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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1983
Page
6
Foe Hladky ILI rises in leadership as John Hobertson, serving as managing editor, moves to new role. The periodic change shifts editorial direction and governance within the organization.
The piece argues fear and paranoia in the Soviet military, not evidence, drove the Korean Air Lines Flight 7 disaster. It cites quotes about fear from Nehru to Burke, urging Americans to heed warnings about fear's power and potential for worse outcomes.
The Iowa Statehouse defers an automatic elevator upgrade due to a $90 million deficit. Budget restraint preserves jobs like Maxine Ruble’s, but prompts questions about long term costs, road maintenance, and tax burdens for households already in recession recovery.
A Gazette reader condemns persistent telemarketing as intrusive and disruptive to sleep, family life, and daily tasks. He rejects door and phone pitches, stating he never buys from solicitations and prefers catalogs, arguing salespeople forget who is truly being harassed.
A letter from Betty Burianek in The Gazette lauds her frequent visits to Fourth Ave Avenue Care Center residents. The nurse recounts Betty's flowers, poems, and kind notes improving residents' and staff mood, easing new admissions, and reducing self isolation. She shifts to politics and international concerns with praise for Iowa action on Russian vodka and calls out officials.
The Soviet Union labeled the Korean Airlines 007 incident as an American spy mission, denying responsibility for six days before admitting the shoot down. They then blamed the United States for misidentifying the passenger plane and suggested Flight 007 was on a spy mission, a claim echoed in talk of James Bond.
A benefit held at the IBEW hall for Walter Robidoux raised funds to purchase a van. Organizers Buddy and Kim McFadden and the COLT band led a daylong event with local groups donating time and money. Proceeds fund transportation and express gratitude from Walter and the organizers.
The item cites Barbara Honegger of Washington DC and Mrs Kazi mour of Cedar Rapids as new opponents to the Equal Rights Amendment. It notes a dispute over Hayden Fry in Iowa City and adds that Johnson County is the only county in the state to carry the ERA in a general election.
In a dramatized classroom, students argue Wordsworth's meaning while the teacher prompts debate on free enterprise and morality. Characters Ronny Tommy Jeanne Anna clash over wealth, virtue, and interpretation as they shift to Longfellow after.
Periodic observations from thoughtful readers in eastern Iowa inviting wide expression. Topics are unlimited and views are theirs.
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