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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1983
Page
6
The Gazette notes a March directive requiring about 100000 officials to sign lifelong prepublication review of writings and submit to lie detector tests, aiming to curb leaks of sensitive material. It argues such controls threaten First Amendment rights and empower insiders while warning leaks can serve public interest. Congress blocks the life review, but roadblocks to broader disclosure continue.
Iowa officials opted not to ban Stolichnaya vodka despite Soviet actions after Korean Air Lines Flight 7. Governor Branstad and the liquor chief concluded agricultural sales outweigh protest, choosing to keep buying vodka while noting Iowans need not drink it.
The phrase The Right Stuff is spreading beyond film and book talk into politics sports and daily speech. Critics wonder how long its cachet will endure as writers christen reviews and athletes erupt with the expression in headlines and chatter. The piece playfully surveys potential future uses and the risk of overuse.
The essay praising the Grenada operation calls it well conceived militarily and diplomatically while criticizing Beirut security failures. It argues U S power rebounded from Lebanon defeat, urges realignment with Israel, and notes press coverage bans as a fault in Defense Department planning.
Residents argue with CRATAG over Cedar Rapids gifted and talented comparisons. The letter supports administrators proposal to broaden eligibility and opposes segregated or all day gifted schools, urging inclusive learning and mutual respect.
A note praises CHORE Collins Help in October for Retired Employees volunteers in Rockwell Collins who assisted after a cancer surgery. The writer thanks John Neimeier and his daughter Karen for Saturday help with fall chores and blesses all organizers and volunteers.
The Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters schedules Marion and Cedar Rapids candidate forums on November 1 and November 3 at 7 30 p m. in bank and Educational Service Center rooms. Open to the public with audience participation to inform voters before the municipal election.
The Madison School PTA thanks the business community and volunteers for an ice cream social and carnival that funded equipment for Madison Elementary students. Kathy Hackney, president, notes donations and help made the project possible.
A columnist argues against using apostrophes for plurals and notes a recent Elkader protest by Pearl Richards. The discussion centers on a well known saying and proper sentence structure. The piece highlights punctuation rules and the difference between a sentence and a phrase.
Mrs Richards argues that pluralizing 4-H'ers without an apostrophe creates a confusion with his or hers. A clipping notes the Iowa debate over 4-Hers versus 4 H ers and the correct possessive style, favoring 4-Hers for Clayton County usage.
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