Bum rap for GOP in evolving women’s issue debate
The Gazette notes a wide bipartisan Economic Equity Act debate before the Senate Finance Committee. It cites Dole’s stance, Democratic critiques, and Reagan administration measures aiding women, including tax changes, child care credits, and emergency jobs funding, while warning party image harms unless reform is pursued.
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Finance Committee
Bob Dole
Kansas
GOP
Reagan
Covert defined as private aid and media rhetoric
A columnist mocks the term covert in politics and media coverage of U.S. aid to Nicaraguan guerrillas, contrasting it with public statements and dictionary meaning. The piece links covert action to congressional limits and calls for clearer, straight talk in reporting.
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U.S
Nicaragua
Reagan as radical brushes aside law in travel case
In a critique of the Reagan era, the piece argues the administration manipulated or ignored laws to pursue ideological aims. It highlights the Cuba travel ban and a secrecy order, citing court rebukes and a view that conservatives betrayed constitutional process and Congress.
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Supreme Court
Cuba
Treasury Department
Ruth Wald
Harvard
United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit
Boston
Treasury
Court of Appeals
Reagan
Stephen Breyer
Breyer
Truman
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Letter prompts protest over St Joe's beer tent at Marion event
Kathleen Huebener argues against beer sales at St Joe's in Marion, citing profit claims and safety data from NHTSA and the National Safety Council. She questions church stance, recalls Wilson Foods wage cuts, and urges Christians to speak up while detailing personal losses and community impact. Jennie Jerome Churchill signs.
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MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
St. Joe’s
Marion
Stand-in shines at Brigadoon performance at Jefferson High
The Jefferson High School audience saw a last minute Fiona as Missy Beastrom from Coe College stood in due to illness. The Gazette reports the quick switch and praises the performance as the play returns this Friday and Saturday. Financial concerns are raised by workers noting wage and benefit cuts at Wilson's, questioning management decisions and the impact on staff morale.
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Jefferson High School
Missy Beastrom
Coe College
Fiona
The
Gazette
Coe
Jefferson
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AAUW Thanks Legislators For Monthly Forums In Cedar Rapids
Mary Jane Jacobson of the American Association of University Women thanks state senators representatives and community members for the monthly legislative forums co sponsored with the League of Women Voters Junior League of Cedar Rapids Marion and United Way. She invites ongoing public attendance in the 1984 session.
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League of Women Voters
Junior League of Cedar Rapids Marion
United Way
Mary Jane Jacobson
American Association of University Women
Terrace Hill Drive
Debating Word Choice in Sports and Police Reporting
A sportswriter and a police reporter face scrutiny over diction. Readers argue mince and retrieved carry ambiguous meanings and may misstate action. The discussion centers on whether the writers conveyed precise, frank facts or euphemistic phrasing.
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