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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1985
Page
6
Editorial argues AIDS screening of prospective soldiers is prudent despite fears of stigma. It notes heterosexuals can be affected, cites risk of transmission in combat and medical care, and describes testing steps and follow up. The piece urges decisive action as a major national health challenge.
Four years of search for a tenant to revive the World Playhouse downtown Cedar Rapids continues amid nostalgia for a first run theater. The city once housed six cinemas, dwindling to none downtown by 1981, as audiences moved to shopping center venues and home viewing. The piece notes additions like the Paramount and Iowa theaters’ transformations and questions whether a revived World Playhouse or a new theater in the Galleria Mall could reenergize downtown crowds. It also mentions Marion’s Garden Theater being rebuilt following a fire and contrasts Cedar Rapids with larger cities lacking a first run venue.
A Chicago Tribune led investigation questions whether the Reagan Justice Department and Attorney General Meese were too lenient with E F Hutton executives. It cites immunities granted to dozens in plea deals, possible top brass protection, and a lunch meeting involving Smith and Hutton aides, raising concerns about prosecutorial discretion and congressional oversight.
A letter lists Aug 22 killings and refugee abuses in Central America. It cites a Honduran attack on a U N refugee camp in Colomancagua Honduras and calls for Moakley DeConcini refugee protection bills with a postcard appeal to senators and representatives.
An agnostic humanist writes to oppose “creation science” printing, likening it to the Flat Earth Society and asserting evolution as the science. The letter criticizes August 14 and 21 articles by Duane Gish and argues for scientific consensus.
The Gazette invites letters from readers up to 400 words. Each letter must include the writer’s name street address and signature. A telephone number is required for authentication but not published. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities and only one letter per writer is published every 30 days.
A columnist argues the U.N. merits continued U.S. membership as the world body grows and evolves. The piece praises secretary generals past and present, notes UNA USA efforts in research and education, and highlights Iowa UNA activities including advocacy for a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty and international cooperation with the United Kingdom UNA via a regional twinning program.
Eastern Iowans submit views for a UNA study on peacemaking and peacekeeping. Linn County hosts an open meeting at First Congregational Church on Sept 19 with John Artis addressing American foreign policy myths about Vietnam and related issues after a 6 pm potluck. Public invited.
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