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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1982
Page
6
An Iowa jury awarded 62 500 compensatory and 225 000 punitive damages against four Linn County deputies over a Prairieburg dancehall disturbance. The piece questions future law enforcement liability and suggests recording devices to document confrontations for truth and protection.
Researchers at the Salk Institute in La Jolla California mapped the structure of GRF growth hormone releasing factor and produced it synthetically in bulk. The potential medical uses include pituitary dwarfism diabetes wound healing and aging research. The findings sparked broad press coverage but the ultimate impact remains uncertain with speculation about slowing aging and extending life.
Letter writer defends Sabbath on Saturday, argues salvation by faith and grace through Jesus, then shifts to praise for easy listening radio and critique of rock format changes. Notes surveys on listening habits, age buying power, and appeals for a steady easy-listening station amid local station switchovers and public notices.
A Linn County citizen argues for honest presentation of both evolution and creation in schools and church. The letter contends science covers only sensory knowledge while revelation and reason explain non sensory truths, urging careful, non sensational framing of origins in public education and faith communities.
The article notes a holiday flood of catalogs and money requests in the 1980s and suggests ways to reduce it. It explains how lists are shared and sold, cites a $55 per 1 000 names example, and offers advice to remove oneself from mailing lists via the Direct Mail Marketing Association. It also highlights mail order shopping as a convenient alternative to crowded stores and wrapping gifts.
Periodic observations from readers in eastern Iowa inviting expression on unlimited topics. The note highlights Mary Rouse of Iowa City retiring as a master-editor for the University of Iowa News Services in January 1981 and recalls her prior editor roles at colleges in Michigan Oklahoma and Minnesota.
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