Religion and Politics in 1984 Campaign Seen by Cedar Rapids Clergy
The Gazette asks Cedar Rapids pastors to name the top issue for religious voters in 1984. Leaders cite abortion, nuclear arms, the economy, world hunger, and the general welfare as central concerns influencing votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra
Larry Johnson
Linn County Association of Evangelicals
Open Door Christian Church
United States
Germany
Jack Hooten
Sharon United
Palmer
Bob Duffett
Edgewood Baptist Church
Gary Boe
India Leaders Attack Rajiv Over Post Assassination Violence
Indian opposition leaders condemn Rajiv Gandhi for failing to curb sectarian riots after his mother Indira Gandhi’s assassination. They criticize his unilateral ascent to the premiership without a full Congress vote, while Gandhi appeals for national unity and vows action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New Delhi
India
Rajiv Gandhi
Gandhi
Yamuna
Janata Party
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Charan
City and IE plan landfill methane to power electricity
Methane gas from the Cedar Rapids landfill will be pumped out and used to generate electricity under a joint city IE program. Mayor Canney and IE president Lee Liu announced the Midwest first cooperative venture, with 1,166,000 standard cubic feet daily possible and a marketable energy source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Glenn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Donald Canney
Lee Liu
Canney
Midwest
Liu
State Secretaries Clerical Workers Vote union Representation
Secretaries and clerical workers in state government voted 2377 to 1610 with 27 contested ballots to unionize under AFSCME in salary talks. The 59 percent in favor follows three prior failed attempts and includes plans to elect regional negotiating committees for a salary package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
American Federation of State
Afscme
McKee
Local girls seen near Mount Vernon Road railing on Friday
Two local youths, Kim Slight aged 12 and Amy Muntz aged 10, were spotted hanging around a railing at the corner of Mount Vernon Road and 19th Street SE on a Friday afternoon after there was no school. Both live nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Slight
Amy Muntz
Mount Vernon Road
19Th Street SE
Polish general suspended in priest death case
In Poland, Interior Ministry General Zenon Platek was suspended and two colonels were arrested as authorities probe the slaying of Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko. Three lower officers had already been jailed, as thousands mourned at Warsaw's church and a million are expected at the funeral.
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Warsaw
Poland
Interior Ministry
Jerzy Popieluszko
pro-Solidarity
PAP
Zenon Platek
Platek
Popieluszko
Solidarity
Free Trade Union
Lumber Prices Rise Prompting Hesitant Builders
A quoted line about money and timber hints at lumber costs increasing, affecting construction plans. The snippet suggests buyers face higher prices and broader market caution as wood markets respond to supply and demand dynamics.
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Iowa
Robert Ferring
Marion
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Rajiv
Don McKee
Abby
U.S
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