Cedar Rapids Considers Hotel Motel Tax In Nov Referendum
Voters in Cedar Rapids and about two dozen Iowa cities face a November 7 decision on a 5 percent hotel and motel room tax with a 7 percent top limit. Funds largely support cultural facilities and the new community center, with the rest for city needs. Opponents claim unfairness to inns, but the tax targets out of town guests, and the city could adjust or drop the plan after one year.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
New York
New York Times
State Assembly
Stanley Steingut
Ship of State
Sword of Damocles
Pandora
O Ave. NW
Ellis
Science and faith collide in Turin Shroud studies
Analysts from France Italy Switzerland and the United States use advanced tests to date and analyze the Shroud of Turin a 14 by 5 foot linen reputed to bear Jesus likeness. The cooperation of church authorities and scientists aims to reveal age origin and makeup while weighing public belief against scientific conclusions.
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France
Turin
Kennedy rally stirs hopes for 1980 draft in Iowa
In Des Moines a Kennedy campaign appearance amid Dick Clark fund raiser signals renewed interest in a 1980 bid. Iowa Democrats weigh Kennedy’s appeal against Carter as precinct caucuses loom, with draft talk rising while Carter’s hold weakens. The Memphis conference will sharpen backroom plotting among allies.
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Des Moines
Edward Kennedy
Dick Clark
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
White House
Ted Kennedy
Children’s Paper earns praise from librarian readers
An elementary librarian reports that The Gazette’s Children’s Paper is very well received by children and adults. The Mini Pages are kept separately in libraries for kids and the puzzles and features are popular.
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Gazette
Unjust to Ted Kennedy Speech Reflects Compassion and Moral Debate
A reader expresses strong support for Ted Kennedy as an advocate for handicapped people beyond politics. They criticize right to life hecklers in Dubuque for arrogance and ignorance. The author urges education, moral conduct, Scripture, and personal accountability before judging others.
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Ted Kennedy
Dubuque
Way with Words Mixaphors By Theodore M Bernstein
Theodore M Bernstein muses on mixed metaphors and the phrase mixaphors, cites examples from New York political commentary, and discusses usage choices for suffixes like -stricken and -struck with light linguistic humor and a mythic reference to Pandora's box.
Thank you readers for helping fund city services
A letter from Walter McSherry of New York thanks readers for supporting tax and loan guarantees that fund municipal programs while praising Representative Blouin. The second letter from Mrs. Richard Stufflebeam of Columbus discusses city bus safety, speed pressures, and calls for schedule changes and driver breaks to prevent injuries.
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New York City
U.S
Congress
Michael Blouin
New York
Residents question zoning of group home versus nearby businesses
A former Hiawatha resident contends the group home for men faces stricter zoning limits than four nearby businesses. He notes three long‑standing residential businesses—home construction, radio electronics, plumbing‑heating, and electrical work—operating within two blocks and questions the lack of comparable scrutiny.
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Hiawatha
Academia Turns to Begging for Funds in New Seminar
Administrators at colleges facing tax cuts and enrollment drops adopt fund raising tactics from behavior science. The University of Detroit hosts a seminar in Washington and New York teaching how to solicit donations, flatter big givers, and recruit reluctant benefactors as public funding tightens.
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University of Detroit
Detroit U
Washington, D.C
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Ed Campbell
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