GATT talks open as US seeks win in sprawling trade rounds
The editorial urges calm at the Punta del Este start of GATT talks amid a $170 billion deficit. It notes US leverage erosion, the need for easier market access and stronger protections, and urges focus on Japan Canada and Western Europe while avoiding a House Senate clash that could derail momentum.
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Reagan
U.S
Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Iowa
GATT
U.S. Senate
Japan
Washington
Europe
Canada
Mixed gender volleyball sparks debate in Iowa schools
The dispute centers on Washington High School allowing West student Trevor Adamson to join the girls team due to no boys program. Iowa City officials cite equal opportunity while Cedar Rapids notes the need to protect women’s sports, urging a separate men’s team or mixed rules. Cedar Rapids has long championed girls athletics.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Iowa City West
Trevor Adamson
West
Iowa City
Adamson
Mississippi Valley Conference
Ellen Witliss
Daniloff Arrest Strains Reagan Gorbachev Diplomacy
The Daniloff case exposes Soviet missteps and strains U S Soviet ties. Officials warn Moscow risks harming reform momentum as Moscow’s arrest sparks U S defense of free press and questions about top leadership. The affair complicates a hoped nuclear and diplomatic thaw and jeopardizes an upcoming summit.
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Nicholas Daniloff
Kremlin
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Gennadi Zakharov
U.N
Daniloff
White House
Reagan
Zakharov
New York
State Shultz
Misha
KGB
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
Israel
Gorbachev
Homecoming letters urge Iowa to treat troubled children locally
Readers protest the export of Iowa children to out of state facilities for treatment. The letters cite 200 plus Iowa youths in out of state care due to abuse and neglect, urging higher in-state payment rates and local placement options while noting costs reaching millions. Other correspondence denounces Doonesbury censorship and praises child abuse prevention groups and NICU reunion sponsors.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Human Services
Texas
Pennsylvania
Lowa
Eagles
Bob Myhlhausen
Pauline Henry
Childhelp Center
Childhelp USA
Independence Ave
Woodland Hills
Calif
Sara O'Meara
Washington High School Class of 1936 Reunion
A 50-year reunion for Washington High School class of 1936 drew attendees from 33 states including Alaska. The event lasted three warm pleasant days and the committee received thanks for a very successful gathering.
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Washington High School
Alaska
Death of Mary Combellick Noted Nature Writer
Mary Combellick has died, leaving a void in nature writing. Her uplifting phrases and insightful guidance were cherished by readers, and her legacy will endure as a lasting tribute to her buoyant message.
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Trudeau
God
Pat Robertson
Voltaire
Suzanne Petersen
Lenora Dr. NW
Mary Combellick
Doonesbury Censorship Sparks Reader Protest at Gazette
A reader criticizes The Gazette for pulling the Doonesbury strip for the week of Sept. 15 while carrying a Donald Kau column on Rev. Robertson. The letter condemns the paper’s offensive content policy and hypocrisy in censorship.
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Gazette
Doonesbury
Donald Kau
Rev. Robertson
Gazette blocks access to controversial parody
Clara Hardiman of 821 Seventh Ave SW thanks the Gazette for limiting her exposure to a political parody titled Doonesbury, crediting the paper with protecting her morals and offering a safer view.
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the Gazette
Doonesbury
Clara Hardiman
Seventh Ave
Doonesbury Strip Cut Sparks Reader Critique
A Kalona reader denounces cutting this week’s Doonesbury comic as paternalistic censorship and accuses the newspaper of hiding content to avoid offending readers. The letter argues readers are capable of judging the strip themselves and questions the paper’s credibility.
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Gazette
Garry Trudeau
Doonesbury
Trudeau
Des Moines Register
Andrew P. Matthews
Iowa City
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New York Times Service
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Childrens Home of
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Burger King
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Frito Lay Co
Hardees Restaurant
Ross Laboratories
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Sage Food Co
St. Luke’s
St. Luke's Health Care Foundation
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NICU
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Grande Ave. SE
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Kalona
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