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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1983
Page
7
A provocative column questions San Francisco's new law requiring separate rooms for smokers and non-smokers and warns it could grant non-smokers control over office space. It argues for employer employee compromise and notes addiction makes quitting hard, urging compassion over broad legislation.
Gerald Shanahan, 55, chief of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, resigns. He was noted for long hours and frequent, courteous communications with reporters. He balanced openness with protecting investigations and earned respect for returning calls and avoiding sensational tips. May his successor share this attribute.
Albert Shanker head of the American Federation of Teachers argues schools reflect national shortcomings. He supports testing to weed out weak teachers and violent students, endorses fair unions in firings, and says public demands and self-criticism fuel the education crisis. He urges blunt self-examination before blaming schools.
Action for Children's Television marked its 15th anniversary with ACT awards for achievement in children's TV. In Boston, 200 broadcasters, cablecasters, producers and supporters attended as seven health spot winners were named, twelve programming awards were given, and three longtime supporters received special honors.
A local couple thanks citizens for their role in this year’s Ethnic Celebration. They praise planning, presentation, and talent of participants and express pride in the community. They note plans already forming for next year’s event.
A longtime farmer urges immediate US agricultural policy shifts including 100 percent parity for farmers, withholding breeding stock, and reinstating the grain embargo. He questions Reagan Branstad Block and Lounsberry for alleged murder over hunger, cites 800 million hungry and 40,000 children dying daily, and argues imports cut would force self reliance on American farmers.
The Cedar Rapids Board of Education 1982 framework requires four years of English with a foreign language option, three years of social studies, two years each of math and science, and optional computer science. An extra year offers career prep sequences or extended language work, aiming to broaden opportunities while exceeding some national standards.
Periodic notes from thoughtful Eastern Iowans inviting readers to express themselves on unlimited topics. Views are personal and belong to the authors.
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