Cost control task force report urges sweeping cuts and reforms
A 162 executive led 18 month probe proposes saving 424.4 billion over three years by wiping out waste. Suggestions include taxing overdue sums, aligning pensions, raising civil service retirement age, closing small post offices, and cutting overpriced purchases. J Peter Grace warns the government is run horribly and Congress must act.
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J. Peter Grace
W.R. Grace Co
Congress
Open courts and open records in the Supreme Court age
A Supreme Court ruling defends open trials and jury selection against secrecy, upholding public access as essential to fairness and confidence in justice. The piece notes a related clash where Justice Department officials attempted to block publication of a federal decision, highlighting why openness matters in courts and for First Amendment rights.
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America
Supreme Court
U.S
Justice Department
California
Burger
Colorado
IRS
Denver
Federal
Letters oppose World Trade Center plan in Iowa
A reader argues the proposed World Trade Center is wasteful in a red budget year. They say Iowa cannot afford the $30 million cost and that such money should not cut social programs. They urge legislators to scrap the project.
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Iowa
Letter on War Memory and Roe v Wade Provokes Debate
A veteran recalls combat in Normandy with the 502nd Paratroop Regiment and recounts killing, injury, and deprogramming. He condemns abortion rights advocates and the Roe v Wade decision, arguing America has degraded to “non-killers” and urging a moral revival.
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Cedar Rapids
NOW
Community thanks Urbana Park Township Fire Dept supporters
The Urbana Park Township Fire Department acknowledges community help in preventing fires and aiding rapid response. In 1983 fire losses reached about 5000 dollars and the department aims to keep losses low in 1984 while continuing to serve the public.
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Urbana
Pork Township
Urbana Park Townships
Gazette Letters Guidelines Encourage Community Feedback
The Gazette invites readers to send letters up to 400 words with the writer’s name address and signature required. Include a phone number for authentication. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities and must not be anonymous. One letter per writer every 30 days, and no verse is allowed.
Welfare Entitlements and the Push to End Poverty
A critique of federal welfare programs arguing 49 entitlements cost about 400 billion yearly. The author contends welfare becomes big business, wastes 42 percent on administration, and urges restoring welfare to churches and private agencies while warning against dependency and rioting if food aid ends. The analogies compare welfare to bears fed by handouts and call for drastic reform.
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National
Meeting Presidents in a 1930s Rotary Cruise
The author recalls a 1930s cruise from Galveston for Rotary Club members aboard the Shawnee with stops at Kingston Havana and Mexico City. He meets President Ortiz Rubio and James Cash Penney, securing a lucrative ad deal, while reflecting on the Great Depression era and the need for strong leadership.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Panama Canal Zone
Havana
Cuba
Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
Chapultepec Palace
Rubio
Oklahoma
Evans
Oklahoma City
Leland
Ritchie
Mr. Penney
James Cash Penney
Old fashioned sex education blamed on parents and schools
A column argues against modern school based sex education. It critiques delays in parental guidance, mocks the reliance on teacher led discussions, and jokes about sex knowledge arising from porn in basements while praising long standing taboo norms and ancient art as social evidence.
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Abby
Periodic Observations by Iowa City Investor and Writer
Albert W. Potts Jr. of Iowa City is a securities investor and trader, a writer and former Methodist minister who served four years at a church in Coralville. He invites Eastern Iowans to express their views on unlimited topics.
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Albert W. Potts Jr
Iowa City
Coralville
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