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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1988

Page

6

Unclear Names Shown Inboard Page Card

Fragmentary OCR shows names Heusniven and Moris with roles like chairman and managing. Context unclear and no clear event or location is provided.

Secrecy scorned by journalists and librarians

Sigma Delta Chi and the American Library Association urge open government amid Reagan era secrecy. They note past overclassifications and call for an independent agency to resolve access disputes. Technology, especially computer storage, worsens unequal data access. officials should stop excuses and embrace transparency.

Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalists’ Society American Library Association Justice Department U.S. Information Agency Congress United States

Education summit eyed to align Iowa higher education

Governor Branstad calls for an education summit to align the state universities, community colleges, and the Iowa Tuition Grant program. An organizational audit already underway critiques duplications and inefficiencies as leaders prepare a long range strategy for more coordinated higher education in Iowa.

Branstad Iowa State Board of Regents Iowa Board of Education Iowa College Aid Commission Regents

Tobacco industry lacking decency in face of addiction claims

Anthony Lewis critiques the tobacco industry after the surgeon general links nicotine to addiction. He cites Brennan Moran of the Tobacco Institute, noting the inconsistency between claims of personal choice and the harsh realities of withdrawal and death from tobacco. He urges clearer public warnings, stricter anti underage sales enforcement, and balanced policy rather than prohibition.

Boston Tobacco Industry Brennan Moran The Tobacco Institute Moran C. Everett Koop

Smokers and Non-Smokers Face Public Health Debates

A letter argues smoking bans protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke. It cites 5000 annual U S deaths and claims flight attendants inhale a pack daily in smoking sections. The writer urges mutual respect and courteous requests to extinguish cigarettes.

Certai America

Morality, Fear and AIDS Crisis Debate

A letter argues that government and education fail to deter sexual activity and AIDS by removing moral restraint and fear. It urges reinstating abstinence education and religious guidance, warning that without these controls youth risk immoral behavior and danger. It claims fear is a protective, life-affirming deterrent.

God Manyildren

Drinking age debate and election endorsement in Iowa

A 19-year-old senior argues against raising Iowa’s drinking age and urges Democrats to support Shawn Gallagher in the June 7 Democratic primary for House District 50. The writer claims age changes fail to deter underage drinking and highlights Gallagher as a candidate advocating concrete solutions in education health care and economy.

Iowa North Tama of Traer Genar Rapids Shawn Gallagher

Pastor Endorses Suzanne Smith For Iowa House Seat

Pastor Douglas N. Lofton of Noelridge Park Christian Church endorses Suzanne Smith Democrat for the 50th District Iowa House seat. The minister, who has known Smith for six years as her church organist, praises her education, community focus, and ability to get things done.

Suzanne Smith Iowa Iowa House Douglas N. Lofton Noelridge Park Christian Church Collins Rd

Right Words and Misspellings in a London Wire Service

The piece notes several word errors and spellings in a wire service report from London and local Iowa City items. It highlights councillor versus counselor, contractual spelling, contraccusal, and intact versus in tact, stressing accuracy in journalism.

London Sheila Davis Great Britain

YWCA MELD Family Run thanks Cedar Rapids supporters

The sixth annual YWCA MELD Family Run thanks runners volunteers and Cedar Rapids businesses for support. Mercy Hospital Climate Engineers Gazette KCRG Nash Finch Mid- Continent Bottlers Life Investors Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel and others donated door prizes benefiting YWCA Special Populations and MELD Parenting programs.

Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Climate Engineers Inc Gazette-Kcrg Garmet Designs and Graphics Inc Life Investors Lucky Awards and Engraving Inc Nash Finch Co North Star Consultants PIP Printing Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel YWCA

Franklin Outing Highlights Volunteer Help May 11

Franklin eighth graders and staff enjoyed a day of fun and learning at Lake MacBride Stats Park and the Broken Spoke Ranch with hiking canoeing horseback riding and other activities. Benefiting from volunteers and staff assistance including Lak MacBride State Park personnel and Broken Spoke Ranch staff, plus drivers from McDonald's and Happy Joe's Pizza and the Department of Natural Resources.

Schoo Lake MacBride Stats Park Broken Spoke Ranch Mis Gutz Liz Varnum Sandy Nassif Lee Clance Jackie Wilhelm Karen Perkins Susan Mayes Ethel Knutson Jo Happel Marie Armstrong Cassandra Lown Linda Cosgrove Jane Zenski Jane Glandorf Lak MacBride State Park Jim Meskimen Jerry Mrozinski McDonald's Mike Roup Bil Bark Happy Joe's Pizza Department of Natural Resources

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