This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1983
Page
6
The Gazette argues that the Democratic response to President Reagan's Central America remarks misuses equal time. It contends the reply by Senator Christopher Dodd distorted facts and showed partisan distortion, misrepresenting the administration's funding split between military aid and economic aid.
A 1983 Health and Human Services survey reaffirms that most people on welfare want to work and stay employed despite cuts to welfare programs. Yet poverty line families face greater hardship, eating less and buying fewer clothes, while Congress protects Social Security and resists further welfare reductions.
The piece argues Democrats, led by Sen. Christopher Dodd, oppose aiding anti communist forces in Nicaragua and fear a flood of refugees from Central America. It claims this liberal stance risks aiding Reagan to win in 1984 and highlights party infighting and regional political implications. It frames Republicans as leveraging a so called Democrats death wish to rally center voters.
A Gazette reader argues that Senate SF448 would transfer teacher termination hearings from local boards to an outside hearing officer selected by a labor relations board. The letter claims such a change erodes local control, reduces public accountability, and pressures teachers to conform to union demands. It urges citizens to urge representatives to defeat SF448.
Local letter writer defends Cedar Rapids Fire Department for prompt kitchen fire response. She also condemns a Gazette front page photo of a motorcycle accident as in poor taste and privacy violation. Another reader contests negative publicity about Linn County Care Facility, praising staff and resident activities and urging an end to sensational coverage.
The Cedar Rapids Care Center units at Fourth and Fifth Avenue thank nurses on National Nurses Day Friday May 6. Administrators Sue Bickel Shirley Miller and Gerry Braynard urge residents to show gratitude to the nursing staff at 1220 Fifth Ave SE.
The Gazette invites readers to send letters up to 400 words and subject to editing. Include writer name street address signature and a non published telephone number for authentication. Letters should focus on issues and events not personalities and must not be verse. One letter per writer every 30 days.
A reader advocates lengthening presidential terms from four to six years arguing that current two-term limits waste time during re election. They claim a longer term would let a president focus on governing rather than campaigning and benefit the country.
A reader questions the use of the apostrophe in day s labor and argues genitive forms are used with time measures. Theodore Bernstein advocates the possessive for day s labor, while plural forms like Panthers not needing an apostrophe are noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.