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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1985
Page
5
Iowa debate over canceling a 12 000 annual recorded road condition report highlights budget strain and politics. Gov Branstad overruled a department head while aiming to protect public safety, signaling cuts will hit essential services and face public reaction in November.
A pledge by 2,800 scientists and students across 39 campuses to abstain from funding or researching the Strategic Defense Initiative signals strong dissent. Yet the article argues scientific method requires testing and verification, noting that many researchers will continue pursuing related questions and proposals to the SDI program persist nationally.
Retired Iowa State University horticulturist Griffith Buck unveils a blue rose named lobella blue hailed as the world’s first. The article notes the color reversal challenges the old maxim Roses are red violets are blue and hints at a twist to sentiment in verse.
Reagan and Gorbachev face criticism for mixing propaganda with diplomacy as they prepare for Geneva. The piece argues the leaders mishandled nuclear weapon talks, shifting control to hucksters, amid a global threat from dozens of nuclear states and rising military spending.
James Reston notes a Pentagon report on Moscow breaches of past treaties may undermine Geneva talks. Kissinger warns leaders risk overreaching while media hype looms. real success lies in mutual compromise, not clear victory. New York Times Service.
A reader recalls a milestone birthday celebrated with a playful off Broadway style satire about their avocation politics. The event spurred reflections on aging labor, progress, and concerns over Title X funding and Rep. Tauke's vote. The piece urges readers to contact legislators to defend family planning for vulnerable Iowa families.
A Cedar Rapids factory worker laments declining camaraderie among blue collar peers. He cites rising material wealth, shrinking goodwill, growing unions, and a perceived loss of spirit as society shifts away from hard physical work. He questions the economy and hints at broader social decay.
A Linn County reader recalls a fire damaged IBM like voting machines dispute over insurance refurbish vs replacement. The piece notes 162 machines owned after costly purchases and a failed local option tax TANSTRAFL There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
Jim Schmickley of Cedar Rapids, a Rockwell Collins reliability engineer and former Army Signal Corps officer, reflects on regional experiences. He is a native Iowan who served in Europe and has worked for Magnavox and McDonnell-Douglas.
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