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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1985
Page
6
Art Heusinkveld, editor of editorial pages, was elected chairman of the Editorial Board. He brings decades of newsroom leadership and a focus on thoughtful opinion shaping for the paper and community discussions.
The state Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that hosts may be liable if they serve alcohol to guests who become intoxicated and later injure someone in a traffic accident. The decision extends dram shop concepts from businesses to social hosts with narrow criteria, urging legislative review and public debate.
Letters to the Gazette praise a Cedar Rapids Marion area drug free graduation event. It notes last year’s success, local business support, and a shift of planning duties to schools. It urges donations of food gifts and money to ensure a free event with door prizes and safe celebration for seniors.
A shopper recalls a sunny moment when two grandchildren in a pickup greeted him with cheers then a kiss. The encounter brightened his day despite weak sales, as Andra and Joey shared a cheerful report about their father fixing a wheel.
In the MX vote fight the House approved 219 to 213, exposing a strategy of fear over trust. The piece criticizes Reagan's diplomacy as power politics, notes Kampelman lobbying for the MX, and questions whether the approach serves peace or future negotiations with Moscow.
The United States faces a $37 billion annual trade gap with Japan fueled by VCR purchases and lagging farm exports. Lawmakers threat of quotas widens pressure for Japan to buy more U S goods while warnings of retaliation loom. Telecommunications talks button as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone shifts to private ownership. Auto imports face new competition as voluntary limits end.
Senator Chafee and Trade Representative Brock debate possible retaliation to Japan trade practices. They cite Japan testing rules, uneven imports, and a consumer bias to buy Japanese. Representative Dingell downplays potential damage, saying Japan has already pressed the limits.
The 1984 US trade deficit widens with Japan to 37 billion as part of a 123.7 billion gap. The editorial urges cautious, measured policy, noting US growth and prices drive imports and that retaliatory steps risk harming US regions while leaving the core deficit unresolved. It argues for gradual leverage as Japan liberalizes markets.
Experts argue that relying on diplomacy rather than punitive export curbs protects U S markets. Senator Matsunaga cites 1939 and 1973 embargoes as counterproductive. Nixon era measures and current ties show Japan buying cheaper U S goods while U S investment into Japan and U S Treasury securities rise. The main issue remains the strong dollar and gradual exchange-rate improvement.
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