Iowa House Expands Private Student Bus Privileges
The Iowa House passed HF 465 66 to 24 expanding private student bus service beyond district boundaries to adjoining districts. The measure allows local boards to transport private students outside their districts while public school bus use remains restricted. Critics cite ongoing legal tests of a 1974 law on church state separation and enforcement gaps at the local level.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Iowa Senate Rejects Conscience Clause Amid Abortion Debate
The Iowa Senate defeated an amendment to a conscience clause bill that would allow exemptions for not performing abortions when a mother’s life is in danger. Proponents argued no hospital staff have been compelled to assist, while critics urged leaving the law as is to avoid unnecessary legislation.
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Iowa Senate
Senator Severn
Marion
Conscience Bill
Iowa
Spiro Agnew
Bicentennial Holiday Election Proposal Faces Mixed View
The Mid America Bicentennial commission proposes making November 2 1976 a national holiday to boost turnout and symbolize the Declaration of Independence. Project director Robert M L Johnson argues it would add positive meaning, while critics warn a holiday may turn voters into holiday revelers and depress turnout.
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Ford
Mid-America Bicentennial Commission
Cedar Rapids
Robert M.L. Johnson
Hindering headgear sparks motorcyclist helmet debate
A reader argues against helmet laws claiming helmets reduce peripheral vision and hearing. The letter mocks safety mandates and suggests outrageous countermeasures, ending with a quip about tanks.
Reader questions hidden charges in Iowa Electric bill
A Gazette reader cites Dale Kue ter’s article on rate increases and complains about a one cent rise in February bill despite four fewer KWH used. The customer was told the higher charge reflected 32 days of use versus 29, and was dismissed without a clear explanation on days used calculations.
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Dale Kueter
Iowa Electric
Light Company
Cambodia power shift questioned after U.S. exit
After Phnom Penh evacuation on April 12, Cambodians Sirik Matak and Long Boret refused U.S. evacuation, warning Washington of betrayal. The piece argues Lon Nol’s rise was not U.S. orchestration and details Khmer Rouge and North Vietnamese advances a month before U.S. involvement. It notes Matak’s deathbed warning and Lon Non’s continued marginal role.
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Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Central Intelligence Agency
Lon Nol
Cambodia
United States
Foreign Service
Air Force
NVA
Khmer Rouge
Washington
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
U.S
John Gunther Dean
Sirik Matak
Long Boret
Ambassador Dean
Lon Non
Have a Nice Day as a Satirical Purchase
A humorous piece from the New York Times Service contrasts the phrase Have a nice day with a buyer's quest for an ideal day. A shop clerk pitches a range of days from sunlit bliss to chaotic illusions, while the narrator rejects each offered option and walks out.
Isn't it the truth
An opinion piece by Cori Ribiet criticizes senators for failing to heed the era's needs. It argues they ignore wisdom and shift focus away from youth and toward women while opposing spending. The tone satirically contrasts Senate and House of Representatives behavior.
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House of Representatives
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Che
Gaizette
People’s Forum
William F. Buckley, Jr
Kennedy
South Vietnam
Chester Bowles
Paris
Moscow
North Vietnam
Angkor Wat
Washington News Syndicate
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
French Riviera
Asia
Hawaii
London
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Evans
By Russell Baker
New York
Cromley & Swatts
Ball Park
New York Times Service
Cori Ribiet
InterOcean Press Syndicate
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