Conjugal Visit Debate Spars Iowa Prisons
In a Des Moines conference on sexuality, Tom Higgins argues for conjugal visits in Iowa prisons noting no new law is needed, while Deputy Corrections Commissioner John Thalacker says state Social Services would block them without legislative approval.
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Tom Higgins
Iowa
HEW
Kansas City
Des Moines
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John Thalacker
Social Services Department
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Social Services
Victor Preisser
Preisser
Moore
Mississippi
California
Season of Change Echoes Cowley in 1978 Trends
In 1978 shifts roll through politics and culture from West Germany's new birth rate to U S oil flows and California fuel margins. The West Coast profits from the Alaska pipeline while civil and economic winds blow. Coast Guardsmen lose posts for short hair. farmers protest low prices with goat stampedes and egg throwing in Congress.
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West Germany
Washington
Senate
Isn't it the truth by Carl Riblet Jr
The piece argues privacy erosion across future years as war pestilence famine and death threaten society. It asserts the worst danger is the lack of privacy and the impossibility to escape public scrutiny. The author questions whether any Washington figure can avoid being observed.
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Carl Riblet, Jr
Washington
U.S. role in Africa faces wary public opinion
A Harris Survey shows Americans oppose direct U S military involvement in Somalia and counterbalancing actions in Ethiopia while favoring limited aid and supplies. Voters fear deepening commitment and warn against Soviet Cuban expansion in Africa.
National Food Day observance planned by Bread for the World
Letters Bread for the World and Wheat co sponsor a local observance on Thursday April 20 at the Linn Community Food Bank First Presbyterian Church 310 Fifth St SE. An open house runs 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions to the Food Bank are welcome. A public meeting by Bread for the World at 7 30 p.m. at the church will also be held to discuss world food issues.
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Bread For the World
Wheat
Linn Community Food Bank
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St. SE
Public view on Africa tensions and U S military options
A Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate survey shows Americans wary of Cuban and Soviet moves in Africa. Voters favor military aid to Somalia and opposing direct U.S. troop deployments, with strong opposition to advisers or troops in Rhodesia.
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United States
Somalia
Horn of Africa
Africa
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Rhodesia
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
Shaken patriot questions a nation’s drift and justice
A reader reflects on growing distrust in the United States as fear of nuclear war fades beside the erosion of common sense. He cites an FBI indictment, a 72 year old hospital case, and legal costs, then laments societal shifts from school prayers to occult classes and heavy spending on crime and censorship.
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America
Patrick Gray
Time Magazine
Moralistic foreign policy overreach and its risks
Nicholas Berry argues Carter's human rights emphasis shapes policy as a moral guide and political tool, but warns it narrows Soviet diplomacy, complicates SALT II, and risks prolonging conflicts while risking disillusionment when ideals meet hard reality. Berry notes NATO weapon ethics and intervention tradeoffs. He is Mount Vernon born, Cornell College professor.
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Nicholas O. Berry
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
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