The Next Crunch in Home Equity Lending
The piece warns of looming credit squeezes from rising second mortgage debt. It notes 1985 home equity borrowing surged to 75 billion, with foreclosures risking losses as values fall. Bankruptcies like First American Mortgage and Landbank Equity signal trouble beyond coastlines.
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association
First American Mortgage Co
Landbank Equity Corp
Norfolk
New York Times
New York Area
California
Debating SDI Space Shield and Nuclear Ties
The piece weighs Reagan’s claim that SDI is a non-nuclear shield against missiles against Harkin’s fear of a star wars like armada. It notes the X-ray laser could rely on nuclear power yet isn’t a warhead, and discusses submarine deployment ideas. It argues decisions should rest on facts, not scare tactics or distortions.
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Administration
Reagan
Lowa
Tom Harkin
Harkin
SDI
Mikhail Gorbachev
Fathers rights groups grow in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines
Readers praise the Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Iowa Fathers' Rights Council efforts formed 1981 82 to aid divorced fathers. The note describes chapters, legal services, referrals, meetings and contact numbers for participation. It also covers divergent convergent problem theory and its educational implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Fathers’ Rights Council
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Legal Service Corporation
Cedar Rapids Mayoral Call to Streamline Police Department
City officials seek to maximize tax dollars and reduce bureaucracy in Cedar Rapids. The message calls for reviewing police leadership levels, questioning four assistant chiefs and numerous captains, to improve efficiency without reducing service.
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City of
Cedar Rapids
Police Department
Cartoon misfires on NRA image sparks reader letter
Chuck Fillenworth of 233 26th Ave SW defends Iowa handgun laws including a three day permit and background check while criticizing a Gazette cartoon for depicting an illegal sale to a criminal. He notes Wisconsin 48 hour wait and argues the depiction is offensive to NRA members.
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Gazette
anti-National Rifle Association
NRA
Cute
Iowa
Neighbors Feature Adds Warm Local Reports
Readers praise the new Neighbors section for lighter, uplifting local stories. The Gazette emphasizes balance, covering positive and adverse events to inform and protect the community.
Non violence under fire as U S honors King holiday
An editorial argues over non violent resistance as Martin Luther King Jr. Day nears. It cites TV violence, consumer and policy influences, and the need to separate fantasy from real harm while promoting peaceful conflict resolution and love. It notes programs with high violence and calls for reflection on societal acceptance of violence.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Howard Cosell
Reagan
Libya
Fmha
Cedar Rapids minister chairs local PTA TV viewing committee
Jeremy Brigham of Cedar Rapids serves as chair man of the local PTA TV Critical Viewing Committee at Peoples Church. His prior ministries include work in Arizona and Ohio and he explores a spectrum of views in Outlooks inviting eastern Iowans to share thoughts.
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Jeremy Brigham
Cedar Rapids
Peoples Church
PTA
Arizona
Ohio
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J.F. Hladky, Jr
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People’s Bank East
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R.J. Burwinkel
Robert B. Anthony
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Sixth St. SW
The
Lottery Commission
HyVee
Mr. Stanek
Illinois
Canney
Milwaukee Journal
Wisconsin
Chuck Fillenworth
26Th Ave
U.S
Community Dispute Settlement Center
United States
South Dakota
Mike Hammer
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