Iowa attorney general favors college-town voter residency rules
The Iowa attorney general argues students must register in their home towns, denying voting in college towns unless residency rules are met. Critics say residents should be treated equally with nonstudents, and that residency criteria apply fairly to all. Secretary Synhorst supports equal treatment for students registering to vote.
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Iowa
Richard Turner
Turner
Nonstudent
College Town
Synhorst
Shades of Asculum Victories Hollow for Nixon
James J. Kilpatrick argues Nixon’s recent political wins resemble Pyrrhic victories at Asculum. While claims like the Lockheed loan, SACB powers, and China policy seem gains, they carry heavy costs and potential backlashes for Congress and the White House. The piece cautions that economic concessions and deficits worsen as prices rise and trust fund accounting inflates deficits.
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Nixon
Asculum
Lockheed
House
Senate
Congress
White House
SACB
China
Connally
Virginia
Byrd
Richard M. Pyrrhus
Women and the 1920 vote in U S history
A reflection on the role of Charlotte Gilman Rheta Childe Dorr Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw in the 1920 suffrage movement and the broader question of how women’s votes may influence presidential outcomes while noting contemporary polling on spousal voting alignment.
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Louis Filler
Charlotte Gilman
Rheta Childe Dorr
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
Warren G. Harding
Nixon navigates delicate talks with wary China capital
President Nixon maintains cautious approach as he manages uneasy relations with China. James Reston notes the delicate path from Washington to Tokyo, highlighting the fragile diplomacy amid questions over Chou En-lai and U S policy.
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Nixon
Tokyo
Moscow
Taipei
Saigon
Hanoi
China
Japan
Soviet Union
Taiwan
Peking
United Nations
Chou En-lai
Rogers
Washington
America
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Chiang Kai-shek
Pacific
New York Times Service
Space program defends benefits and future survival
Mark L. Garvey argues the space program fuels U S product advances such as heart pacers and hearing aids while addressing overpopulation and pollution. He contrasts with a letter that called the program a waste and cites space research aiding future living, mentioning Cedar Rapids coffee houses and a provocative God quote.
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People’s Forum
United States
Cedar Rapids
Moon
Mars
Venus
Mark L. Garvey
Forty-Second Street
Penny carnival profits aid St Jude hospital drive
Support poured in for the Aspen Lane penny carnival on July 30 with about two dozen merchants donating items and six neighbors baking. Twenty children ran game booths and scores of youngsters attended, yielding a profit of 54.32 dollars donated to ALSAC, the St Jude fund. The note thanks volunteers and notes a September teen march as a continuation of fundraising efforts.
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Aspen Lane
ALSAC
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Danny Thomas
Gazette Editorial Page Welcomes Readers’ Opinions
The Gazette invites letters addressing issues or events, not personalities. Short letters on a single topic attract readership. About 400 words limit, one letter per month per writer. Letters may be shortened and are not published anonymously. A telephone number follows name and signature for authenticity checks.
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Gazette
Nader Faces Quality Control Critics From His Raiders
Ralph Nader's efforts to probe First National City Bank of New York draw sharp critique from Walter Wriston. The Winston Report portrays Nader's Raiders as biased and misinformed, while noting Nader franchising his team like a fried chicken stand and seeking broad regulatory power.
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Ralph Nader
Mr. Nader
Washington
Detroit
New York
Nader
Chicago Tribune
First National City Bank of New York
Bank
Walter B. Wriston
Wriston
First National City Bank of
First National City Bank
Winston
Mr. Wriston
Bright
David Leinsdorf
Leinsdorf
General Motors
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