Investment revival after Soviet coup boosts U S business role
The editorial argues the post coup shift in American views toward the Soviet Union spurs private investment. International Data Group plans a 2 million Moscow system and a new Russia focused publication line while other American firms follow, benefiting both sides and urging U S policy support to expand economic ties.
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U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Christian Science Monitor
International Data Group
Moscow
Perestroika
U.S
Laser speed detectors outpace fuzz busters in police study
A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with Charleston police finds laser radar catching more speeders than radar. Laser devices issued 41 tickets per 1000 vehicles versus 33 with conventional radar, signaling a shift toward laser in traffic enforcement.
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Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Charleston
S.C
Profile of Today's High School Freshmen
A columnist outlines the 1991 profile of ninth graders and warns that business leaders fear a future workforce shortage. Many live in single parent homes, low income families, or with no HS-educated parents, and many lack guidance on educational plans.
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U.S. Department of Education
James Coleman
Department of Education
Tough graduation standards and real life learning critique
In his essay Thomas Tech argues that disconnecting curriculum from real life harms learning. He suggests integrating mathematics and English credits with industrial technology and business courses, urging schools to apply academics to everyday life and tear down classroom walls.
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Thomas Tech
Tech
America
Cedar Rapids School Election Focuses on Funding Support
The Cedar Rapids PTA Council urges a Sept. 10 vote for the instructional support fund with no tax increase, warning that a referendum defeat could cost state matching funds for the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Citizens also back Ronald Feltes for the school board, praising his financial experience and commitment to cost efficiency and prioritizing education.
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Cedar Rapids
PTA Council
Ronald Feltes
Feltes
McDermott
Susan
Susan McDermott
Jean Impehl
Foxborough
Letter Guidelines for Public Submissions Published
The note outlines rules for letters to the editor including required name address and signature, non published phone number for authentication, a 300 word limit, emphasis on public issues and events over personalities, limited anonymous letters, few thank yous, no poetry, one letter per writer every 30 days, and allowance for editing.
Stop the parking ripoff in downtown Cedar Rapids
A reader blasts downtown Cedar Rapids parking for unreliable city lots and meters. They report a $5 ticket after paying $25 monthly for a Quaker Oats lot space and $35 monthly for the Five Seasons ramp with no guaranteed spot. They urge parkers to unite against limited, pricey, unguaranteed parking.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Five Seasons Center
Five Seasons
Parkers
Unite
Cedar Rapids mayor touts Avenue of the Saints claims
The Cedar Rapids mayor touts the four lane highway from St Louis to St Paul via I 380 as economically vital but faces opposition over a federal gas tax rise. He claims the road could become a transcontinental route Winnipeg to New Orleans, drawing derision for grandiose assertions.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Avenue of the Saints
St. Louis
St. Paul
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Manitoba
New Orleans
Canney
United States
Canada
Leech Lake
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Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Mana Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Computerworld U.S.S.R
Fuzz Busters
R.I.P
Kay Graber
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Dee Herzberger
Washington Ave. SE
Evelyn Miller
First Ave
C.R
Mike Urkvicka
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