Call for Fulltime Attorneys in Iowa Counties
The Scott county grand jury action against Edward Wehr renews the push for fulltime county attorneys in Iowa. Wehr’s resignation follows accusations of using county resources for private work. Lawmakers are urged to require fulltime attorneys to avoid conflicts of interest and improve county governance.
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Scott County
Grand Jury
Edward Wehr
Iowa
Wehr
Richard Turner
Marshall
Tama
Iowa State Association of Counties
Polk and
Story
Letters Today July 26 Visit to City Hall
I visited city hall for the first time as secretary of Jones Women's Golf Assn. to present a petition signed by 155 golfers asking to continue play on the Jones golf course for the year and to open three new holes next season. The group notes the City Forever 39 tournament is planned for September and hopes for courteous treatment.
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Jones Women’s Golf Assn
Stan Reinis
Jones Golf
City Forever 39
Silent Spring Echoes in Iowa Wildlife Decline
A reader laments the loss of mourning doves and robins in Iowa, warning of ecological collapse and urging action to protect wildlife. The writer condemns vivisection and trophy hunting, condemning a culture of bloodsports and calling for preservation of biodiversity for posterity.
Letter to editor on mourning dove hunting in Iowa
Villa Schuknecht argues against an open season criticizing foes of hunting while praising conservation funding from hunters and anglers. He contends mourning doves are not major insect controllers and asserts limited hunting will reduce their numbers but not cause extinction, urging conservation realism.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Thoreau and
Audubon
Best of care for nursing homes amid criticism
A reader defends nursing homes after a Parade Magazine piece. They praise cleanliness, meals, visitation, and attentive staff. They contend residents and families are satisfied, noting the value of care and entertainment. The writer plans to join a facility when unable to self care.
New York bid frames 1984 Olympic cost split
The article argues New York must cover no share of the 1984 Olympics cost while seeking a $450 million package with $225 million from event revenues and $150 million from the federal government. It condemns NYC for past debt and disaster, labeling the subsidy as a colossal misjudgment.
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New York City
Montreal
New York
U.S
Public backs coal push but with tough conditions
A Harris Survey of 1,540 adults shows 68 percent favor the Carter plan to shift industry to coal and 74 percent back a 66 percent rise in coal use, yet major doubts persist. Voters fear higher costs, concentration of power in big companies, environmental harm, and pollution, while 80 percent support more strip mining if the environment is protected.
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Congress
Harris
Abortion Backtalk Irks Carter Aides Probe
President Carter warned cabinet members after a July 15 protest by female White House appointees led by Midge Costanza. Carter scolded that if aides feel compelled to oppose major policies they should resign, revealing tension over abortion policy and open administration rhetoric.
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Mr. Carter
Midge Costanza
White House
Jimmy Carter
Finlandization in Europe a fear in Buckley’s view
William F Buckley Jr argues that Finlandization seals Finland’s neutral spillover toward the Soviet Union, with reparations, press restraint, and no refuge for Soviet refugees shaping a tense European balance. He notes Finland’s economy, emigration, and energy dependence as pressures sustaining a cautious, defensive stance.
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Elizabeth Shaw
City Hall
Reinis
Rachel Carson
Earth
Iowa Conservation Commission
Villa Schuknecht
Second Avenue
Ducks Unlimited
Judi
Parade Magazine
Louis Harris
Harris Survey
President Carter
Carter
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Miss Costanza
EOB
William F. Buckley, Jr
Helsinki
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Way
United States
Finland
Lord Percy of Newcastle
Washington Star Syndicate
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