Editorial Sees WWII Relocation Report as Warning Not to Cash In
The Gazette urges Congress to fund scholarships for ethnic Japanese instead of cash payments to evacuees and heirs. It notes the Wartime Relocation and Internment Commission found 120,000 people harmed, with Pearl Harbor fears and FDR policies cited as causes, and argues the episode should guide future government action and civic resolve.
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Congress
Wartime Relocation and Internment Commission
U.S
California
Franklin Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Henry Stimson
Commission
Joan Bernstein
Tokyos
Turner Family Legacy Ends in Cedar Rapids After John B Turner
John B Turner II devoted over fifty years to Cedar Rapids institutions hospitals colleges the YMCA and the Chamber of Commerce. Alongside his late wife Happy he built a Turner family art legacy tied to Grant Wood that shaped the city’s cultural fabric. His death marks the end of a long era of local leadership and philanthropy.
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Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
John B. Turner II
Mr. Turner
Happy
Turner
Iowa
Grant Wood
John Turner
Royal misstep as Queen and Prince hit stormy California
The royal couple endured California's heavy storm season while Albion Iowa enjoyed sunny weather near 80 degrees. A travel mix up tied Drake era naming to New Albion, leaving the queen and Philip to weather tornadoes and rain.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
California
Sir Francis Drake
Elizabeth I
New Albion
Albion
Marshall County
Iowa
Rapid care clinics extend after hours in Cedar Rapids
Letters emphasize continuity of care and the doctor patient relationship. Authors argue rapid care centers provide episodic after hours service while preserving ongoing care by patients' family physicians through reporting and notification.
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Rapid Care Medical Center
Rapid Care
Cedar Rapids
Catholic Cemeteries Advocate Pre-Need Programs
Rev John W Dalton of the Archdiocese of Dubuque urges families to consider pre need funeral planning to ease grief and decision making. He defends lawn crypts as waterproof and stresses lasting faith over vault concerns while accusing some funeral directors of deceit.
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John W. Dalton
Catholic Cemeteries
Archdiocese of
Dubuque Dubuque
Gazette Letters Guidelines Emphasize Public Input Rules
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 400 words and asks for writer name street address signature and a non published phone number for authentication. Letters should address issues and events rather than personalities and require one letter per writer every 30 days.
The Way Ministry Defended by Parents and Dismissed as Harmful
A 61 year old Linn County farmer and Presbyterian church member argues The Way Biblical Research and Teaching Ministry teaches God's word. She recalls attending since 1974 with her sister and believes many adults are educated and engaged. She asserts parental fears stem from misunderstanding amid a court case over an attempted abduction of Leanne Panowitz.
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Linn
Leanne Panowitz
Bernice Cramer Beatty
Route
Palo
Money protection and bank responsibility discussed
In response to a reader’s letter about not receiving $130 from Merchants National Bank, the writer argues lack of deposit proof undermines trust. The point is that the bank protects customer funds and would not hand out cash to all, or the operation would fail.
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Merchants National Bank
Teens Aid Community Through Quiet Good Works
A letter praising teens for positive acts in the community. Candy strippers assist hospitals, children visit the elderly, churches mobilize youth groups for chores, and Roosevelt Junior High students volunteer to help the handicapped and serve as mini-teachers. The author argues good deeds deserve more recognition alongside bad news.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Court users fee proposed to fund courts
A letter criticizes Supreme Court Chief Justice Burger and Senator Howell Heflin for a proposed new court system. The writer urges charging lawyers a users' fee to reduce overload and shift costs away from taxpayers.
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Supreme Court
Burger
Alabama
Howell Heflin
Productivity not the key to prosperity says Walter Gormly
Walter Gormly argues that higher productivity is not the solution to prosperity. He says government spending created jobs in the past and can do so again, while mechanization shifts income to investors and reduces wage shares. He cites historical cycles, New Deal, World War II, and warns that current policy depresses wage earners and risks new downturns.
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Ronald Reagan
Carter
Congress
Thoughtful Eastern Iowans Share Broad Views
Periodic observations invite local residents to express independent thoughts on any topic. The page presents diverse viewpoints from readers across eastern Iowa, reflecting individual perspectives without a unifying agenda. Individual authors are unnamed, emphasizing personal voice over collective stance.
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FDR
Europe
Germany
Italy
John B. Turner
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