Seven female senators press Tailhook issue in Kelso debate
The seven female senators argued against a four star retirement for Admiral Frank Kelso II after Tailhook. while the vote favored two star retirement, the debate kept attention on sexual harassment in the armed forces and urged reform.
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Gmhe
U.S. Senate
Frank & B. Kelso II
Senate
Naval Operations
Kelso
Navy
Las Vegas
Tailhook Association
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
Texas
Hutchinson
Armed Services Committee
Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Tailhook
Defense
William J. Perry
Nunn
Perry
Helen Dewar
The
Washington Post
Anita F. Hill
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Department of Defense
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Tom Harkin
Iowa Board bans demeaning American Indian mascots at events
The University of Iowa Athletic Board bans the F CHIEF ILLINIWER mascot and any music or depictions that stereotype American Indians at Iowa events. It will not schedule games against teams with demeaning mascots, while urging education over immediate rejection. The board cites pressure from American Indian groups and cautions against dismissing offended parties. Herky the Hawk remains uncontroversial, though some note Natty Bumppo’s literary connection.
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Illiniwer
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
U of I
University of Iowa Athletic Board
Christine Grant
Iowa
the Gazette
Illinois
Herky the Hawk
Hawkeye
Natty Bumppo
James Fenimore Cooper
Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform plan sparks citizen action
A guest column summarizes the Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Report released Feb 17. It urges public involvement through town meetings May 3 7 8 30 p.m and May 24 Channel 18 discussions, inviting questions comments and civic participation.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
League of Women Voters
YWCA
League
Efficiency and Reform Committee
the Gazette
Gazette
Nts
Franklin Middle School
E&r Committee
Roosevelt Middle School
Beems Auditorium
City Council
Channel 18
Students condemn artwork destroying it in Iowa university
The University of Iowa faced controversy as students labeled a sculpture depicting the traditional family as unsuitable. The piece was removed and destroyed from a classroom where it had hung for nearly twenty years, provoking questions about art, rights, and democracy.
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University of Iowa
School of Social Work
Wendell Clifton Marion
Fairness Doctrine revival sparks debate in Congress
Katherine Pearson argues against reviving the Fairness in Broadcasting Act. She notes the 1980s FCC ruling, fears censorship and costs for small stations, and calls for a clear public message if lawmakers back or block a covert passage via a tied bill.
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Federal Communications Commission
Citizens United
House
Congress
Katherine Pearson
Cedar Rapids
Creation debates and the limits of proof in science faith
A reader critiques creationism and evolution talk arguing that even if the universe were a few thousand years old it would not prove any single god. The letter mocks faith alone as proof and calls for living in the real world with kindness.
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Dean Winterson
Kalona
Nixon’s Brave Heritage Traced Across U S Presidents
The article notes President Richard Nixon is an 11th generation descendant of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley Howland, sharing great grandparents with Presidents Bush and Ford. It cites lineage including Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, tracing Howland’s 1620 trading post venture on Maine’s Kennebec River. Janet F Webster Cedar Rapids.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States of America
John Howland
Elizabeth Tilley Howland
Bush
Ford
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United States
Miles Standish
Maine
Kennebec River
Richard Nixon
Janet F. Webster
Cedar Rapids
Four Horsemen Prophesy Across Echoes Of Nostradamus Figures
Robert Paul Synacek of Cedar Rapids recites a sweeping riff on Nostradamus Saint Malachi Edgar Cayce and Gordon Michael Scallion. He notes claims of anti Christs two more popes and a coming western US disaster amid environmental and technological warnings.
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Nostradamus
Saint Malachi
Edgar Cayce
Gordon Michael
Scallion Ganabana
Spain
Fatima
Portugal
Mabus
Israel
Scallion
Australia
Robert Paul Synacek
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scouts Applaud Donation From Peter Bezanson Artwork
The Gazette reports Peter Bezanson donated artwork to the Boy Scouts of America on April 23. The note thanks Morris Plan MorA America creditors for their support.
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Morris Plan
MorAmerica
Boy Scouts of America
Peter Bezanson
Boy Scouts
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Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
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Evens
Nixon
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