PIK program sparks partisan critique over farm aid
The Gazette notes critics from non agrarian areas attack President Reagan’s payment in kind. Rep Fortney Stark of Oakland threatens suit over GAO findings on PIK payments beyond 50 000 while praising aid that helped drought era farmers. IA revisions and GOP concerns frame broader debate on farm policy and environmental goals.
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U.S
Fortney Stark
Oakland
Calif
General Accounting Office
Agriculture Department
Stark
Iowa
GAO
Housing rehab lifts Cedar Rapids neighborhood back toward pride
A Cedar Rapids southeast side district bounded by Third Avenue Mount Vernon Road 14th and 19th Streets shows recovery after government aid code updates and rehab. Homeowners renters and groups like Citizens for Community Improvement and Watchdog Alert Group push toward a stable owner occupancy and revived property values.
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Third Avenue
Mount Vernon Road
14Th
19Th
Citizens For Community Improvement
Watchdog Alert Group
Reagan shifts policy on Middle East to deter Syria and Iran
The piece argues the Reagan administration erred in past Middle East assumptions, elevating Syria as the core threat. It urges stronger U.S. backing of Israel, warns against appeasement, supports credible danger from missiles, and calls for decisive action to deter Soviet-Syrian and Syrian-Iranian aggression to protect Lebanon and regional stability.
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Reagan
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Lebanon
Assad
George Shultz
Congress
Iran
U.S
France
Iraq
Beirut
Moscow
Seniors should work past 65 to save Social Security
A letter argues for business and industry to partner with workers over 65 to allow continued employment. It cites Frank, 72, and his wife who saved Social Security checks, noting increased benefits from overdue contributions. The writer urges firms to let energized seniors choose when to retire, claiming this could stabilize Social Security and prevent hardship.
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Frank
Social Security
Scoliosis Strain Prompts Call for Private Help
A concerned letter describes a 15-year-old boy with scoliosis whose treatment costs exceed his mother’s income. Welfare requires her to quit work, charities cap aid, United Way donations are small, and the writer appeals for private support to fund braces and casts. The mother can be reached at 366-8469.
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United Way
Subscriber rails at price hikes and service changes
A reader complains about repeated newspaper price increases from 1.60 to 1.95 a week, vows to cancel after ten weeks, and accuses the paper of prioritizing advertising over news while praising some pages like the financial section and race results at Quad-City Downs.
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Quad-City Downs
the Gazette
Gazette Letters Guidelines Emphasize Submissions Rules
The Gazette invites letters up to 400 words and states they may be shortened or edited. Writers must include name street address and signature with a nonpublished phone number for authentication. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities, exclude verse, allow one letter per writer every 30 days.
Halloween X rays at St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids
A grateful parent commends St Luke's Hospital for X-raying Halloween candy to detect tampering. The staff and volunteers explained items found such as coins staples seeds and advised safety steps, turning what could be a tragedy into a learning experience and thanking the news media for information.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Editorial on abortion remark shocks local Christian readers
Aghast readers challenge Your Nov. 1 editorial on sex selection and the idea of destroying selected lives by abortion. The writer notes the piece's tone as inconceivable for the area, and points out the editor’s note stating the editorial did not mention abortion.
Cedar Rapids Bonds Put Fire and Medical Protection Up for Vote
Mike Weston chairs the Citizens Ad Hoc Committee urging voters to approve bond financing to relocate satellite stations and the central fire station. The plan promises improved five minute response times for fire and medical emergencies in Cedar Rapids, with an estimated $9 annual tax increase for two years on a $50 000 home, then a reduction to current rates for the remaining eight years.
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Cedar Rapids
Bowman Woods
Citizens
Mike Weston
Citizens’ Ad Hoc Committee
First Ave
Bowling equipment stolen from car after Halloween party
The couple found their 1980 Buick broken into on October 15 in a lot at 10th Street and Fifth Avenue SE. A left handed bowling bag and shoes were taken along with a 35 mm camera and CB radio. two drilled plastic bowling balls are missing and the owners ask for them to be returned. They report insurance coverage with a $50 deductible for comprehensive and $100 for homeowners. Collect calls to 642-7026.
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Your Fair City
10Th Street
Fifth Avenue SE
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