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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1985
Page
8
The editorial argues Reagan misreads farm economics and aims to cut federal farming spending, risking midlevel, educated Midwest operators. It warns credit relief delays threaten spring planting and questions reliance on natural selection to shrink farming, urging support for the backbone farmers to survive.
After a Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson show an overloaded parking ramp elevator descended to two feet below ground with doors locked. City officials cite posted capacity and consider a circuit modification to immobilize the car when overloaded to prevent future confinement and potential liability.
Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker told the Senate Banking Committee the Fed is not targeting lower rates nor raising them. Financial analysts read his remarks as signaling a hold-the-line policy, reinforcing doubts about market forecasts and the reliability of economic predictions.
In a 1985 reflection, Universal Press Syndicate notes how the Garcia case tests federalism and state sovereignty. It traces a line of Supreme Court rulings from 1968 to 1983, highlighting shifts on federal regulation of state powers and the role of justices like Blackmun and Rehnquist in shaping the balance between national authority and state autonomy.
Readers describe Cedar Rapids new library as an imaginative, well lit modern space with computer centers and river views. They praise the staff areas and the circular concrete staircase as a centerpiece and note the building stands in contrast to the 80 year old former facility.
The 50 state patchwork quilt features 50 squares from children's drawings, each labeled with name age and home state. A central panel carries a peace message while Idaho origins and Senate participation by Grassley and Harkin are noted, with Smithsonian interest in permanent collection.
William R. Kubite, after release from prison, appeals to Cedar Rapids employers for a one day work trial. He seeks fulltime employment as an offset pressman or general laborer to support his family while proving his productivity.
The Gazette outlines rules for letters to the editor including a 400 word limit, possible edits, required writer name address and signature, a non published telephone number for authentication, preference for issue driven content, prohibition on anonymous submissions, no verse, one letter per writer every 30 days.
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