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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1982
Page
7
The Gazette editorial defends a Labor Department update to Davis-Bacon wage rules while blaming Congress for inaction. It argues the new method uses district wide or weighted averages, cuts rural area wages, expands non union roles, and preserves the act’s purpose to stabilize wages amid economic strain.
Iowa Senator Grassley will spend a weekend on Wayne Cryts farm to draw attention to grain ownership after Cryts stored 31 000 bushels of soybeans in a bankrupt elevator. Bills in Congress seek 120 day ownership rulings and elevator responsibility for bad checks to resolve farmers’ claims.
The piece laments a stalled U S budget as factions clash in Congress. It traces blame to spend and elect policies, Reagan era tax cuts, and ballooning deficits. It notes corporate executive salaries rising beyond a million and growing union tensions amid a damaged industrial system.
The piece argues that widespread layoffs follow Muller Keeper bankruptcy and questions if politicians can create meaningful jobs. It warns that lowering interest rates may revive inflation and cost the lower and middle classes, urging fiscally sound policy over dole-like subsidies and partisan gridlock.
Periodic observations from residents of eastern Iowa inviting readers to express views. The piece notes farms near Alburt, and mentions a former Chicago lawyer who now runs a farm breeding purebred Angus cattle, dachshunds, and German shepherds.
Washington press critic lauds Judith Martin's Miss Manners Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior as a thoughtful, humorous defense of civility. The piece notes her satirical examples, emphasis on propriety, and respect for tradition in society and government.
Jefferson High Student Council protests media coverage of a May 22 party. They insist the alleged gang rape does not reflect the school or its students and urge the community to avoid stigmatizing the entire student body.
Dr. John Pinney reports a two year drop in adult smoking with women under 29 percent and men under 37 percent. Overall smoking falls from 33.7 to 32.6 percent while more than two thirds of people do not smoke. the American Cancer Society warns 111000 lung cancer deaths this year. The piece urges quitting to improve health and finances and notes tobacco firms dispute statistics.
A voter praises Steve Rapp for eliminating the 3 percent sales tax on food and drugs and claims their family saves over $200 yearly. The letter urges support in the June 8 primaries and November election, noting Rapp’s broader tax reduction programs.
At its December 1980 annual meeting the Iowa Farm Bureau adopted a policy opposing rail banking for non railroad uses. It urges federal rule changes to give adjacent landowners first chance to buy abandoned rights of way, supports reversion to adjacent owners when the land is acquired by eminent domain or with reversionary rights, and calls for public hearings with written notice to all affected property owners when a purchase is proposed by state or local agencies.
A purchaser who faced unavailable seats at Willie Nelson’s concert at Record Realm on First Avenue reports that manager Steven Bray refunded the ticket costs and investigated the failure. The writer commends the manager’s efforts to address the problem and inform future buyers.
The writer argues against naming intoxicated drivers in the press, stating drunk driving is a private matter and that others should not be concerned with individuals' alcohol use. The stance emphasizes personal privacy over public reporting.
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