Watt backs wilderness pause and drilling ban shift
Interior Secretary James Watt announces a pause on wilderness mining and drilling until 2000 with possible exceptions for urgent national needs. The move aims to ease tensions with conservation groups while keeping long term goals intact, signaling a temporary shift in administration policy and approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Watt
United States
Watt
Congress
Sierra Club
League of Conservation Voters
Wilderness Society
Ronald Reagan
GI Bill need changes as bonuses rival tuition aid in recruiting
The piece argues Congress should upgrade the GI Bill to fit recruitment needs. It notes 1981 surveys showed high school dropouts favored cash bonuses over tuition aid, while graduates leaned to education benefits. It calls for more in-depth analysis before any revision, and suggests a mix of bonuses and tuition aid may work best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Armed Services
General Accounting Office
Congressional Budget Office
White House
Germany
Iowa
Democrats Must Embrace Federalism and Decentralize Power
An opinion piece critiques Democratic leaders for resisting Reagan era federalism proposals. It notes governors and party leaders discussed shifting about 40 programs to states, while congressional Democrats avoid the topic. The piece argues voters demand power moved from Washington to states and communities and warns defeat may prompt change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Governors Association
Senate
House
Reagan
Sen
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Washington
Letters to the Gazette on past shock therapy and elderly draft
Two reader letters discuss reviving shock therapy from the 1950s in the Juvenile Probation office and oppose a two year public service draft for the elderly. Anthony R. Scolaro defends shock therapy as crime control while Ed Ferreter declines the draft saying he is too busy to participate.
Downtown Parking Ticket Frustration and Civic Rant
A writer in Cedar Rapids laments a $1 parking ticket issued while the car hood was chained due to a stolen battery. The piece chains local traffic department critique with a broad critique of Congress and a call to support runaway and child abuse hotlines, urging community action and family values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Slinn County
Honest person returns billfold at Me Too store
A billfold was found Sunday morning at the J Street Me Too store and returned later that day to the manager. The finder, a young employee on duty, could not identify the owner but the item and cash were returned intact, saving the owner time and effort. The sender thanks the honest worker and store management.
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J Street
Me Too
Cedar Rapids Library Honored Pioneer Ralph H. Clements
A Cedar Rapids leader Ralph H. Clements served 34 years as a library member and 6 years as library board president. He spearheaded the Kenwood branch and advocated a new downtown facility, viewing the library as both education hub and accessible retreat. Citizens urged memorial letters to Nancy McHugh or Gerald Elsen.
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Ralph H. Clements
Kenwood
Cedar Rapids
Nancy McHugh
Public Library
Gerald Elsen
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J.F. Hladky, Jr
Board of
Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
the Gazette
Interior
Jim
Dems
Washington, D.C
Alan Cranston
California
House Rules Committee
Richard Bolling
Missouri
Cranston
Bolling
Capitol Hill
David Durenberger
Minnesota
David Broder
Congressional Democratic
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Nixon
Democratic Congress
Anthony R. Scolaro
Linn County
Cedar River Tower
Ed Ferreter
Central City
Canada
Teina
Gazette
Billfold
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