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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1985
Page
6
Editorial argues the FTC Buyer's Guide provides a balanced, less burdensome approach for used vehicles. Dealers welcome the sticker requirement listing warranty status and major problems, plus tips to obtain independent checks and written promises.
As Congress remains reluctant to fund the contra rebels in Nicaragua, private groups and individuals increase aid. Channels include World Anti-Communist League and Friends of the Americas along with more establishment outfits such as the Christian ...
The Washington Times launched a fund drive for 14 million dollars in non-lethal aid the Reagan administration sought but Congress denied. The paper began with a 100000 donation and support from figures like William Simon and Jeane Kirkpatrick. Editors present arguments for and against private aid to sovereign nations, framing it as either filling a congressional gap or meddling in foreign affairs.
The piece argues that private support for foreign freedom fighters is an old American practice not limited to Nicaragua and cites groups from the Flying Tigers to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. It condemns partisan Congress and urges lawful citizen action to fill gaps in refugee aid, warning of dangerous U.S. vulnerability.
The Gazette argues limits on private citizen involvement in foreign affairs are hard to justify yet hard to enforce. It notes the Logan Act forbids influencing policy but has never led to a conviction, and compares humanitarian aid to hostile actions, urging individual judgment in a imperfect world.
A letter from Marion advocates preserving the former Milwaukee depot as a Transit Center with a Dial-a-Bus service and a proposed light rail line to Lindale Mall. The plan envisions indoor access to a new Marion Mall and replaces Cedar Rapids bus routes with enhanced regional service.
Respondents invite adoptive parents to a May 22 meeting at Mercy Hospital Room 105 about the adoption bill passed by the House. Linda Walk of Catholic Charities notes contact at 395-7590 for details. FMC Cedar Rapids operation winds down with May 31 closing and relocation to Kentucky plants.
The column denounces U S actions in Nicaragua and Central America, accusing the Reagan administration of bypassing the rule of law and funding covert measures. It argues Congress should set foreign policy and critiques private sector solutions and aims to keep communists away from El Paso.
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