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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1981
Page
8
The piece praises Education Secretary Terrel Bell for ending forced bilingual education and urges leadership to expand foreign language study in schools. It cites statistics on language requirements in colleges, teacher training, and the need to cultivate language skills to improve national trade and prestige.
The piece notes higher federal fuel aid this year but a larger eligible pool and rising oil costs leaving many on thin budgets with average aid around 128 dollars. Siphoning and delivery credit gaps worsen conditions. states and charities face budget pressures as Congress offers little extra help.
A columnist consoles disaffected conservatives warning against overreliance on the New Right while praising Reagan's broad governing coalition. He credits Weyrich Dolan Phillips and Viguerie with groundwork but urges unity across Capitol Hill to advance tax and budget goals, noting Weinberger Bell Regan and other aides as supportive.
Washington Post coverage notes Coalition for Better Television plans to organize sponsor boycotts of vulgar shows. The piece criticizes networks for pandering to low tastes, questions censorship claims, and argues that commercial TV aims to sell beer and pantyhose while disguising it as free expression.
A Life magazine interview reveals Bernard Welch, longtime burglar, framing his crimes as defending from insurers and insisting he is not evil. Prosecutors cite his brutal methods and a fatal shooting of Dr. Michael Halberstam after a party encounter. Police found the killer’s tools nearby.
A school report notes multiple battery thefts at an out of town district bus yard with one battery reportedly found on a bus. A notice invites girls to audition for the next chorus year, while a TV sportscaster cites Bum Phillips signing a five year Saints contract though odds remain uncertain.
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