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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1982
Page
6
The Gazette argues for improved snow clearance and a voluntary one side parking plan to facilitate plowing on narrow residential streets. It critiques calendar parking, cites enforcement and cost issues, and urges mayoral action to enlist public cooperation during heavy storms.
The NRA ad argues Poland’s crises worsen from strict gun laws and limited private arms. It cites police permission and broad gun registration, warning that confiscation would require revoking permits, while noting Poland’s larger threat from Soviet forces and superpowers.
In a 1981 Economist treatment the East West struggle from Afghanistan to Poland is examined. It argues Soviet aims have shifted from defense to imperial power with repression in Poland highlighting Western hesitation. The piece urges US led countermeasures and European restraint in trade to deter Moscow while avoiding a broader rift with allies.
A reader criticizes Morton Grove gun confiscation and seeks gun law overhaul. The letter also attacks the new national address system and warns against Genocide Treaty implications. The author cites traffic deaths and drug issues while defending personal freedoms and sovereignty.
A Linn County supervisors discussion over a rural street address system aims to clarify locations for emergencies while residents in Bertram worry about city limits and home numbering. The letter also repurposes a historical Genocide Treaty debate, arguing against ratification and warning of potential impacts on individual rights.
A reader criticizes a December sports page photo showing Hayden Fry pointing a toy gun at Washington coach Don James at Knott’s Berry Farm. The caption calling it playful is condemned as irresponsible journalism and gunglorifying. The letter urges Sensitivity from the Gazette staff.
The letter lauds The Gazette for its Rose Bowl cover featuring a Hawkeye helmet, a rose, and corn. It praises the clever symbolism linking Iowa to corn and Hawkeyes and notes many players’ ties to farming, hailing the town newspaper’s strong state image.
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