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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1985
Page
6
The piece notes Japan may extend voluntary limits on auto exports to the United States beyond April 1, with Reagan and White House aides split on continuing restraints. It highlights a $37 billion annual trade tilt to Japan, rising pressure on U S exports and a potential major trade confrontation.
The article notes rising U S protectionism under Reagan with Japan auto limits, Common Market steel cuts, textile tariffs and motorcycle duties. It warns higher prices and job losses, potential retaliation on corn and soybeans, and suggests abandoning auto import restrictions though some limits may briefly stay.
Former senator George McGovern questions the FEC demand he repay more than 13 500 in federal matching funds from his 1972 Democratic presidential run. He argues his public speaking income supported his career and that taxpayers should not subsidize campaign salaries. The FEC says the payment is not a legitimate campaign expense.
Washington Post Writers Group notes that Stanley McCaffrey of the University of the Pacific withdrew an honorary degree invitation to William Bennett after Bennett criticized subsidy policies for middle class students. The column argues the dispute exposes what author calls moral exhibitionism and a blandness in public discourse driven by television sound bites.
The letter urges cautious judgment of Tom Harkin amid early critique from Rep. Hal Daub, calling him “Tricky Tom” for his farm policy rhetoric and tactics. It questions leadership, recounts his committee placement, and defends farmers, urging fair taxation and continued support for agriculture and education.
A longtime resident criticizes expense increases after new management at Linn County Care Facility. He urges austerity at the top, highlighting salaries and administrative growth while praising frontline staff and the workers who care for residents.
Reader letters criticize a Feb 16 front page article by Rick Smith for errors in a photo caption and misstatements about the 1950 and 1929 notes and the date when In God We Trust appeared on the one dollar bill. A correction ran Feb 17 blaming a local coin shop for the wrong dates.
A new film circulates across the United States showing real time ultrasound footage of an abortion. Pro life activists urge Congress and the Supreme Court to act, citing widespread opposition and church leadership driving organized efforts against abortion.
The Feb 16 letter argues wage cuts for city employees are unjustified while factory workers faced higher wages. The author urges citizens to research before criticizing and notes civil servant wages lagged behind factory pay during the economic strain.
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