Call for US aid to fight sub-Saharan hunger
Iowa Rep. Jim Leach and Rep. Donald Payne back a Congress resolution urging sustained U.S. aid to sub-Saharan Africa. Bread for the World argues $4 billion annually could cut world hunger in half by 2015, with $1 billion from the United States.
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Iowa
Jim Leach
Congress
Africa
Leach
Donald Payne
D-N.j
Bread For the World
Christian Citizens Movement Against Hunger
sub-Saharan Africa
U.S
Middle East
Europe
Soviet Union
Bread For the World Institute
United States
America
Band Together to Ban Education Headlines Today
A fragmented clipping notes a mock headline about teachers and leaders banding together for education. The item blends weather, cooking tips, and wordplay, illustrating a newspaper page with playful headlines and clipped notes from Tipton and South Padre Island.
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B.J. Bixby
Tipton
South Padre Island
Alaska
Right Feature Question Panel With Multiple Answers
The page presents a feature where several people answer the same question. Each person’s photo appears above a short quoted response with captions. Limited space prompts hyphenated lines adjacent to the images to fit the layout.
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Bush
The
Gazette
South Padre Island
Veterans Memorial Park Preservation Plea
A Roosevelt Class of 1941 member appeals to protect Veterans Memorial Park from being moved to create a parking lot. He notes donations and veterans’ sacrifices, arguing the park honors those who served and should remain undisturbed.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Hack away at C R parking meters
Cedar Rapids reader John O Naber argues against downtown parking meters urging council members be given hacksaws to remove meters. He questions meter costs and cites downtown discouragement while proposing private employer controls and a system reset removing meters.
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C.R
John O. Naber
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Readers Letters Open Forum Policy
The Gazette states it does not verify reader supplied information nor judge opinions. It invites corrections or contradictions from readers with equal opportunity for publication.
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Gazette
End The Religious Feud Between Stephen Bloom And His Jewish Critics
Abraham Melech of Cedar Rapids urges an end to intra Jewish disputes between Stephen Bloom and his supporters in Postville and Des Moines. He calls for respect and communal healing, recalling Rabbi Schneerson’s outreach and the daily prayer to love fellow Jews and seek peace.
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Stephen Bloom
Postville
Des Moines
Rabbi Schneerson
Blessed Memory
Bloom
Abraham Melech
Cedar Rapids
Resist pet temptation in shelter and breeding season
David Hickman urges potential owners to think before acquiring pets from breeders shelters or individuals. He notes the novelty wears off children and many pets suffer neglect when kept without daily interaction. Social animals like dogs cats birds and many rodents require daily quality time.
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David Hickman
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Letters Policy and Submission Details
The Gazette accepts letters up to 300 words. Include name address and daytime phone. only name and hometown appear in print. One letter per writer every 30 days. no anonymous submissions. Send to Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or by fax or email with full identifying info.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pro-choice movement could shrink female population worldwide
The piece examines long term effects of abortion rights on gender balance, noting sex selection in India and China, rising male emigration, and the paradox that pro-choice victory might reduce women globally while drawing more men from abroad. It cites Amartya Sen, UN figures, and industry voices.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Amartya Sen
Sen
India
British Medical Journal
New York Times
Steven Biel
Population Action International
United States
China
Mark Krikorian
Center For Immigration Studies
Washington
United Nations
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Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
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