Cedar Rapids Central Library Drive Intensifies After Voting History
The Library Preservation Committee re pushes its same-site plan against a downtown central library. Voter history shows repeated support for remodeling the old Carnegie building and a west side branch but never reaching 60 percent. Support for a new downtown library grew in 1980 and again last January, suggesting the time to focus on a larger west-side branch and a growing central library plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Diehard
East Side
Kenwood
Hall Foundation
Carnegie
Library Preservation Committee
Nevada Desert Nuclear Tests Stir Quiet Public Debate
The article notes public apathy toward underground atomic tests in Nevada despite danger concerns. It describes PALIZA quake fears, test mechanisms, radioactive byproducts, wind monitoring, and DOE warnings, while questioning why many 20 to 150 kiloton blasts occur and the long term environmental impact.
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Nevada
National Public Radio
Las Vegas
Yucca Lake
DOE
Education for 12000 illegal immigrant children in Texas debate
A Texas dispute over educating about 12 000 children presumed illegal raises constitutional questions. Governor William Clements cites burden on poorer border districts and federal immigration limits while scholars argue the 14th Amendment protects all persons. The Supreme Court will decide this fall.
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Texas
William Clements
United States
United States of America
Supreme Court
Price of a silver 50 cent piece inquiry letter
A letter to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue dated September 15 asks about the current price of a silver 50 cent piece. The writer identifies as a friend and references a recent tax payment to the IRS in Washington DC.
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IRS
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, D.C
Question on coin transfers and tax value in 1980s Gazette Outlooks column
A reader asks how transferring title to a Kennedy 1964 half dollar affects income and tax reporting. He questions value, income from accepting coins as payment, and the proper Form 1040 treatment, referencing a box of Amana foods and editor gifts as part of the inquiry.
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Philadelphia Mint
Federal Reserve
Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gazette
Debating morality against religion sparks debate across ages
The Outlook column by DeVere Hirt argues religion and morality clash with science and proposes a single faith. It traces Luther, Calvin, Hus, and Wycliffe, notes Northern Ireland’s conflict as political, and contrasts religious divides with Marxist critique of atheistic "scientific" doctrine.
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DeVere Hirt
Martin Luther
Johann Tetzel
Wittenberg
John Calvin
John Hus
John Wycliffe
Northern Ireland
Eastern Iowans Share Thoughts In Open Forum
Periodic observations invite thoughtful voices from Eastern Iowa readers to express personal views on unlimited topics. The column emphasizes that opinions are individual and not official positions.
Wake up to atrocity letter calls harsher prison terms
A letter argues media leniency for criminals fuels harm to victims. It urges the press to back longer or permanent incarceration for habitual or vicious offenders to protect citizens, noting the need to reimburse crime victims and acknowledge atrocity.
Wedding article disappoints readers in Carbondale Gazette
A reader criticizes the Oct. 4 wedding writeup for Laurie Weaver and James Liuzzo Jr., noting missing photo details and biographical data. The letter cites late submissions and Gazette deadlines, explaining abbreviated print form and lack of image per policy.
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Laurie Weaver
Family Focus
The
Gazette
James Liuzzo Jr
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P.S
Mr. Hirt
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Oelwein
Laurie
Carbondale, Pa
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Midway Drive
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