasting impact on the 1984 election and turnout across groups.
Three decades later the Atoms for Peace speech at the United Nations is read as a candid call for peaceful uses of nuclear tech and a less confrontational U S Soviet stance. Eisenhower urged peacetime fission research and stockpile reductions while warning against overreliance on weapon superiority. His open skies and budget cuts proposals framed a shift toward humanitarian aims. Fear and revisionist views color the legacy, but the era's optimism endures.
A reader asks rude callers to consider the impact of obscene phone calls on an elderly couple fighting cancer. The letter laments immature phone pranks, urges empathy, and pleads readers to think before dialing and avoid disturbing others in crisis.
International students from Coe College spent Thanksgiving with local families, sharing positive experiences far from home. Deanna Jobe, international student adviser, says students have visited her office with gratitude, noting the impact of welcoming hosts.
Elder shoppers thank the Cedar Rapids Target for a Sunday evening event with entertainment doughnuts cookies drinks and ample time to shop.
A reader argues front-page treatment and a large photo of Mr. Barney in the Nov 30 Gazette about a fatal shooting of Mr. Baker reflect racial bias. The letter claims persistent white fear and requests fair front-page, inclusive coverage of Black individuals in positive roles in future local events.
Yale professor Kenneth Latourette notes early Christians were labeled atheists for not worshiping Roman gods and emperors. He argues the church’s history shows a tension between faith and civic religion, urging modern Christians to imitate apostolic atheism against idolatrous patriotism.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The topics are unlimited. The views are theirs.
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