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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1983
Page
7
The ERA faced another setback in the U S House as Speaker ONeill blocked amendments and capped debate at 40 minutes, denying the two thirds needed for passage. Critics urged fuller debate and revisions to address fears over abortion funding, women in combat, restrooms, and social norms to win broader support.
In the five weeks before Christmas eastern Iowa communities urged renewed giving as United Way campaigns near their final appeals. Charities, Jaycees, Salvation Army bell ringers and church groups plan aid efforts to help the needy beyond Christmas.
New York City plans to spend 100000 dollars in federal funds on vinyl decals depicting curtains plants and other homey items to cover broken windows along the Cross Bronx Expressway in the South Bronx. The aim is to lift morale while awaiting hundreds of millions in federal reconstruction aid. The piece suggests extending the idea to depict missiles and combat imagery in place of real weapons.
Readers are informed a boy with curvature of the spine is under review by El Kahir Shrine for possible Shriners Hospital assistance. Paperwork is underway, costs covered, and the hospital seeks cases it can help. Anyone aware of a child needing care may contact a Shriner for prompt evaluation.
South Tama County board member Vickie Reid urges separate community treasurer and secretary roles to provide checks and balances. She cites policy 803.4 allowing warrants only when funds are available and questions if the treasurer should act without open board approval. Reid plans further inquiries on bank stamping of warrants before minutes and bills are approved.
A Cedar Rapids note discusses government interest in reclaiming used oil for engines. It cites 1980 U S oil use of 2.87 billion gallons with only about 8 percent recycled. The author estimates local spending on oil for city vehicles between 80 000 and 120 000 annually and proposes 60 percent recovery could save about 60 000 yearly. The city council shows interest in the idea after a 30 year study.
A reader highlights common errors in headlines and word choices. Examples include wrong tense forms and mixing verbs with inappropriate subjects, such as lay versus laid and comprise versus contain, to illustrate how precision changes meaning in journalism.
A defender writes that the Monroe Doctrine framed U S action in Grenada against Castro led forces. He argues the public supports the invasion and decries liberal media bias while warning of global communist threat and banking influence.
Thoughtful Eastern Iowans are urged to express themselves here with unlimited topics. The views are theirs and presented by invited readers in the newspaper's opinion space.
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