Iowa City mayor urged balance in fire fighter dispute
In a clash over Linda Eaton's discrimination case, Mayor Balmer faced calls to keep city matters out of legislative discussions. Legislators argued residents have a right to speak, while Balmer cited potential court action and city integrity as reasons to limit the forum.ends with a suggestion to ease tensions.
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University of Utah Professor Urges Carter to Seek Iran Experts
Dr. Lois Grant Beck, anthropology professor and Iowa native, notes 30 American scholars spent four years in Iran studying its people and politics. She criticizes the Carter administration for not consulting experts on Iranian thought and urges Washington to include scholars in policy guidance amid the hostage crisis.
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Carter's sanctions could unite Iran and hurt hostages
The analysis argues Carter’s sanctions against Iran may rally Iranian hardliners, worsen hostages’ fate, and strain Western allies. It notes Tehran’s unity against Washington, the risk of a naval blockade, and broader implications for Iraq, the USSR, and oil routes.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Iran
Europe
Japan
Fidel's Havana embassy exodus tests Castro regime
Editorial argues more than 10,000 Cubans flood the Peruvian Embassy in Havana seeking asylum after guards are pulled. It urges U S action to aid refugees and frame Castroism as failing to deliver bread and freedom. The piece links economic decline to Cuban policy and calls for broad asylum under U S immigration laws.
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Fidel Castro
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Peru
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Debating Energy Crisis and Gas Prices
A letter questions if an energy crisis exists or is a scheme to raise gas prices and tax the public. It cites media statements on U S energy resources and argues statistics show the crisis is exaggerated to justify rationing and new government programs.
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Editor Letters Question Energy Crisis Claims and Secrecy
A reader questions perceived energy scarcities citing Barrons Louisiana gas find and Gulf discoveries. Claims about Rockefeller funding and a "Time To Choose" plan are referenced with criticisms of Carter energy policy and access to information. The writer urges broader public access to energy data and government documents through newspapers and subscriptions.
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Louisiana
Paul Hastings Jones
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
Anthony Sutton
Rockefeller
Ford Foundation
Readers urge weekly supermarket shopper column
A reader letters note agrees with a Mechanicsville correspondent and a Marion writer who criticize a full page coupon series in The Gazette as wasted space. They propose a weekly feature similar to The Supermarket Shopper syndicated in Charles City Press Ed to better serve readers.
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Mechanicsville
Charles City Press
Marion
Mixed metaphors distract from clear writing in public discourse
The piece catalogs overused phrases from politics sports and media with examples touching on Pope John Paul II, Florida officials, former President Ford, the Carter Kennedy race, and Iowa athletes. It critiques muddled language and urges sharper expressions to avoid harm in writing and speech.
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