AIDS Fear and Research Funding Amid Parade Protests
The piece weighs AIDS panic and the value of solid research versus militant displays. It notes 1 500 reported cases and 600 deaths nationwide, with Heckler pledging funds to 26 million, while society grapples with stigma and misuse of information.
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U.S. Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Revenge Motive in Baseball Trade Sparks Critics
Baseball writers overhyped revenge after the Cardinals Mets trade. Keith Hernandez and Neil Allen both deny grudges, saying they focused on helping their new teams. insiders note players often seek to prove themselves rather than exact retaliation despite rumored feuds.
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New York City
San Jose
San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
New
Keith Hernandez
Neil Allen
Mets
Hernandez
Allen
Letter to the Gazette condemns animal shelter practice
A reader describes visiting the city dump with two boys to find four dogs bodies among garbage. She notes the animal warden’s truck and claims the dumping has occurred for over 30 years. She argues the practice is inhumane and worries about pets ending up at the shelter.
United Cerebral Palsy thanks Las Vegas Night supporters
The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Cedar Rapids expresses gratitude to donors volunteers and organizers for Las Vegas Night at the Roosevelt. Over 900 was raised to fund cerebral palsy services with central ticket sales by Armstrong's and The Record Shop.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Las Vegas
The
Roosevelt
C.R
Don Zeller
Coe College
Knights of Columbus
Tom Hall
Armstrong
Record Shop
Sue Beaty
Ann Phillips
United Cerebral Palsy Association of
Cedar Rapids
1201
Eighth St. NW
Grassley Record Defends Attendance and Pay Stance
In a Gazette letter a Williamsburg reader claims Grassley travels to speak and neglects state affairs. The record shows 100 percent House attendance 1975-79 with about 4200 votes, Senate attendance above 99 percent in 1981 1982, and 100 percent in 1983. He has never voted for a congressional pay raise and recently voted against a pay increase.
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Charles Grassley
Congress
the Gazette
Williamsburg
Sen. Grassley
Chuck Grassley
House
Senate
Washington
House of Senate
Exposing Kissinger's methods and the price of power
A critical review of Seymour Hersh's The Price of Power links Kissinger's achievements to a pattern of secrecy deceit and violence. It argues that the dangerous means undermined American values, damaged arms control and cost Chile Cambodia Cyprus and Vietnam while Nixon pursued personal power.
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Boston
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
People’s Republic of China
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Syria
U.S
Kissinger
Seymour Hersh
Nixon White House
Gerard C. Smith
National Security Council
Hersh
Smith
Senate
Chile
Cambodia
Cyprus
Vietnam
Washington
United States
America
The Super Church on the Airwaves
The essay argues Hal Lindsey foresaw a powerful united church, now existing as a broadcaster driven Moral Majority movement. It warns of a closed society shaping prayers, books, science, and theology, praising true ecumenism and Christ’s cross while condemning the beast’s mark.
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Beast
Mark
Super Church
Hal Lindsey
Jerry Falwell
Church of
Mr. Lindsey
Christ
Observations from Eastern Iowans Share Diverse Views
Community members invited to express thoughts on varied topics in this space. Paul G. Donelson, longtime pastor of the United Methodist Church in Strawberry Point since 1978, also serves on the advisory board of the Iowa Freedom Foundation.
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Paul G. Donelson
Strawberry Points
United Methodist Church
Iowa Freedom Foundation
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