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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1981
Page
6
The Richard V. Allen case raises questions about personal integrity and possible improper influence linked to a $1000 gift from a Japanese reporter. The incident, now under Justice Department scrutiny, prompts calls for potential special prosecutor action.
The Health and Human Services Secretary used a rule waiver to allow 3 year old Katie Beckett of Cedar Rapids to leave hospital and receive at home care saving about $5,000 monthly. A task force will report in 45 days to uncover further waste and possible savings across health and welfare programs.
A detailed look at Compartmentalization of Decay In Trees CODIT devised by Dr. Alex L Shigo shows trees form barrier walls after wounding, compartmentalizing decay to protect living wood. Wounds invite fungi, but barriers vary by species enabling hollow trunks yet preserving newer wood. Wound dressings offer little benefit beyond cosmetics.
Richard K. Alman runs a tree farm and RV campground near Anamosa and offers his periodical observations. A former Cedar Rapids city arborist and Linn County Conservation Board executive, he retired from the Alaska state park system.
The piece outlines how soil erosion exceeds 5 billion tons annually, with 140 million acres losing soil and billions spent on erosion control. It details federal funding shortfalls, cross compliance reforms, and proposed conservation links to farm support, stressing crisis proportions and the need for action.
A reader argues the economy staggers under high interest, debt, and unemployment. The path to revival lies in paying parity prices for raw materials, boosting agriculture, mining, oil, and forestry, and ending deficit spending to put people back to work.
A letter argues legislators limit inmate counts strain judges and promote leniency. It asserts true justice demands severe punishment based on biblical verses, claiming crime only deters when lawbreakers face harsh, uncompromising penalties and the victim’s rights are secondary.
Befriending Citizen Advocacy sponsored by the Association for Retarded Citizens of Linn County highlights a quiet program. Advocates spend about an hour and a half weekly sharing skills with a friend who is mentally retarded to build friendship and counter silence and inactivity.
A reader laments police prioritizing minor traffic actions while Iowa faces broader policing shortages. The letter notes an officer stopping a motorist for honking and questions overall law enforcement needs across the state.
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