No Time for Dilly Dallying RY Force in Iowa House
The Iowa House slows action on the liquor by the drink bill after Senate passage hoping to trade delays for other bills. Lawmakers face fiscal and enforcement consequences whether the law is changed or kept. Enforcement manpower and funding are seen as insufficient, with widespread noncompliance risking greater evasion. Local police cannot sustain liquor enforcement without neglecting other duties. adjournment leaves public safety questions unresolved.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
House
Medical Education Reform Aims to Shorten Training Time
Dean Hardin of the SUI College of Medicine urges accelerated paths from high school or early college into medicine and even skipping the traditional internship. He cites nationwide concerns over physician shortages and notes programs at Northwestern and Boston University already offer six year degrees. If Iowa adopts coordinated high school and college work, it could speed training and inspire reforms in other professions.
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Robert Hardin
SUI College of Medicine
Hardin
United States
U.S
American Medical Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Northwestern
Boston
Iowa
Three-stage hearing decline in men and gradual loss in women
Dr. John F Corps reports in Archives of Environmental Health a study of 912 adults showing men begin hearing decline around 32 with a second drop ~15 years later and a third between 59 and 65. Women start around 37 with gradual deterioration thereafter, related to social noise levels.
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Ces
John F., Corps
St. Louis
Missouri
Archives of Environmental Health
Confusion Over Easter Date Spurs Reform Talk
Editorial notes the movable Easter date tied to lunar cycles and vernal equinox causes tension between Western and Eastern churches. Vatican discussions in December urged dialogue for a fixed date, with proposals from Christian Century for a world conference. The piece traces history from Nicea 325 to calendar reforms and notes Easter's etymology and egg customs.
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Ecumenical Council
Vatican City
The
Christian Century
World Conference of
Nisan
Constantine
Council of the
Nicea
Holy Land
League of Nations
A.D. 2000 Vision of Future Libraries and Printing
In 1963 a writer imagines the National Research Library linking to a future where readers access catalog pages via a screen, copy to optical tape, and store vast works on tiny lines. The piece surveys early info retrieval, machine translation, photomemory, and rapid, automated printing advances.
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NRL
National Research Library
Dartmouth
John G. Kemeny
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A.D
M.I.T
Dwight M. B. Baumann
Itek
The
Los Angeles Times
RCA
American Newspaper Publishers Association Research Institute
Kennedy
Lingo Link Grows as U S Plans African Language Courses
The Foreign Service Institute develops Igbo and other African language courses for U S learners. Igbo, Twi, Lingala, Fula and more will have basic 600 to 800 word texts, with tapes from the Center for Applied Linguistics. Swahili and Amharic become full courses, reflecting rising U S involvement in Africa.
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Nyone
Nigeria
Foreign Service Institute
United States
Africa
Railcar shortages threaten postwar grain movement and profits
Rail leaders warn boxcar fleets are at a 40 year low hindering postharvest grain movement as shippers press for better rental incentives. Eldon Martin argues modern fleets require profit to spur expansion and a sliding scale could revive rail modernization. Also noted is new direct Washington Moscow hot line to prevent accidental war.
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U.S
Eldon Martin
Burlington Line
Martin
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Cedar Rapids Gasette
Portland Oregonian
William Dickinson
Roderick Nordell
Christian Science Monitor
Salvation Army
Herman Hollerith
Vannevar Bush
Mendel
Washington, D.C
Council On Library Resources
Ford Foundation
Council
Fula
Twi
Milwaukee Journal
the Foreign Service
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