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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1981
Page
6
A reflective piece weighs Sea Law aims for common heritage against reality of power and profit. It notes deep ocean deposits west of Ecuador and off Oregon Washington, with 1983 exploration plans and questions whether American gains should fund public goals or shared global benefits.
A bull moose wanders from Minnesota into northern Iowa prompting officials to urge hunters to hold fire. The animal has sparked talk of capture to return it to the north woods as rural fear and mistaken identity raise risks to people and property.
In their post funeral talk, former presidents Ford and Carter urge peace over arms in the Middle East. They cite Sadat's 1977 Jerusalem visit and 1973 Sinai attack as lessons, urging Israel-Egypt moves, Palestinian talks, and U.S. restraint from entangling commitments.
A reader defends Falwell and the Moral Majority, argues against liberal critics, and cautions that secular powers threaten constitutional freedom. The letter asserts religion as core to American ethics, warns of court challenges to religious expression, and urges vigilance to prevent loss of free speech and religious liberty.
The Oppelt case featured a contested insanity defense with psychiatrists offering theories like atypical psychosis and schizo catatonia. Lawyers and doctors debated premeditation and malice as jurors studied DSM III references to judge Oppelt’s mental state at the time of the May stabbing.
Three Cedar Rapids area congregations watched the LDS October general conference through Cedar Rapids Cable Communications on October 3 and 4. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir music and talks were shared in the chapel and homes as a public service thank you note to the company for supporting satellite and cable access.
Readers discuss how reporters misstate arrests warrants and actions with phrases like arrested on a warrant and home broken into. Examples show grammar issues such as drugged and dragged and snuck out phrases, highlighting the need for precise wording in news copy.
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