Encyclical Broad Yet Clarifies Values and Power Plays
The Gazette weighs the papal encyclical as broad and open to multiple readings. It notes Solidarity in Poland may twist the text to push political aims while the pope favors worker participation and family wages, yet warns the document could be used to advance various agendas.
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Polish Communist Party
John Paul II
Poland
Solidarity Movement
John Paul
Mayor Koch deploys guard dogs to deter subway graffiti
In Queens, Ed Koch authorizes six unleashed German shepherds to patrol Corona yard amid spray- can vandalism. The program, costing about 18,000 yearly, follows a 1.5 million fence installment and faces skepticism from MTA officials about effectiveness and safety.
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New York City
Ed Koch
Corona
Queens
Koch
Innovative tax cut bears scrutiny
The piece critiques President Reagan's proposed three year phase in tax cut favoring high income individuals, with 80 percent of benefits to people and 20 percent to corporations. It notes doubts from Democrats and some Republicans about its effectiveness to boost savings and investment and warns Congress to scrutinize the plan carefully.
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New York
Reagan
Treasury
Donald Regan
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
Capitol Hill
Regan
Joint Economic Committee
David Stockman
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Congress
House
Cedar Rapids Public Library supporter pledges $50 for new building
In a letter to The Gazette a Cedar Rapids native recalls growing up enriched by the CRPL and urges others to support a new library building with a $50 donation. The writer notes childhood imagination, research, and workplace benefits from library resources and asks all who have used CRPL to contribute.
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Cedar Rapids
CRPL
Editorial praise for Reagan while warning on TV faults
A Gazette letter discusses Roosevelt's arena quote attributed to Reagan support and defends his economic plan as delayed but necessary. It criticizes modern television for pander to sex and violence, defends free enterprise against censorship, and argues fundamentalists seek moral restraint rather than control. The piece calls for sacrifice and civic engagement.
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Reagan
Theodore Roosevelt
President Reagan
America
Victor Powers
Righting English in interviews and memos
A rift of clipped phrases shows common errors in speech and writing. Critics note misused affect and апрropriate prepositions and propose concise rewrites for interview quotes and business letters.
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