Iowa bill seeks beer liquor council industry rep on panel
A proposal in Iowa would require at least one of five members on the policymakers council for the beer and liquor control department to be a beverage industry representative. Critics warn of conflicts of interest as the council sets licensing rules and distillery patronage. Proponents say practical knowledge helps policy.
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House
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Beer and Liquor Industry
Liquor Department
Rolland Gallagher
Gallagher
Public helps and police blamed in home crash plea
A couple recounts a car crash at L avenue and Tenth Street NW damaging their yard and porch. They claim police failed to identify drivers, leaving them to learn owners via license plates or courthouse records, and call for citizen access to information and accountability at a public meeting on April 17 at People's church.
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L Avenue
Tenth Street
People’s Church
Guilt and policy clash in nuclear future debate
Dr Alvin Weinberg, energy administrator and Oak Ridge veteran, warns that no technologist escapes guilt over plutonium production without guaranteed sequestration. He recalls a colleague asking how generations can justify creating tons of poisonous material without foolproof containment, a cosmic question that haunts him.
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Alvin Weinberg
Oak Ridge
Community supports Cerebral Palsy center fundraiser
The Gazette highlights the United Cerebral Palsy center in Cedar Rapids and thanks executive director Jim Gross and volunteers. Readers are urged to back an independent fund-raising drive including a mail campaign, walk-a-thon, and dance to support programs for handicapped individuals.
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the Gazette
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Jim Gross
Has Asia’s path under communism been misunderstood
The letter questions U.S. wartime aims in Asia, arguing that Asia's peoples may benefit from communism more than traditional regimes. It suggests capitalism caused communism’s rise, claims China and Russia prosper under it, and questions the loss of 55,000 American lives and $150 billion in efforts to oppose a system that appears to work for Asians.
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Asia
China
Russia
North Vietnam
Reagan split off could assure Ford's loss
Ronald Reagan could deny Ford victory in 1976 by leaving the GOP and running on a conservative ticket, potentially taking 21 percent of the vote. Harris Survey data show Muskie likely to win if Reagan runs third, with Ford and Reagan splitting the Republican vote. Conservatives threaten Ford’s move left. a Reagan bid looms as a significant risk for Ford’s re-election chances.
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Ronald Reagan
Ford
California
Muskie
Reagan
Gov. Wallace
Harris
Nixon
Malpractice insurance crisis prompts federal action debate
Congress weighs national solutions as doctors face loss of malpractice coverage. Senate Health Subcommittee hearings consider no fault plans and arbitration to curb rising costs and avert disruptions in patient care amid insurer withdrawals and sharp premium increases.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Health Subcommittee
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
State level solutions urged for malpractice crisis
Doctors and insurers urge state level action due to differing state conditions. Advocates say large cities draw more specialists facing suits, while rural and southern states are less affected. Administration opposes federal rush, favors minimal intervention and possible insurer risk sharing to avoid federal programs.
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Ford Administration
Health, Education and Welfare
Caspar W. Weinberger
Federal action urged on medical malpractice crisis
Senators Kennedy and Inouye press a federal role as states fail to curb malpractice. They fault state regulators for inaction and propose federal standards for licensure and insurance. Rep Ashley backs exploring federal legislation if states do not act, while experts warn of conflicting interests stalling solutions.
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Kennedy
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
Suit-fever and malpractices reform debate broad federal guidelines urged
The Gazette argues that rising malpractice insurance costs require likely federal action after limited state progress. It outlines options such as no fault programs, federal state arbitration, reinsurance, joint underwriting, claim limits, and reduced liability periods, while stressing shared accountability and public doctor records.
World population growth may outpace official estimates
Crowded by Don Oakley notes the UN projection misses the 1974 four billion mark, reached early that year per the Environmental Fund. Growth is about 90 million annually, with census methods unreliable in many regions. The U.S. count may be underestimated by several million and China’s population estimates vary widely.
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The
Environmental Fund
Robert C. Cook
China
Fund
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