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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1982
Page
6
J F Hladky Jr is named chairman of the board of directors in the latest corporate leadership update. The appointment elevates Hladky to oversee board governance and strategic direction for the company.
The piece argues for Iowa to adopt a state constitutional amendment enabling citizen initiated referenda to pass new laws. It cites rising campaign spending, numerous ballot questions, and a public funding approach as context, urging two consecutive Legislatures to place the measure before voters. It emphasizes empowering voters to act when lawmakers fail to act.
IDOT commissioners questioned forcing child-restraint seats amid concerns for low income families and multiple children in the 1 to 4 age range. Advocates cite lives saved and a loan program in 92 of 99 counties, with 29 percent current usage versus 13 percent in other states.
A column ponders the ongoing mystery of Soviet power shifts from Lenin to Brezhnev and the difficulty experts have predicting leadership succession. It notes analysts like Shulman Kissinger Kennan and Brzezinski cannot forecast outcomes and warns against rash rhetoric during Cold War era scrutiny.
The writer accuses the PLO of responsible destruction and Christian deaths in Lebanon and argues Syria seeks Lebanon’s territory. They claim Israelis faced welcome by Sidon and Tyre residents while PLO manipulated democracy and violence. They urge recognition of truth and condemn PLO Soviet ties. Susan W Hendrickson.
A local defender of deputy Donald D. Zeller objects to allegations tied to the Prairieburg incident. The speaker touts Zeller’s integrity and community contributions while urging the Linn County Board of Supervisors to back the deputies fully.
A reader protests a Nov 8 1982 front page story calling a fatal crash a drag racing incident. He argues the event occurred on an improvised county road and was illegal street racing not organized drag racing, urging neutral reporting. He also laments loss of classic radio music in Cedar Rapids.
A Cedar Rapids notice extols the soft music of local elevators and thanks United Cerebral Palsy volunteers led by Richard A. Braley. It also covers a large Intergenerational Workshop hosted with Iowa State University Extension Service, noting 160 registrations and praise for Jean Hood and ISU staff.
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