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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1986
Page
6
The Senate considers a bill to guarantee Social Security benefit increases equal to annual inflation, replacing the current trigger. Critics warn waiving the trigger risks higher costs and windfalls, urging a straightforward adjustment tied to the cost of living.
The President's Council on Physical Fitness reports U S children are generally out of shape and less active than 20 years ago with rising heart disease risk. Cedar Rapids schools show better local fitness, but experts say parents must enforce exercise and nutrition at home.
The article reports President Reagan's third rejection of a renewed moratorium on nuclear tests amid Chernobyl fallout. It notes Moscow's openness to on site inspections and seismic verification, while arguing a verifiable test ban could be advanced. It discusses past extensions and Reagan's stance against resuming negotiations, citing Star Wars aims and a recently conducted underground test.
A columnist revisits a proposed lump sum payroll tax plan and recalls the silence from Congress and readers. The piece weighs public resistance to tax reform and reflects on whether people value transparency versus convenience in paying federal taxes.
A columnist muses on taxes as a future investment amid tech growth and affluence. He recalls conversations with a friend Ace about public funding, weapon to plowshares transitions, and the unexpected value of government spending. He ends vowing to rely on an invisible tax system and computer aided filings.
A reader describes a dangerous driving incident on 1-380 and 32nd Street NE, urging safer driving. Another letter condemns a May 12 Five Seasons Center concert and warns of Satan versus God in Cedar Rapids. A third letter critiques support for Iowa National and Teleconnect, questioning recovery options and municipal intervention.
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