Transition to Earlier Inauguration Aims to Shorten Lame Duck
Senators Pell and Byrd propose moving inauguration from January 20 to November 20 to shorten the lame duck period. The plan would push cabinet selections before Election Day, speed up transition, and reduce policy paralysis while boosting public confidence. Supporters say it could improve governance though details deserve further debate.
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Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Harry Byrd Jr
Virginia
Iowa Supreme Court Ends Alienation of Affection Claims
The Iowa Supreme Court struck down alienation of affection lawsuits, ruling love between spouses cannot be monetized and such suits demean the parties and courts. The piece notes the law’s archaic origins and its disproportionate impact on women, calling the decision a relief and a step against treating affection as a commodity.
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Iowa Supreme Court
England
Iowa
Could human life bill ban 'The Pill'?
Senate battles over the Helms Hyde "human life" bill aim to declare life begins at conception and could outlaw abortion and some birth control methods. Hearings advance under Sen East with anti abortion witnesses while critics warn of constitutional and medical implications and potential enforcement challenges.
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Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Henry Hyde
R-Ill
Capitol Hill
Helms
Sen
John East
Judiciary
Sen. East
National Abortion Rights Action League
Planned Parenthood
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Helms-Hyde
Reagan
East
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Full
Senate Judiciary Committee
Karel Mulhauser
Traitorous clergy and El Salvador killings exposed in letters
Letters to The Gazette discuss clergy opposition to abortion and U.S. policy in El Salvador citing refugees and the Rio Sumpul massacre. Other notes reference parimutuel gambling criticism, Civil War recollections, and a call to visit national parks for heritage resources.
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el Salvador
Duarte
Permanent People’s Tribunal
Mexico City
Rio Sumpul
Farm Futures Plan to Back Iowa Economy and Jobs
A proposal urges recognizing the National Farmers Organization as Iowa’s futures market to guarantee farm prices, boost breeding stock control, and keep processors supplied. It argues higher farm income will expand milk, cheese, and butter production, create jobs, raise tax revenue, fund schools and roads, and reduce welfare.
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National Farmers Organization
Iowa
NFO
Water trouble and pollution threaten long term costs
The author argues drought and precipitation deficits have left topsoil dry and eroded, reducing fertility and risking water quality. Acid rain worsens soil and aquatic life, while exhausts and coal fumes degrade air and water systems. Milwaukee's sewage fertilizer example is cited as a potential solution. Ross Young, 1300 Oakland Road NE, No. 1303.
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Milwaukee
Ross Young
Oakland Road
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the Gazette
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Washington
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Senate
White House
Clayton Fritchey
Los
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Supreme Court
Lawrence Lader
National Organization For Women
Hyde
Department of Health and Human Services
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Mikulski
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Gerry Studds
Rivera Y Damas
United States
Soviet Bloc
Ken Sullivan
Robert C. Armstrong
A.M. Riccio
Richard Pinney
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Sherman
Atlanta
Theodore Thomas
Co. B
92Nd Illinois Infantry
Stone River
Mission Ridge
Missionary Ridge
U.S. Grant
Charles L. Webster & Co
New York
Grant
Galena
Ill
Gen. Grant
Ohio River
L. Viola Towle
Second Ave
Tay
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