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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1992
Page
4
The Gazette editorial argues against dismissing POW MIA cases in Southeast Asia. It cites 38 unaccounted Iowa families and 2,268 missing Americans, supporting Sen. Grassley’s Senate role to seek truth and improved relations for clearer status confirmation and peace of mind.
The 103rd Congress will see record retirements and a reshaped House Appropriations Committee. Sixty percent of members may be new faces, with 82 year old Chairman Jamie Whitten ill and Republican Joseph McDade under indictment. Changes promise a younger, more diverse leadership despite past stability in spending.
Andrew Ward reflects on political figures who choke up during speeches, noting Nixon Ford Carter Clinton and Bush. He explores why moments of emotion appear and whether sincerity follows. The piece quotes Ward on Bush choking up in Los Angeles and muses on emotional restraint in leadership.
A columnist contrasts Lear with modern faith, arguing that public displays of piety echo a foolish, gullible god. He laments state endorsed prayer and Framing of God in schools, comparing ancient illusions to contemporary political manipulation and urging independence from enforced reverence.
A Cedar Rapids reader urges multiethnic harmony through annual Race Unity events. Proposes a June picnic and Walk for Race Unity, inviting volunteers and listing contact numbers and a postal box for assistance. Calls for intercultural activities amid concerns about hostility locally and in other cities.
A Cedar Rapids family day turns dramatic when Grandma breaks her wrist while leaving a theater. A kind stranger and his wife, about to attend a wedding reception, assist by taking her to St Luke's Hospital emergency room, but the helper's name remains unknown.
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