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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1983
Page
6
A bill to add nearly two months to daylight saving time progressed through the House this week with a fair Senate outlook. Proponents cite reduced energy use and more economic activity while opponents warn about rural disruption and school bus safety.
Iowa officials deployed 64 portable scales in a week long test that checked 264 trucks with 136 overweight. The result: 52 percent overweight at portable scales versus 5.2 percent at two permanent scales. Fines totaled 21000, and the aim is to deter overweight driving to protect highways and reduce taxpayer burden.
The letter argues abortion is murder across fetal and born life and questions legal rights for bereaved fathers. It then reviews Roxanne Mueller’s Rick Springfield concert piece, criticizing the review’s clarity and praising the performer while noting the opening act and souvenirs.
Letter argues H R 2470 would divert excise taxes on handguns from wildlife lands to victims of rape and assault. It cites hunter training, land acquisition, and wildlife sanctuaries, noting endangered species and Iowa refuges like DeSoto, restocking of wild turkey, and historic declines of pronghorn and elk, urging conservationists fund accountability.
A devoted caregiver thanks veterinarian John Goedeken for sustaining 16 year old poodle Fancie who is blind deaf and heart sick. The writer notes Goedeken has taken an assistant to manage the heavy workload and questions whether his skill prayers or love preserves the dog’s life.
Language arts test example shows misused words like vice versus vice for spelling lessons. The piece notes correct usage pedal for bicycle and hammer blur in a blacksmith workshop scene. It also corrects Mount Suribachi in place of Saurabacha and remarks on the Mount Suribachi accuracy.
In Joice Iowa a club shows nude dancing prompting city officials to seek closure while owner vows to keep serving the area. Buttercup minister Rev Draffy faces moral onslaught as movie theater owner Knowell pivots to Triple X films amid revenue pressures.
In Buttercup Iowa residents debate a proposed triple X theater. Opponents fret about corruption and profanity while supporters argue it would bring money and curb youth boredom. Rev Craffy chooses to preach abstract morality citing the judge not passage to avoid specifics.
A Sunday sermon by Rev Craffy spurs controversy as Knawell funds grow his theater. Critics mock his moralism while he rises to a Cedar Rapids church with a higher salary. The Joice lesson suggests many exploit sin for gain and hints closure would be pointless.
Albert W. Potts Jr. of Iowa City, a securities investor and trader, writer, and former Methodist minister who served four years at a Coralville church invites Eastern Iowans to share periodic observations. The topics are unlimited and the views are theirs.
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