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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1988
Page
6
The fragment lists Keron as executive editor Ant Hensickvel as editor of Bitorial Paes, with Editorial Board Chairman Dave Morris and Managing Editor as part of the masthead.
Editorial debates libraries expanding audio-visual offerings with free access to video tapes. Proponents argue libraries serve all citizens and complement bookstores, while shop owners fear large scale circulation of blockbuster films hurts livelihoods, especially in small towns.
Rep. Larry Hopkins defends cigarette exports as branding effort while Dr. Gregory Connolly of WHO condemns the practice as exporting cancer. The debate criticizes U.S. diplomatic pressure to open Asian markets to tobacco, urging an end to promoting disease and death.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving hosts a fifth annual balloon release at Lindale Mall to honor 231 lives lost in alcohol related crashes in 1987. The note recounts Linn County deaths and urges public action, while letters touch on gas can laws and church photo policies.
A reader criticizes church support for beer tents at church events. The letter argues such tents promote drinking among youth, worsen alcoholism, and conflict with religious duty. The writer, a former Catholic, says the family harm from alcohol is real and condemns prioritizing money over moral stands.
A Cedar Rapids letter to the editor argues against condom machines on Iowa State University campus, framing safe sex as unsafe outside marriage. The writer condemns sexual behavior, calls for Bible-centered education, and broadly questions domestic violence by women, urging men to be gentlemen and women to be ladies.
The White House avoids full denial over Nancy Reagan consulting an astrologer after an assassination attempt scare. Commentary recalls public skepticism of astrology, references Herblock cartoons, and notes reactions from Speaker Jim Wright and press aide Marlin Fitzwater while poking fun at superstition in politics.
A Florida sportswriter notes the death of Edd Roush age 94 and asks if wording implies ongoing status. Readers challenge ambiguous phrases about time and translation in a stew and an archeologist sighting at 12 30 p.m. The piece critiques style and precision in reporting.
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