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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1985
Page
6
J F Hladky Jr chairs the board of directors while John Donnelly serves as executive vice president and treasurer. John Robertson is managing editor and Art Heusinkveld leads editorial pages with the editorial board chairman acting in that post.
A New York federal judge approved an $180 million settlement for Vietnam veterans claiming Agent Orange health damage, with $9.3 million in attorney fees. Judge Weinstein capped costs, rejected inflated claims, and praised restrained awards as a model for limiting legal bonanzas amid megadamages.
A tribute to Tom Tauke voices concern that updated IRS rules require detailed contemporaneous records for all business use of equipment. Critics urge exceptions for items used directly in business, while supporters warn against lax deductions. A Feb 5 hearing will consider changes amid calls to curb overreach.
Readers discuss the Army moving from the .45 to a 9 mm Beretta for NATO alignment and logistics, noting lighter ammo and safety features. The letter also critiques abortion law, clinic violence, and doctors, invoking Corrie ten Boom and biblical quotes while urging medical choices for injured workers and warning against anti abortion violence.
A community letter complains that private process servers now handle papers once served by the Sheriff and attorneys but fear lacks of standards. The writer urges lawful methods and warns of upcoming court actions while calling for responsible conduct and attention to future cases.
The text argues scientists and leaders misrepresent physics to support Star Wars like beams and lasers. It dismisses suncharged particle beams and neutral particle beams as impractical, and questions secrecy and feasibility of military use of electromagnetic beams for space defense.
Outlooks invites eastern Iowans to comment on defense, lasers, and realistic security. The piece argues orbiting lasers are impractical for 6,000 missiles, noting high costs and limited firing time, and calls for an international conference to assess affordable defenses and preserve democracy.
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