17 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1983
Page
1
The fragment lists John Donnelly as Executive Vice President and Treasurer John Robertson as Managing Editor Art Heusinkveld as Editor of Editorial Pages and notes the Editorial Board Chairman.
Jeff Renander of The Hawkeye Review, an independent conservative journal, challenges University of Iowa dorm rules barring door-to-door campus distribution while Daily Iowan, a subsidized campus paper, is allowed. He argues unequal access muting his unsubsidized views and questions fairness and legality.
Article reviews scientific findings on the Shroud of Turin suggesting a Pontius Pilate era coin over the eye and a radiative image. It weighs believers’ desire for proof against skeptics’ demand for letters or autographs, concluding evidence favors resurrection as best explanation yet stops short of proof.
The Defense Department Long Commission investigates the Beirut bombing that killed 240 Marines sailors and soldiers, aiming to improve security and casualty handling. The report echoes the Roberts Commission after Pearl Harbor and notes later findings blamed different commands. The goal is to avert similar controversy in the future.
A reader argues that the headline about U.S. students being among the world's worst reflects broader issues. The letter links educational reform to cooperation among parents business and government, critiques mail abuse and postal service responses, and praises the Glandorf antique shows for Cedar Rapids.
A feature notes Dorothy Shay nicknamed The Park Avenue Hillbilly and recalls a man who turned into a one man band with electronic devices. The writer muses on multilingual phrases and how to phrase second language teaching for Spanish French and English.
A traveler reflects on lessons from a Moscow trip stressing love over fear. He critiques an American official for fostering ignorance and urges dialogue with Russians and Chinese through pen pals, cultural exchange, and mutual study, citing Eisenhower and Roger Fisher. He promotes Getting to Yes and warns that all lives are at stake.
Periodic observations from Cedar Rapids readers express personal views. The text notes a Coe College science faculty member in Cedar Rapids who is active in Democratic Party politics.
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