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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1981
Page
6
City officials note both students and families face tighter housing. Councilman Clem Erdahl urges closer cooperation with University of Iowa housing officials to expand options and address the perennial shortage while criticizing long running projections as too optimistic.
Iowa City's housing squeeze prompts calls for city university cooperation rather than blaming trend forecasters. Projections rely on Census data and unseen economic shifts, with 1980s enrollment expected to fall 18 percent and loan support in doubt.
A satirical take on how major outlets spell Muammar Khadafy Kaddafi Kadafi Khadafy Khadafy with no consensus. The piece notes his controversial image and echoes jokes about his influence and notoriety, ending by calling the leader a “kook” regardless of spelling.
Paris report on UN conference arguing for seed money to empower the 31 poorest countries to design their own development strategies. It stresses shifting from handouts to wealth production, regional cooperation, farm health education, and supporting farmers to boost self reliance and stable prices.
The Democratic effort to reform presidential nomination rules faces pressure from leadership to grant automatic delegate status and voting rights to all Democratic senators representatives and governors at future conventions. The new commission held its first meeting with party leaders emphasizing the elected official role in selecting the nominee as North Carolina Governor James B Hunt Jr chaired the 69 member panel.
CBS News figures show a large share of delegates are public or party officials, including 798 officials at the 1980 convention and 1,763 additional leaders. Hunt advocates broader inclusion to win, while critics warn reforms would concentrate voting power among elites and undermine post-1969 participation gains.
In a response to a Sept. 2 letter, the writer argues peaceful coexistence requires respecting plural morality. They claim sex abortion and patriotism should be unlegislated free choices and celebrate the idea that values may be replaced by plurality.
The Gazette notes a large Iowa shortfall in federal funds and questions the efficiency of distributing aid through programs for the poor. It contrasts this with a hypothetical direct transfer to families and reflects on long involvement of government layers in welfare.
A weekend memorial Softball tournament at Ellis Park honors Pat McGinn. Organizers players umpires and fans are thanked for making the event a success and for sharing in his lifelong Cedar Rapids softball connection.
A reader argues that both sides in the Ulster dispute mislabel themselves as Christian while practicing violence. They cite Matthew passages to claim true Christianity rejects bombing and revenge, labeling these groups as Satanists instead.
At the St Jude Sweet Corn Festival the parish brought about 50 Edgewood Manor residents to the event. Volunteers guided wheelchairs down to the grounds and served lunch, creating a warm display of Christian charity. The writer notes the uplifting scene and wonders why media did not publicize it.
A letter praising Mercy Hospital care during a 1978 birth. The writer notes Linn County Medical Society lists 24 physicians who deliver at Mercy and will transfer patients, ensuring continued trusted care for future deliveries.
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