NAACP seeks meeting with Reagan over civil rights concerns
The NAACP denounces the Reagan administration as waging a sustained attack on civil rights and calls for a meeting with the president. It cites 17 percent black unemployment and 42 percent teen unemployment, plus gaps in education and housing, urging direct discussion of 10 to 50 specific issues.
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NAACP
Reagan
National Administration
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Benjamin Hooks
Hooks
Senators reject limit on student loans
Senate Republicans reject Reagan plan to abolish the Small Business Administration and the Job Corps. They oppose cutting guaranteed student loans and favor broad spending cuts. Leaders target substantial 1986 budget reductions and resist income based aid caps.
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Small Business Administration
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Robert Dole
Kansas
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
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Domenici
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Committee On
Small Business
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Weicker
Budget Committee
Resources Subcommittee
Gargantua II Gorillas Auction Sets Price Record
The 6 foot tall stuffed gorilla Gargantua II once promoted by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey as the world's most terrifying creature sold for 20350 dollars to John Elmo, a New York interior designer, at Guernsey's Country Auction in a Saturday sale.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
John Elmo
New York
Guernsey
PLO chief fails to win backing for Jordan pact
In Tunis the PLO executive committee did not endorse a six day old accord with Jordan. Ahmad Abdul-Rahman urged rethink of the deal seen as by King Hussein and Yasser Arafat. The General Union of Palestinian Workers also rejected the pact seeking an independent PLO delegation.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Jordan
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PLO
Ahmad Abdul-Rahman
Hussein
Yasser Arafat
Middle East
Abdul-Rahman
General Union of
Amman
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is a daily and Sunday newspaper published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions vary by carrier and mail with specific rates for Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues and 52 weeks. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Postmaster address changes to The Gazette Company P O Box L I Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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Third Avenue SE
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