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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1988
Page
6
J P Hladky Sr serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors while Jerry Elsen is titled Editor of Editorial Pages. The editorial board also includes Cha Dave Morris in the role of Managing Editor.
Editorial argues for changes to the independent counsel statute after the Theodore B. Olson case. It cites 29 months of probe into Olson, a $1.2 million expense, and potential reimbursement of $1.5 million in legal costs, urging Congress to impose limits and deadlines on such probes.
Iowa City officials expand a no booze policy at Kinnick Stadium to ban botas leather wine bags and refillable plastic bottles while continuing to prohibit coolers banners seats and video cameras. Dean Phillip Jones says the aim is to prevent drunken behavior without stifling fun as Hawkeyes draw nearly 68 000 fans per game.
In 1939 Felix Frankfurter faced Senate questions about his ACLU ties. He argued civil liberties protect controversial views, challenging McCarran era attacks. The essay ties that history to modern claims about Bush and Dukakis, noting Frankfurter’s defense of free thought and Liberty. New York Times Service.
A letter attacking Bev Hannon’s record cites trip details to U S ambassadors but avoids fair critique. It praises her support for the state private loan program, welcome centers, the Oakdale incubation center, and direct outreach to small business people. Pat Shaw Committee to Re elect Hannon Anamosa
A supporter endorses Susie McDermott for the director at large seat on the Cedar Rapids School Board. The backer cites her analytical abilities, sound judgment, and dedication to quality work from volunteer committee collaboration.
A clipping outlines when number versus a number takes singular or plural verbs. The sentence The number of inmates admitted to the system is increasing is correct, while the number of inmates that have been admitted so far this year is also correct.
Beatrice Walton Narber writes about a university student claiming work then demanding 64 dollars in advance and 92 more later. The man vanished after 13 hours of promised labor. phone turned unlisted. She alerted police and a local TV station KCRG, prompting broadcasts and aid from the Council on Aging.
A Bowman Woods resident reports two years of severe house shaking from city buses on a hill. Clay soil washes out under streets making pavement unstable. Officials promise slower speeds and newer buses but promises go unkept, risking structural damage.
A reader defends the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer after Donald Kaul mocks them in his August column. The correspondent notes service clubs and lodges begin meetings with both practices and urges treating them as national priorities in the election year.
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