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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1985

Page

2

If a Practically Perfect President Talked Sense

The piece imagines a flawless leader delivering a blunt budget warning on TV. It contrasts calm fiscal responsibility with public outrage and moral judgments as citizens react to proposed cuts, drafts, and tax changes amid a looming deficit and political battles.

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A Ride on a Comet with Halley Return

Astronomer Carl Sagan and Ann Drugan describe the voyage of Halley’s Comet from interstellar darkness to Earth vicinity as it returns after a million years. Parade.

Carl Sagan Ann Drugan Earth

Pierre Salinger Reflects On JFK Press Secretary Peak

The piece notes Pierre Salinger’s career from novelist to U S senator and Paris news correspondent. He ranks his time as John F Kennedy's press secretary as the high point of his life.

Pierre Salinger U.S Paris John Kennedy

Farmstead offers city visitors a rural respite in Pennsylvania

Freya Phillips runs a vacation farm in Pennsylvania inviting urban guests to bale hay tend a colt or simply enjoy nature to glimpse rural life. The feature notes her aim is to show how wonderful country living can be.

Freya Phillips Pennsylvania

Women and Little Ones Saved in Fire

An article reports Mrs. Douglas and possibly Mr. Douglas were saved from a fire. The headline notes women and children were rescued and Mrs. Douglas is safe, with Mr. Douglas believed to have escaped as well.

Titanic Sinking Sends Cedar Rapids Into Shock

The Gazette reports the Titanic disaster of 1912 shocked Cedar Rapids as four passengers hailed from the city. Three survived while Walter Douglas was among the 1513 who died, reflecting the broad impact on local residents.

Gazette Cedar Rapids Walter Douglas Metro-lowa

Time to change: Farm economist says farmers must adapt

Farm economist Michael Boehrle of Iowa State University warns farmers to adopt major changes at both industry and individual levels before profitability returns to agriculture. He argues structural shifts require strategic actions now.

Michael Boehrle Iowa State University

Poles Call General With Policy Advice

The Polish government uses a call the general program to gather public opinions for policy guidance. Citizens relay concerns to Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski weekly, though he has not answered the telephone, and the process follows public polling trends in domestic policy.

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Soap opera scholar meets Hagman at Dallas

A 21 year old Dublin graduate Caroline Kennedy presented her thesis Melodrama and Women's Issues to Larry Hagman. He read pages and planned to share the work with Dallas producers to gain insights from the study.

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Beer fed corn experiments stir Ida Grove farmer questions

Ida Grove farmer Ed Hammer tested pouring three brands of beer on three experimental corn rows inside a fiberglass hut. He observed varying shoot counts and shaky ear development, blaming soil acidity and excessive watering. Hammer plans to seek refunds from cattlemen associations over beef checkoff funding until inspection procedures improve.

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