Strikers at Wilson Foods hurt image amid picket line violence
The Gazette editorials condemn the Cedar Rapids UFCW strike at seven Wilson Foods plants after a six week wage cut. Union leaders cite unfair labor practices while picketers threaten public safety, vandalize cars, and clash with police, risking public support and a costly outcome.
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Wilson Foods
Garry Zimmerman
United Food and Commercial Workers
Cedar Rapids
UFCW
Bee Excrement Counterpoint to Yellow Rain Claims
Yale and Harvard scientists dispute U S charges that Soviet yellow rain toxins killed fighters in Asia and Afghanistan. They suggest bee droppings or mixed samples caused misleading results while noting real mycotoxin traces remain. Congressman James Leach calls the evidence overwhelming and cites eyewitness accounts of gas cloud effects.
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Afghanistan
Southeast Asia
Yale
Harvard
Thailand
Laos
Nature
Iowa
James Leach
Walking While Black and the Law
A discussion on Edward Lawson who was stopped and arrested repeatedly for walking at night in rich white neighborhoods. The Supreme Court ruled California must show a concrete cause beyond vague suspicion to stop pedestrians, framing the question as a test of prejudice rather than suspicion.
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Zimmerman
Edward Lawson
Lawson
Supreme Court
la Jolla
Calif
San Diego
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Sandra Day O’connor
California
Letters on IE rate hike and world peace ideals
A 12 year old writes about Wilson Foods workers facing Chapter 11, high Iowa Electric rates, and potential home losses. The letter urges the Iowa Commerce Commission to block the 29.36 percent rate rise while outlining broader foreign policy aims for open societies, free elections, and reduced arms spending in the hemisphere.
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Wilson Foods
Iowa Electric
Russia
Afghanistan
Europe
Nixon School Circus Circus Musical Shines
Nixon School fifth and sixth graders staged Circus Circus on May 23 and 24. Recognition goes to Mrs Ashford for writing directing and choreographing. Mrs Weaver assisted with scenery costumes and banner while Mr Young guided tumblers and acrobats.
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Nixon School
Ashford
Nation at risk A call for reform in education
Final report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education argues the U.S. education system is failing to motivate students and workers. It links rising rights culture and flat productivity to a need for parental involvement and better evaluation of teachers and schools.
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National Commission On Excellence In Education
Periodic observations from Cedar Rapids readers
Harry Sargent of Cedar Rapids is retired from Wilson Foods. He is a past president of a public school advisory group and has served for many years on the Cedar Rapids Board of Education.
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Harry Sargeant
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
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