Air bag and seat belt protection in deadly Paris crash
Editorial notes the lone survivor Trevor Rees-Jones wore a seat belt and an air bag deployed after the Mercedes limo struck a pillar at over 120 mph. It questions air bag cutoff switches and urges testing, backing 2000 lives saved vs 80 air bag related deaths. stresses rear seat safety and public awareness.
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Diana
Paris
Mercedes-Benz
Dodi al Fayed
Trevor Rees-Jones
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Congress backs doctor set aside with hospital incentive
Congress approved a two year program paying teaching hospitals about 100 000 per resident trained to reduce medical school output. The plan phasing down to zero by 2002 aims to curb physician overproduction amid a push to reduce under employment. The critic notes potential ripple effects into other fields.
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Congress
Tragic view of Diana case echoes Kennedy era reaction
The piece contrasts Diana's death with Kennedy's assassination and critiques royal family dynamics. It calls Diana’s life a Shakespearean tragedy, blames Charles for failing to support her, and questions parental responsibility and public fascination with the royal saga.
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United Kingdom
Diana
Princess of
Wales
America
John F.kennedy
BBC
Paris
Dodi al Fayed
London
Henry VIII
Charles
John Kennedy
Jackie
Northern Ireland
Hamlet
Macbeth
Letters To The Gazette On Media Sensationalism In Tragedies
A reader condemns sensational first to report coverage of tragedies such as the Diana incident. The piece argues that amateur video and in scene calls clamor harms victims, endangers bystanders, and hinders responders, urging trained, respectful reporting instead.
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Diana
Dodi al Fayed
Community proposes fundraiser funded new zoo project
A resident from Jacksonville suggests building a local zoo through volunteer work and donations rather than new taxes. They propose brick by brick fundraising, with donor names on bricks for a brick road, and offer to help with fundraising and volunteers.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Zoo
Ilowa's Way to Play reveals a scratch card pastime
Jeff Payden of Cedar Rapids notes the Iowa Lottery promotes a dollar scratch card game as a 10 second pastime. He jokes about mistaking sports or crafts for the activity and embraces the scratch card era as a new Iowan pastime.
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Iowa
Ilowa
Jeff Payden
Cedar Rapids
Coe Cosmos
The
Gazette
Loyal Meek
Phoenix Gazette
Loyal
Roy McHugh
Pittsburgh Press
Adam Powell
Powell
New York City
Keith
Cedar Rapidian
Ashland City
Tenn
Gazette letter submission guidelines
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone. only name and hometown publish. Mail Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 FAX 398 5846 Email gazette fyiowa infi net
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Voters urged to elect Barbara Christie-Pope for school board
A teacher urges readers to support Barbara Christie-Pope for the September 9 Iowa school board election, arguing her education expertise and volunteer work in elementary and middle schools will guide future policy alongside Susan McDermott. The letter emphasizes proposals over personal attributes and asks for timely publication by noon.
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Iowa
The
Gazette
Barbara Christie-Pope
Barbara
Drivers too hostile to motorcyclists
A reader critique argues the front page article on motorcycle fatalities is flawed. It notes factual gaps about helmet laws, cites only 20 states with mandatory helmets for adults, and claims helmet policy is a matter of personal choice amid driver hostility and rider awareness concerns.
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Iowa
Texas
Arkansas
Mistaken Headlines Show Big Type Humor Across Cities
A collection of funny misprints and spoof headlines from editors in Cedar Rapids and beyond. The items lampoon court rulings and historic events with playful twists such as Grant granting Lee leave and Moses returning with commandments.
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Florida
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
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