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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1980
Page
7
A citizen laments media bias and Carter administration policy amid the fall election discourse. The letter accuses inflations, defense cuts, and misinformation, contrasting Carter with Reagan and warning of national danger while noting voter sentiment and party divisions.
The author questions protesters against nuclear energy, arguing for harsher punishment to deter them. They claim protesters are often jailed, mostly young, and advocate isolating them without basic amenities to force reflection on the value of modern conveniences and energy knowledge.
In 1855 a number of Cornwall families via Wayne County Pennsylvania settled near Fairfax Iowa. Names include Tamblyn Olver Bullock Brock Pulis Spry and Elliott. The writer seeks correspondence and any diaries or letters from Cornwall emigrants or received by them.
The writer praises the Canterbury Tales musical by Cee Summer Theater in Cedar Rapids. They compare its professionalism to Broadway with a standout cast, noting praise for co-directors Michael and Candace Pufall, Polly Kinney's costumes, Charles Scott's technical direction, Richard Hoffman's music, and Helen Chadima's choreography at Coe College.
A resident notes weekly collection of discarded cans and bottles in his yard ceased after Iowa adopted container deposit legislation. He argues the record supports national adoption of such a policy as timely and effective.
A reader laments the traffic computer on First Avenue failing to improve flow, noting frequent stops since its installation and questioning city spending on gadgets.
The Iowa Division United Nations Association unites farmers, educators, and officials to study FAO and US action. The report favors stronger US FAO ties, regional staff, and stronger food reserves, while noting FAO’s successes and need for field presence and improved evaluation.
The piece analyzes how a single charged word in an auto racing article at Hawkeye Downs Speedway misled readers. It notes the 14 final words of a 52 word sentence and debates whether "smoldering" conveys suppressed anger or simply heat. Tom Hearst won the race.
Periodic observations from residents of eastern Iowa invite opinions on any topic. Cy Douglass of Marion, a retired journalist and former AP bureau chief in Oklahoma City, Boston and Des Moines, now serves as executive director of the United Nations Association's Iowa Division.
Norman Luxenburg argues that the U S S R saw a decline in male life expectancy from 1965 to 1972 while Western nations rose. He cites heavy alcohol use, a tradition of drinking, grim workplace monotony, and scarce consumer goods as factors affecting Soviet health and infant mortality.
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