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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1986
Page
2
Commentary critiques Library of Congress access after funding cuts. A joke suggests funding a strategic defense link to keep it open 24 hours. The piece critiques U S budget priorities and discusses Vitaly Yurchenko and Alec Guinness memoirs with light political humor.
Donald Kaul, syndicated in The Gazette, will give a free public lecture Thursday at 8 p.m. in McAuley Auditorium Mount Mercy College sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Committee.
Sister Deborah Barrett says most people favor legalized abortion while Catholics support privately and fear speaking out in church. The report appears on Iowa Today page 7A and echoes public stance versus private belief in the community.
The Great Peace March group of 300 hikers restarts its journey to Washington D.C. along a Mojave dirt road after desertcamp near Barstow California. Organizers seek donations to continue the march despite ongoing financial troubles.
CBS Inc. acquisition of Car and Driver prompts David E. Davis to depart from memos and help Rupert Murdoch unveil Automobile. The new glossy targets affluent readers who admire fine cars and can afford them.
Dana Boatman of 4385 Timberhill Rd is not the Letters to the Gazette author of a March 16 letter on page 9A. An investigation will determine the source. Washington High School officials told her parents that an announcement will be made in school. The Gazette apologizes and will review policy.
Americans have shifted from picnics and Sunday drives to tennis jogging cycling camping and bird watching. The National Recreation Survey of 1982–83 shows rising participation in bicycling camping tennis jogging and outdoor concerts while picnicking sightseeing and driving decline.
Marine biologists asking residents to spot Humphrey the humpback whale who wandered inland waters for three weeks last year and later swam back to sea. Mary Jane Schramm notes the whale may be near Hawaii Southern California the Farallon Islands or Baja California as researchers track its latest movements.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon signed more than 5 000 pictures at Markland Mall Kokomo Indiana amid bandage changes and a warm reception. Lawyer Steve Zucker noted his hand was tender from a prior Chicago event.
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