Spacework encore and the space station push
The Gazette argues the United States leads in space technology and should not slow the NASA space station project planned for 1991 with a $69 billion price tag. It notes industry benefits, competing Soviet plans, and political pressures from Washington and Sen. John Glenn while warning against partisan motives.
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Safety-seat push grows in Iowa amid new child birth note
U S Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole presents a safety seat to Iowa’s First Family as Gov. Branstad weighs mandatory use. While praising seats, Branstad defers to lawmakers, noting tough questions about criminal penalties. Seventeen states have child restraints and loan programs show rising public support.
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Watt defended by supporters amid blunders
A supporter downplays Interior Secretary Watt's remarks while Sen. Ted Stevens calls him a God fearing man. The critic notes that defense does not excuse the conduct, and acknowledges fear if one spoke similarly.
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James Watt
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Ted Stevens
Alaska
Watt Becomes Loose Cannon as Interior Chief Enters Departure
Washington notes a looming exit for Interior Secretary James Watt as critics call for his removal. His quarrelsome style, notably a patently offensive remark about a diverse commission, has strained the White House and conservative supporters.
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James Watt
Watt
Reagan
Letters to The Gazette on school board power and animal research
A Cedar Rapids writer argues that voters elect school board candidates not unions and defends previous choices as the best qualified. The letter also condemns animal testing in U S laboratories as wasteful and cruel and calls for stopping such experiments and redirecting funds.
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School Board
Cedar Rapids
Navy veterans battle unfair critics over peacetime service
In reply to a letter criticizing veterans benefits a Navy veteran defends his peers. He lists peacetime enlistments starting 1960, tax on $73 monthly pay, assignments from Norfolk to Guantanamo Bay, long 18- to 20-hour workdays, family separations, 24-hour on call duty, near misses with Soviet threats, and distant postings. He argues retirement pay supported housing and job searches, calling the writer’s view unearned and unfair.
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Navy
Norfolk
Kennedy
Atlantic
Greenland
North Pole
Florida
Johnson Alphabets Promote United Way Food Drive
The Blue Bird group announces participation in the United Way Food Drive during the week of September 26 to October 1 1983. They urge the community to donate one can of food to support the effort and thank supporters in advance.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Interior
United Way
Cruising's good side letter: reader defends First Avenue
A Gazette reader defends First Avenue, arguing the article on cruising unfairly stereotypes youths and fails to acknowledge non disruptive residents. The writer stresses five years of positive social activity, calls for balanced coverage of age groups and responsible adults, and questions focus on vandalism.
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First Avenue
Cedar Rapids Mayor Faces Fall Vote Amid City Hall Critique
Voter frustration targets Mayor Canney and commissioners for housing code actions condemnations and meetings with TV cameras. Critics demand local merchants over distant stockholders and accuse non native housing officials of overreach while urging Midwest money to stay local.
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Cedar Rapids
Clarence Sedive
Murdock
Bergen
Canney
Gazette Letter Guidelines for Readers
The Gazette invites letters up to 400 words and may edit for length. Include writer name street address and signature. provide a telephone number for authentication, though not published. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than individuals, exclude verse, allow one letter per writer every 30 days.
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