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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1981
Page
4
The Gazette editorial endorses the Family Protection Act of 1981 while warning the family framing may obscure a key item. A sponsor from Iowa proposes allowing guardians to sue if children are denied participation in public school religious exercises, challenging a 19 year old Supreme Court ruling.
The newly filed family protection measure faces criticism for tying religious exercises to public schools. Critics argue the plan intrudes on church and home autonomy and misplaces faith within government schooling. Supporters say it aims to reduce government involvement in family life while preserving core values.
Roy J. Carver died at 71 after a Marbella heart attack. The Muscatine industrialist built Bandag Inc. and donated millions to Iowa, notably the University of Iowa, funding professorships student scholarships art museum turf at Kinnick Stadium Carver Pavilion and Hawkeye Sports Arena. He blended business success with philanthropy.
Amtrak faces a challenging funding landscape yet carries a hopeful outlook as it projects a nationwide revival. The rail system aims to cut costs, raise ridership, and leverage private development of real estate to reduce federal subsidies by the late 1980s.
The piece urges Congress to press Czechoslovakia over $105 million in U.S. citizen claims tied to 1948 expropriations. It endorses Moynihan’s bill with stricter terms, tying investment yields to Helsinki compliance and to support for Radio Free Europe and a Georgetown chair, while criticizing state department diplomacy.
The Democratic National Committee under Charles Manatt adopts a new delegate plan reducing citizen participation and expanding professional control. Critics say the reform undermines grassroots democracy and narrows policy discussion ahead of the 1982 midterm gathering.
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