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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1982
Page
6
An obituary-like note lists the roles of Executive Vice President and Treasurer as well as the position of Managing Editor in a historic newsroom roster. The brief item highlights leadership titles within the publication staff.
The Gazette criticizes Speaker O'Neill's plan for a National Development Bank modeled on the RFC, drawing 5 billion in funds and borrowing up to 100 billion for loans to business and government. It cautions about deficits, weighs past RFC era lessons, and doubts Congress would dismantle existing aid programs.
Four Iowans faced injunctions or bans for disruptive behavior at high school football events. A Minburn father was banished from all school events after a field intrusion and scuffle, while three others were barred from Janesville High School games for shouting obscenities. The piece condemns blanket suspensions as overreach and argues better enforcement through existing laws and targeted actions.
The piece notes a shift toward liberal candidates in state races with Dukakis, Cuomo, and Weicker among winners. It contrasts liberal gains against Republican struggles, cites demographics and ERA debates, and argues the 82 primaries mark a potential liberal revival amid a broader conservative tide.
Letters accuse governor candidate Roxanne Conlin of deception about Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad's record and vote history. They contrast Conlin's tactics with Branstad's legislative conduct, while recounting local experiences and critiques of Gazette coverage, a Creationism forum, and a personal misfortune over a missing bathing suit.
Astronomers hypothesize black holes in our galaxy while artist Wolf portrays networks zooming toward a black hole to symbolize the emptiness of the fall-winter schedule. Dale Van De Venter Atkins.
The text debates correct spellings for Lake Macbride Macbride Lake near Coralville Reservoir and the town McGregor in Northeast Iowa. It affirms Lake Macbride and town McGregor, notes variations in maps, and ends with a language query about the words commitment comittal and committee.
A discussion explains why double consonants occur in commit forms and not in commitment. It notes two conditions for doubling final consonants before a vowel suffix: preceding single vowel and stress on the final syllable. The suffix in commitment begins with m, not a vowel, affecting the rule.
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