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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1982
Page
6
The Gazette criticizes U N ambassador posts as prone to public ridicule and amateurism. It highlights Jeane Kirkpatrick and Andrew Young, notes their missteps, and argues for steadier appointments and longer tenures to improve U S foreign policy credibility.
A June Wall Street Journal report criticizes SBA funded minority enterprise investments. It cites 3 percent loans to wealthy individuals and politicians as examples of misdirection. It argues the program diverts funds from disadvantaged small businesses and wastes taxpayer dollars.
At the United Nations the major powers discuss peace formulas as regional wars in the Middle East and South Atlantic loom large. Brezhnev and Gromyko push for halting nuclear buildup while criticizing the US. leaders urge restraint and cautious moves rather than rapid action.
The April 20 letter argues the proposed multi million dollar IBP pork plant near Stanwood poses environmental and odor risks to Cedar Rapids area homes. It cites 14-15 thousand hogs daily, 75-100 trucks, and prior smells from a Stumptown sewage plan. Citizens seek tax relief and public protection measures amid controversy.
A note thanks supporters of the primary for county supervisor and urges unity for November. It also praises the Ethnic Celebration at Riverside Roundhouse Cedar Rapids highlighting Blacks Czechs Danes Greeks Irish Mexicans Norwegians Vietnamese with music foods crafts and mutual learning.
A reader shares Scrabble letter reversal tips and a banana vitamin C mosquito myth, then congratulates primary candidates for honest campaigns and record turnout. The writer notes 83 percent of the vote in their precinct and thanks Washington Township voters while expressing a wish to better convey their public welfare concerns.
An essay argues that true education is internal and lifelong, not a matter of tuition savings. The author urges parents to nurture curiosity through time with children and external role models, rather than prioritizing money or second jobs.
An international minded Cedar Rapids nature center director invites Eastern Iowans to express their thoughts on any topic. He has lived in Idaho Alaska and Kansas and previously worked in the Indian Creek Nature Center.
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