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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1983
Page
6
J F Hladky Jr is identified as chairman of the board of directors in the organization profile. The note highlights his role and leadership position within the corporate governance structure.
The editorial argues that sanctity of life cannot be universal as laws and wars displace it. It contrasts sanctity with quality of life, noting pro choice views prioritize life quality and question a fixed sanctity standard. It cites global conflicts and historic mass killings to challenge sanctity as a universal legal guide.
Opponents challenge Utah’s law restricting nudity and sex acts in movies on cable services. Governor Matheson vetoed. Legislature overrode. The case tests personal choice in private homes and could set a national precedent for entertainment access and freedom.
The piece surveys the Reagan administration's shifting stance on church state relations, noting praise from revivalist and Moral Majority groups for policy aims while bishops oppose nuclear policy. It cites Cardinal Bernardin and a pastoral letter urging church moral influence amid Geneva talks, and argues religion shapes politics without direct governance. It contrasts historic and modern roles of faith in public life, links to peace movements, and cites Pope John Paul II as a symbol of church state cooperation.
The piece argues against repealing the July tax cut and the income tax indexing plan, warning that even with the cut real taxes may rise in 1983. It criticizes Democrats and the press for opposing indexing, calls bracket creep the lifeblood of government, and questions the fairness of unlegislated tax increases during a recession.
Mike Mellhon of Cedar Rapids is a businessman with Tools Inc. He teaches economics at Mount Mercy and Kirkwood Colleges and provides economic commentaries for public radio stations KCCK and KUNI.
A letter to the editor argues in favor of Sen. Roger Jepsen co sponsoring S 49 the Alaska National Hunting bill to reclassify 12 million acres from national parks to allow hunting. It condemns 1980s anti hunting groups and notes hunting activity and habitat patterns in Alaska. It urges Iowa readers to contact congressmen.
A letter discusses Holocaust tributes April 10-17 and critiques Soviet bloc commemoration, anti Semitism levels, and media coverage of the PLO. The writer compares Nazism to modern actors, urges open Jewish emigration, and cautions Americans to scrutinize global anti Semitism and press narratives.
The piece argues aid to poor nations worsens hunger by boosting populations and raising grain prices. It claims there is no obligation to feed the world, urges self help, and notes UN pledges of 770,000 tons of food to Africa last year. It warns continued aid harms the U.S. economy and imposes costs on citizens.
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