I&R staff expendable amid budget cuts in Linn County
The Linn County Health Center Board cuts Information and Referral from the 1981 budget prompting questions about staff retention. An ad hoc committee pursues regional expansion and private funding while paid staff face June 30 layoffs. Volunteers Loren Jansa and Forbes Johnson voice concern and protest.
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I&r
Linn County Health Center Board
Linn
Health Center Board
S&r
Loren Jansa
Forbes Johnson
Jansa
Johnson
the Gazette
Layoffs in Cedar Rapids Area Grow By The Dozen
Job Service of Iowa reports 578 layoffs as of May 30 with no new cuts by June 6 and none planned through June 13. Local firms show varied figures including 30 at Iowa Manufacturing 320 at FMC and 1000 at Rockwell International, totaling about 1690 layoffs despite unemployment benefits data.
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Job Service of Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Vigortone Products
Quaker Oats
Iowa Manufacturing
Harnischfeger
FMC
Rockwell International
Kabul
Economic distress in Cedar Rapids area sparks demand for clearer layoffs data
Editorial argues about hidden job losses near 2,800 in Linn County. It cites Mike Millard of Job Service Cedar Rapids noting small voluntary terminations, calls for precise local figures on layoffs and industry impact, and criticizes the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and Iowa Legislature for lacking data gathering and disclosure requirements to counter rumors.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Mike Millard
Job Service
Commerce
Chamber
Bob Faxon
Des Moines
Iowa
Afghanistan War Strains Soviet Hold In Kabul Region
Soviet occupation faces heat and altitude challenges in Afghan sweeps while insurgents reportedly mass around Kabul remains unverified. President Karmal under attack as Moscow tightens control with high level meetings in Moscow and ongoing consolidation efforts.
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Babrak Karmal
Soviet Union
People's Democratic Party
Grassley mischaracterized as majority voice for Iowa
Letter argues Charles Grassley reflects the far right of the Republican party rather than the Iowa majority. It asserts Roger Jepsen already represents those views and warns Grassley’s election would give Iowans two similar senators, depriving others of fair representation.
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Charles Grassley
Grassley
Washington
Rights and unborn lives in a free society
A columnist argues that protecting unborn life upholds the foundational rights of life and liberty. Denying this right erodes civilization, and permitting abortion undermines the very basis of government and society.
Camp Safety corrections on Girl Scout camping sites
In response to a June Gazette piece, the Mississippi Valley Girl Scout Council corrects misconceptions about Cedar Rapids and Camp Daybreak. Cedar Rapids girls attend Camp Conestoga near Liberty, ACA accredited, with 117 Linn County campers in 1979. Camp Daybreak meets ACA requirements for Day Camp and Troop Camping. The council operates seven camps offering resident, day, troop, and special programs across 15 counties, with winter camping and a four day session for disabled children. Gloria Bergh, Pat Hammond, Bettendorf comment, plus notes on safety and registrations.
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Mississippi Valley Girl Scout Council
Cedar Rapids
Camp Conestoga
American Camping Association
ACA
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Iowa City
Mississippi Valley Council
Camp Daybreak
Pat Hammond
To and fro on the road to Tehran in a political clash
In a midnight conversion Khomeini says the masses cannot govern Iran and the revolution needs a government to address its problems. Carter proposes a trial for Americans who defied his travel ban, while jockeying for influence with his pollster. The piece questions who coached Carter and contemplates future actions toward Ramsey Clark and hostages.
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Jimmy Carter
Ayatollah Khomeini
Iran
Carter
Ayatollah
Bani Sadr
Revolutionary Council
Islamic Republic
Clark
Tehran
State Muskie
Fish clinic brings family fun to Robbins Lake crowd
On Saturday May 31 Cedar Rapids Bass Masters Club and the Iowa Conservation Commission hosted a fish clinic at Robbins Lake. Sponsors aided a ill child and arranged his sister's packet of free tackle and booklets. Citizens like these make Cedar Rapids a nicer place to live.
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Cedar Rapids
Bass Masters Club
Iowa Conservation Commission
Robbins Lake
Fetal personhood and moral law debate in the essay
The June 5 letter argues that moral questions like abortion must be decided by individuals, not imposed by society. It warns against a tyranny of a single moral code and says no belief should legally compel others to change their religious views or actions.
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America
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JF. Hladky
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Hawkeye Area
Susan Corey
Heritage Agency On Aging
Area Substance Abuse Council
Fore
Mary Jane Gormley
Gazette
Editorial
The
Chamber of
Afghanistan
Russia
Drew Middleton
New York
U.S
London
Southwest Asia
Indian Ocean
Karmal
Tass
Gol Aka
Moscow
Nikolai V. Ogarkov
Aleksei A. Yepishev
New Delhi
Gloria Bergh
Mississippi Valley Girl Scout Council, Inc
Bettendorf
Salvatore Miano
Philadelphia
New Collegiate
New York Times Syndicate
Paghman
Paghman-Carakar Mountains
Bamyan
Parwan Province
Islamabad
Pakistan
New York Times Service
New York Times
United States
West
Ramsey Clark
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