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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1982
Page
6
John Robertson as Managing Editor and Art Heusinkveld as Editor of Editorial Pages head a staff with Editorial Board Chairman overseeing page opinions. The note identifies key newsroom leaders and roles in the publication’s governance.
The column explains Tax Freedom Day as the point when federal and state taxes end for the year and endorses a flat rate tax with no deductions. It outlines a Senate proposal for 10 percent after a $2,000 personal exemption, discusses opposition, and argues the approach would simplify revenue, reduce loopholes, and cut the marriage penalty. It invites readers to test how they would fare under a flat rate.
A peace movement proposal envisions a world poll of all adults to approve general disarmament. It imagines a UN supervised survey across about 244 billion people in 3,000 languages, highlighting symbolic weight and practical hurdles. reactions from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Ireland would test feasibility.
The piece argues for a 15 percent cap on ambassadors from outside the State Department, criticizing President Reagan for appointing political friends to embassies. It cites John Gavin, John J. Louis Jr., and others while praising occasional outsiders like David Bruce and Averill Harriman as valuable but warns of risks in both outsider and insider appointments.
A Washington Post op ed argues that drinking and driving threaten society more than other hazards, urging stricter punishment, a national drinking age, and stronger measures led by MADD to deter intoxicated driving and reduce alcohol related fatalities. It contrasts public attention to other dangers with the high cost of drunk driving.
Letter writers laud last Sunday's Family Focus on teen drinking and urge responsible parenting. The note also thanks a community network for recovering their parakeet Petey after a daytime escape, praising The Bird House’s Jack and Sue Dingle and local Humane Society and Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter for helping reunite the pet. The letter closes with a religious exhortation about sharing faith and aiding the needy.
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