Editorial: Jesse Jackson and the Race for the Presidency
The piece argues the deck is stacked against Jesse Jackson in the 1988 Democratic race due to racial bias while acknowledging his impact on energizing voters and boosting turnout. It notes his lack of elective office experience versus traditional nominees and compares to past barriers broken by Mondale Ferraro and Eisenhower, predicting future progress despite current hurdles.
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Walter Mondale
New York
Geraldine Ferraro
Jesse Jackson
Michael Dukakis
Jackson
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
Jane Fonda apologizes for Hanoi visit remarks
The piece notes Jane Fonda, then 34, apologized on ABCs 20 20 for her Vietnam War stance and a North Vietnamese gun emplacement visit. It cites mixed opinions from veterans and observers about whether the apology is sincere or exploitative. It urges forgiveness and reflects on Fondas public image.
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Hanoi
Fonda
ABC
Naugatuck
Conn
Jane Fonda
Ms. Fonda
Hanoi Jane
Air bags to be standard in 1989 Ford Continentals
Ford Motor Co announces that driver and passenger side air bags will be standard on the 1989 Lincoln Continentals. Safety advocates say the move could push adoption of restraint systems across the auto industry. Ford cites a bag cost of about 300 to 350 dollars per car, a figure offset by the Continental’s overall price.
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Iowa
Feds
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Scouting for visitation letters to the gazette
Readers discuss support for Scouting for visitation and critique a ballet review. Bruce McGovern advocates parent child activities through Boy Scouts of America for divorced parents, proposing pilot troops and adviser roles to expand involvement. He urges inclusive outings and offers his contact for ideas.
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Boy Scouts of America
de Bergerac
Boy Scouts
BSA
Linn County
Bruce McGovern
Clifton St. NE
Ballet review mislabels Cedar Rapids show critique
Aaron Marrs of Cedar Rapids complains that Bonnie Gordon's piece on Dance Across the Plains is a personality report rather than a show review. He argues the critique insults effort and notes the scenery as inadequate with mismatched props.
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Cedar Rapids Civic Ballet
The
Gazette
Bonnie Gordon
National Enquirer
Civic Ballet review sparks readers’ letters
The Gazette published a joke review to provoke reader responses and now clarifies the piece was not serious. Stephen Eckert rentswood Dr. NE
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The
Gazette
Civic Ballet “Review
Stephen Eckert Rentwood
Reviewer's critique on Cedar Rapids Civic Ballet program
Bonnie Gordon Town City defends her review of the Cedar Rapids Civic Ballet after a performance she deemed poorly produced. She cites lack of credited contributors, questionable choreography, and high admission for what she calls inferior art, warning it could harm Cedar Rapids dance prospects for a generation.
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Cedar Rapids Civic Ballet
Gil McNaughton
Bonnie Gordon
Cedar Rapids
Town City
Council Meeting Shock Sparks Building Inspector Debate
A Hiawatha council meeting on June 15 drew many residents who defend building inspector Don Labs amid budget cuts. Critics call the clerk and police pushovers and accuse the council of bias, while supporters praise Labs for honesty and capability.
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Hiawatha
Tce
Bowler
Don Labs
Burlington festival brings 45 acts for six days
Reader asks how a small town of 29 000 can host a six day festival with 45 entertainers including Gloria Estefan The Miami Sound Machine Tom Hall Three Dog Night Icehouse Sha Na Na Otis Day Lou Christie Patty Loveless Badfinger Blues Image The Tokens Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels with no parking or gate fee just a single 10 dollar charge while All town Fair offers Rok Kandi High Wire and a tractor pull at 11 dollar extra reader from Kilimanjaro Drive NE.
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Burlington
Gloria Estefan
Miami Sound Machine
Tom , Hall
Three Dog Night
Icehouse
Otis Day
Lou Christie
Patty Loveless
Badfinger
Blues Image
the Tokens
Mitch Ryder
Detroit Wheels
Checkbook Returned Found By Honest Neighbor
Lajoy Umscheid at 4300 Golf St NE thanks the good citizen who found and returned her son's checkbook via The Gazette.
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the Gazette
Lajoy
Golf St. NE
Fayette Author Publisher Publishes History of Iowa Volume 1
Outlooks press tied. The of Fayette is an author and publisher, his l wst book being History of Iowa Volume 1 Heritage and Settlement. He is a former state repre sentative.
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Fayette
Iowa
Latin in grade school could lift education nationwide
A reader recalls a former superintendent who taught Latin as an elective at Stanley High School and argues for making Latin a sixth or eighth grade requirement. He cites benefits for English, logic, and learning other Romance languages, notes Latin roots in many words, and urges colleges to prepare teachers to reestablish Latin as a core early subject.
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Stanley High School
Oelwein
Walter Fredrick Jr
Iver
Iowa
Kaiser
Czar
Caesar
Walter Fredricks
Iva Fenners
Marjorie Blakes
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Scouting For Visitation
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