Uncrowded Iowa prompts mixed feelings on growth prospects
A Census Bureau projection shows Iowa with low growth of 6.6 percent and a high growth of 28.5 percent by 1990, with average growth near 17.5 percent. The Iowa Development Commission touts uncrowded appeal as a tourism lure while warning about slower national growth and urging planning for quality of life.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Iowa
West Virginia
North
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
Maine
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Kansas
U.S. News & World Report
Iowa Development Commission
National Observer
Court bill under fire as Iowa judiciary reforms debated
A Waterloo municipal judge warns that Iowa's court restructuring faces needed adjustments and fights over magisterial reform. The measure allows non lawyers as full time magistrates with appeals to the state supreme court. Commissions will appoint and set qualifications with instruction schools. Time will test real fixes over imagined flaws.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Jps
Edward Kolker
Kolker
State Supreme Court
Doomed Robbins lake faces winterkill and siltation progress
A reader laments Robbins lake decline due to winterkill, siltation, and runoff from Edgewood road. He notes dead bass and crappie, urges city action on drainage, warns suburban expansion will finish the lake, and foresees a plastic substitute future if nothing changes.
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Robbins Lake
Edgewood Road
Smoking risks extend to others in shared spaces
Doctors warn that smokers in poorly ventilated rooms or cars raise carbon monoxide levels above danger, risking nearby people. The argument that smoking only harms the smoker is challenged, as the habit affects loved ones and should prompt cessation.
Kennedy Antony McGovern split looms over Daley machine aid
Washington reports a Daley organization lieutenant says McGovern will fail to win the Chicago bloc and urges opposition. Regulars fear a McGovern nomination would end the Democratic party as Muskie falters and Humphrey lags. Kennedy remains noncommittal but could be drafted.
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Ashington
Miami Beach
George McGovern
Wisconsin
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
McGovern
Daley Democrat
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Edward Kennedy
Democratic Party
Afl-Cio
Muskie
Milwaukee
Southside
Ted Kennedy
Daley
Humphrey
Kennedy
Iowa editors laud 1972 legislature as brief and productive
Editorials from Mason City Globe-Gazette Iowa City Press-Citizen Sioux City Journal Des Moines Register Ottumwa Courier Marshalltown Times-Republican Waterloo Courier Davenport Times-Democrat note the 75 day session was short and productive. They praise fiscal focus, limited drama, and a solid record with some missed issues.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Iowa
Iowa City
General Assembly
Des Moines Register
Iowa General Assembly
St. Patrick’s
Ottumwa Courier
Davenport
Guys Dolls Nags Baseball Strike Splits Broadway Gossip
A Wall Street Journal editorial mocks culture talk as Nathan Detroit and crew debate a New York strike impact. They warn of possible racing and Morning Telegraph shutdowns, unemployment, and baseball opening jeopardy amid pension disputes between players and owners.
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Mindy
Broadway
Paris
Nicely
Aqueduct
Big Jule
New York
Nathan Detroit
Dave
California Death Penalty Debate Heats Up in California
A California ballot drive seeks to restore the death penalty after the state supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. Angela Davis, Sirhan Sirhan, and Charles Manson are among inmates tied to the issue as Attorney General Younger pushes to undo the court ruling. The fight splits political lines and faces timing with a June 9 signature deadline and a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision on cruel and unusual punishment.
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California State Supreme Court
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State Supreme Court
Angela Davis
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San Rafael
Juan Corona
Evelle J. Younger
Donald R. Wright
Ronald Reagan
Wright
Reagan
George Deukmejian
Younger
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Supreme Court
Washington
State Court
Nixon
United States Supreme Court
California
Justice Wright
Los Angeles
United Feature Syndicate
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