Long range space plans loom for Iowa capitol complex
Debate grows on two costly options to reallocate capitol space after the agriculture department vacates. A Hall of Justice would house the Supreme and appeals courts, freeing room but risking the state law library. An adjacent legislative office building would add offices and hearing rooms but fuels fears of a fulltime legislature.
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Lingual critique targets “where I’m coming from” phrasing
Commentary notes annoyance with the phrase where one is coming from in debate and writing. It contrasts spoken movement use with its perceived decline as poor style. Critics argue for avoiding sentence ending prepositions in formal prose while acknowledging movement meaning.
Taxpayers Should Be Steamed Pols Leisure Time
The column laments congressional vacations and nonlegislative periods during the August recess and holidays. It contrasts Carter and Congressional leaders with Senate whip Alan Cranston noting repeated escapes labeled as vacations or homework periods. It portrays public irritation at lawmakers’ breaks from work.
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Senate
Alan Cranston
Congress
House
Congress set to quit in October amid campaign focus
The commentary notes Congress plans an October adjournment, with a six to eight month Washington session and a lengthy campaign period before the next election. It criticizes leaders Byrd and O Neill for pressuring early adjournment, arguing legislators prefer campaigning over crucial legislation.
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Carter
White House
Tip O’neill
Byrd
Senate
House
Bill seeks confiscation of all privately owned handguns
The letter argues H R 8128 would confiscate handguns with compensation and threaten Second Amendment rights. It questions effectiveness, cites crime trends in handgun bans, notes criminals’ reactions to gun laws, and contrasts Swiss compulsory service with low crime. The piece ends mid-argument.
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House of Representatives
U.S
Switzerland
Why gun laws face criticism and hidden aims
A reader argues that New Jersey gun laws failed to curb crime and accuses representatives of serving international agendas. The letter claims disarmament precedes communism and urges Iowa readers to protest the bill to defeat it, asserting representatives should reflect public will.
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New Jersey
Representaives
Iowa
Washington
Cedar Rapids council praised for Ninth Street sidewalks
A reader thanks four Cedar Rapids city council members for wiring new sidewalks on Ninth Street SE and urges support for local safety efforts. The writer defends police and council workers, notes a fixed income aid plan, and recalls Pearl Harbor day while urging continued civic action.
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Strident calls for exoneration echo in Sacco Vanzetti debate
Buckley surveys a wave of exoneration rhetoric from Massachusetts to national figures. He highlights the Sacco and Vanzetti case, FBI files, and Francis Russell's works, noting archival findings that challenge claims of an unfair trial and reveal limited prior FBI involvement.
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Weyand
Letherman
Carter image shifts as public perception leans middle
A Harris Survey shows Americans increasingly view Carter as middle of the road or conservative, dropping liberal labels from 30 to 15 percent and boosting middle of the road and conservative views. Mondale shows similar shifts while some voters still see Carter as aligned with their own philosophy.
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Walter Mondale
Mondale
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Carter
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