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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1987
Page
10
Education Secretary William Bennett vows tough action if default rates exceed 20 percent, targeting National Direct Student Loans and Guaranteed Student Loans. Delinquency rose from 10.8 to 12.1 percent from 1984 to 1986, with rising default costs to taxpayers.
The governor urges changes to Iowa two year old program to better fund new businesses and provide gap financing while leaving final details to the Legislature. He calls for public discussion as lawmakers weigh distribution amid criticism and political pressure.
David Broder argues reporters once protected each other and candidates by concealing private flaws. He critiques the current trend of probing personal pasts like marijuana use, warns it fuels cynicism, and urges a return to focusing on issues and public fitness.
A proposed instructional itinerary for Mikhail Gorbachev and Raisa during a December visit includes provocative stops. It suggests viewing a Soviet Jewry protest at the White House solarium and a battlefield visit to Antietam to contrast wartime losses with Soviet suffering.
The piece imagines Mikhail Gorbachev touring the United States with satirical stops. It cites Japanese American internment camps, the American grain belt, Cuban exile risks, a wreath at Alger Hiss’s former home, the Soviet Embassy in Washington, and a visit to a bookstore. It references Joseph Brodsky and Solzhenitsyn as literary counterpoints.
An editorial in the Concord Monitor questions Iowa influence on U.S. elections. It notes Iowa’s early caucuses vs New Hampshire’s primary and argues Iowa’s liberal tilt and geography distort national politics. It contrasts tourist appeal, population shifts, and the 1985 spending gap with New Hampshire.
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