Women workers gain ground in Iowa pay and promotion
IPERS data for 1976 show women earning an average 8014 while men earned 11496, a 3482 gap. The difference narrows as women receive more promotions, especially in Social Services, and pay disparities mostly reflect job classifications. Officials say fair-employer laws apply to men too, with studies showing discrimination against both sexes in traditionally gendered roles. Guarding against unfair practices remains a permanent task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
IPERS
Judiciary
Board of Regents
Corn detasseling woes spark youth worker concerns
Readers recall poor conditions for Linn and Jones County detasseling crews including delayed pay, crowded buses, and poor employer communications. The piece notes the Labor Department classification of corn detasselers as migrant workers and calls for scrutiny of teen employment practices and stronger protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Jones County
U.S. Labor Department
Labor Department
Oligarchy And Grammar Debate In Reader Letters
Theodore M. Bernstein discusses the word oligarchy as rule by the few with a corrupt undertone, citing a Fort Dodge reader’s view. The piece also covers a Mason City grammar question about a copulative verb in the TV slogan Safe-tee Insurance is people you can count on, where are versus is debate hinges on emphasis.
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Nick Walsh
Fort Dodge
Elizabeth G. Nelson
Mason City
Vatican death scene before Papal conclave
Vatican secretary of state Villot formally declares Pope Paul VI dead after a ritual with a silver hammer and baptismal names. The death sets in motion a conclave to elect the 263rd pope from 130 cardinals among 550 million Catholics.
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Villot
Vatican
Vere
Paulus Sixtus Mortus
Paul VI
John XXIII
Europe
Italy
West
Baggio
Pignedoli
Felici
Congregation of Bishops
Paul
Machiavelli
Rezoning Idea on Bruce Morse Property Draws Civic Talk
Letter discusses rezoning vacant First Avenue SE land near Bruce Morse and imagines commercial signs from Job Service of Iowa and fast food chains. Authors warn about displacement of a single family and urge considering parcel suitability for multiple businesses.
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First Avenue
Brucemore
Job Service of
Iowa
Judy’s
Wendy’s
McDonald's
Hardee’s
Burger King
Editor letter urges positive incentives for language study
A reader responds to Language Need asser ting English is the universal language and argues foreigners should not be blamed for American ignorance. Multilingual study is pursued by adults for practical, personal, and cultural rewards, not humanitarian guilt, and deserves encouragement within reasonable time and cost constraints.
Better citizenship fostered through Masonic order's code
The Shrine and Masonic fraternities in Cedar Rapids and northeast Iowa shape civic life. Founding figures like James Morton and Parvin influenced local leadership, library and civic causes, while the article notes the groups’ charitable goal to aid crippled and burned children.
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Masonic Order
Shrine
Freemasonry
International Shrine
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Marianal
Marion
Shriners
Northeast
Kaaba
Davenport
el Kahir
United States
Abu Bekr
Sioux City
Des Moines
Cedar
Parvin
Masonic
el Kabir Shrine
Cyrus W. Eaton
Vermont
Jones and Eaton
Eaton
Grand
Bever Brothers
George
James
John
City National Bank
Calvin C. Greene
Supreme Court
Bureaucrats Benefit From High Salaries say Critics
Critics argue some officials earn up to 50000 dollars annually for little work. They propose hiring more bureaucrats to reduce output, claiming government costs will fall as salaries rise.
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John Robertson
State of
Social Services Department
Sue Follon
The
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Emory University
Atlanta
Monticello
Theodore M. Bernstein
Walsh
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Smith Hempstone
Rome
Jean Cardinal Villot
Giovanni
Etra
Hulme
Gual
By Russell H. Anthony
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Arabia
America
Day Eaton and
Morton
James L. Bever
George W. Bever
Upton C. Blake
Edward L. Foster
Calvin G. Greene
John B. Bever
Theodore S. Parvin
Russell H. Anthony
Anthony Animal Hospital
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Iowa Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Gov. Lucas
University of Iowa
Earth
Cedar Rapids Area
Sebastiano Cardinal
Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli
Pericle Cardinal
Giovanni Cardinal Benelli
Benelli
Florence
Vatican II
Secretariat For
Tripoli
Carl Riblet Jr
InterOcean Press Syndicate
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