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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1985
Page
7
JF Hladky Jr chairs the board while Art Heusinkveld leads the editorial pages. editorial board remains under Heusinkveld as editor. The announcements outline continuing roles for both in guiding the paper’s content strategy and opinion pages.
The editorial commends Grassley and Harkin for resisting Dole’s broad farm bill. It argues the Dole plan would hurt Iowa farmers with a price support freeze and losses in land value, while a Grassley proposal offers a two-year freeze aided by surplus commodities. It notes the budget share for farm supports has shrunk since the 1950s and urges lawmakers to grasp the real, limited impact of price supports.
A suit claims Rock Hudson hid his AIDS from a former lover who alleges he was not told of the illness or separation of the relationship. The piece discusses public fear of AIDS, privacy pressures, and the ethical duty to inform loved ones despite stigma.
The Geneva summit produced no breakthroughs as Reagan and Gorbachev depart with unchanged stances. Both defend their positions on arms, especially the Strategic Defense Initiative, while Moscow insists on strategic parity and limits on space weapons. The parties agree on a “first step” but future talks hinge on U.S. aims and Soviet security guarantees.
Washington analysis notes Sen. David Boren proposes capping PAC donations and raising individual limits to 1500 while narrowing PAC totals for candidates. Endorsements from Goldwater and Stennis give credibility, but critics worry about constitutionality and partisan impact amid party fundraising dynamics.
A reader rebukes The Gazette for its coverage and jokes about Iowa politics. The letter recalls a recent congressional hearing over “these people in Washington,” notes IDOT’s pickup choice, and mocks Branstad’s Detroit trip as well as Teleconnect’s rapid growth claims and a state contract protest.
The notes discuss how impulses to self harm arise from long term factors and how short talks can help resist immediate urges. Recovery periods vary and risk can rise 30 to 90 days after deep low mood as energy returns. Root causes may take months to resolve, with crisis impulses potentially reappearing during recovery.
Cedar Rapids Doctors Ought To Care commends the American Cancer Society for the Ninth Annual Great American Smokeout on November 21. The letter notes the program’s origins in Minnesota in 1974 and its national status since about 1980, praising its public awareness and impact on reducing preventable illness. It also opposes tobacco industry tactics.
Harriett McQuown of 160 30th St. Ct. Marion thanks Marion firemen policemen ambulance Mercy Hospital Trauma Center Cardiac Care Unit and fourth floor nurses for rapid, compassionate care after her husband’s medical emergency. Though he did not survive the community is proud of the care team.
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