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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1985
Page
6
Editorial argues friendly talks do not guarantee reduced tensions. It recalls Eisenhower's 1959 summit and Zhukov’s fall from favor to warn that Soviet leaders are replaceable and the system remains intractable. Thatcher calls Gorbachev tough. warns against expecting Jeffersonian democracy.
Congress debating a measure to cap bank check holds to one business day in some cases and six days at most, with local checks next day and most out of state checks within three days. The bill aims to curb float profits while requiring a Federal Reserve system to limit losses from bad checks.
A Council Bluffs firefighter wins 4 million dollars in the Iowa lottery and immediately resigns from his Omaha firehouse job. The holiday payout led to an abrupt pre Christmas retirement, surprising fellow firefighters.
In Jefferson County a Democratic drive seeks Harold Hughes as governor. The letter urges voters to sign petitions to place him on the June primary ballot and to reflect on leadership choices amid challenging times.
Sympathy to first hour Composition class at Shellsburg High School as students clip a Write Right column weekly and summarize it for review. Mrs. Leora Barry praises language use while mocking Gazette proofreading errors. She cites an architect claim and a “dude farm” story and notes a new word infact.
Washington wrestles with Weinberger's pre summit letter to Reagan amid leaks and a broad hunt across the Pentagon White House State CIA and arms control agencies. The piece weighs motives policy making and the presidents stance on SALT II and ABM as Meese Casey and Shultz react.
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