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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1987
Page
6
Editorial argues House approved airline fixes aim to curb passenger baggage losses delays and poor scheduling while posting on time records. Critics call it creeping re regulation though supporters say action follows widespread customer complaints and would push lagging carriers to improve.
The State Board of Regents under Marvin Pomerantz initiates a two phase efficiency audit by Peat Marwick Main & Co. to review university operations for waste and inefficiency with results due in December and a lengthy 1988 audit period. Hospitals’ efficiency cited as a benchmark while findings aim to bolster credibility for state funding.
The piece argues that Judge Robert Bork faced a televised lynching style confirmation, with liberals and Southern Democrats mobilizing to defeat him. It praises Bork for seeking a sober Senate debate on judicial restraint and the proper standards for confirming judges.
Readers respond to a Sept. 29 letter on mandatory car insurance noting uninsured motorists cause deductible costs. The Cedar Rapids community support includes backing mayoral action on the 16th Avenue Bridge, homelessness relief via Catholic Worker House, and a call for a shelter meeting at First Baptist Church of the Brethren to aid vulnerable residents this winter.
Russell Yoder, a 70 year old Kalona farmer, travels from Leningrad to Moscow with over 400 Americans and Russians for three weeks to press for world peace amid arms talks. He questions if peace can come through non aggressive means while staying true to Christian teachings.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and the views are theirs.
Jean Hakes of Mount Vernon joins a mixed group of Americans and Russians walking together to oppose an arms race. Russell meets refuseniks, discusses glasnost, and attends a Baptist worship as crowds embrace a message of friendship and a world safe from war.
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