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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1983
Page
7
J P Hladky Jr serves as chairman of the board while Joe Hladky II holds the role of president and publisher, indicating leadership of the organization. The pair occupy top executive positions guiding governance and publication strategy.
The piece examines the Davis Bacon Act’s fate after U S District Judge Harold Greene blocked Labor Secretary Donovan's changes. It notes the act’s origins, debates over fairness, and a GAO cited $149 million cost rise for Metro Washington construction, with labor leaders pushing to preserve the law and Congress pressured to act.
Rep Hurley Hall introduces a bill making it a misdemeanor to sell entertainment tickets above established prices. The piece argues scalping is free enterprise and that limits on sales should be resolved between sellers and buyers, not by government action.
A columnist argues the budget crisis stems from human nature and politics. Reducing deficits requires restraint and sacrifice rather than sweeping freezes, acknowledging limits on debt service and defense cuts while urging realistic 1984 budget expectations.
The piece argues for valuing women's jobs by real worth rather than gender. It notes women earn 59 cents per dollar, cites labor data showing parking attendants and secretaries pay gaps, and calls for re ranking jobs by worth, broader organization, and sustained action beyond slogans and EEOC endorsement.
A family displaced by a December 12 fire at 1407 Mt. Vernon Road SE thanks the American Red Cross Bill Philips and The Gazette for support and donations that funded a home down payment and utility deposits. Special thanks go to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and its brave personnel.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The topics are unlimited and the views are theirs. Terri Hoyland of Cedar Rapids is executive director of the YWCA, formerly a social worker and counselor and Planned Parenthood executive director.
The John Birch Society hosts a videotaped program Jan. 20 at 7 30 p m detailing extremist networks linked to the Soviet Union Cuba and Libya. The free presentation at the Ambroz Center 2000 Mt Vernon Road SE invites the public to attend.
A farmer credits Deputy Wharton for stepping in to secure a hay load that threatened to slip from a wagon on Highway 13. The deputy used strength to tighten ropes and stabilize the bale, not asked but offered help.
Shirley Spray thanks visitors and gifts that lit up 1982 at Heritage Acres Care Center. Special mention goes to Les Elscheidt and the Wild Oats Band for creating memories, and to Santa Claus as played by Jeff Merritt for making Christmas bright.
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