Farm bill talks press to finish delayed legislation
ENATE and House conferees meet to finalize a three year extension of the farm program for wheat cotton and feed grains with new limits on payments. The plan faces questions about purpose whether to aid production or boost farmer incomes and sets payment caps at 20000 or 55000 depending on chamber.
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Truce Halts Extended Rock Festival Bans in Iowa
Polk county district court and Iowa Attorney General reach a settlement with festival promoters. The order bans extended festivals for a year while allowing six hour rock concerts at suitable public venues with enforcement against illegal drug activity. Legislature to consider new laws next session.
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Downtown Cedar Rapids clears space for offices and stores
The Greater 1960 plan to act as a clearing house for available office and store space in downtown Cedar Rapids was announced. A Collins Radio Co. spokesman cited a milestone radio teletype link between Cedar Rapids and Dallas via satellite bounce.
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Red Cross mobilizes nationwide blood donors for Army and Britain
A corps of volunteers organized by the Red Cross supplies blood reserves to the U.S. Army and to Britain.
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Nixon Gains Show Strength While GOP Faces Senate Gap
Nixon strengthens nationally per Governors Conference findings while GOP support stalls in the Senate races. Polls show Nixon at 61 approval, rising conservatism, and Agnew as a campaign asset. Muskie threatens in Northern battlegrounds, with Quayle polls signaling potential 1972 outcomes.
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Campus unrest prompts call for university codes of conduct
The President's Commission on Campus Unrest nears the end of its Washington to Los Angeles hearings with debate over new intramural laws. Kenneth Keniston and Sidney Hook propose a joint faculty student mediation system to handle grievances, with marshal squads and court-like hearings as needed.
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Forum Call to Clean Cedar River Pollution
A reader urges action to stop factory and sewage plant pollution in the Cedar River. The writer calls for state conservation to plug outlets and for daily fines of ten thousand dollars on noncompliant firms, urging legislators to pass stronger pollution laws.
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Soup Stirred With Regret at Grilled Diner
A diner tells a waiter he regrets stirring the soup, delivering a humorous exchange that blends apology with self deprecation. The short quip reflects a casual dining moment from Grovers Advocate.
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