Iowa adopts nonpartisan redistricting plan after brief standoff
The Iowa Legislature approves the Legislative Service Bureau plan 39 to 10 in the Senate and 92 to 5 in the House, ending partisan wrangling for a one person one vote map. The measure, praised as fair despite political maneuvering, avoids Supreme Court intervention and cites smaller population deviation than earlier drafts.
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Legislative Service Bureau
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LSB
Leach
Tauke
LSB III
Smith
Harkin
Warren County
LSB II
Pope John Paul II nearing full recovery after assassination attempt
The pontiff shows regained weight and strength after three months of convalescence following the near fatal gunshot wound. Despite cautious optimism, the piece notes ongoing threats from extremist groups and emphasizes that terrorism remains the world’s greatest enemy.
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John Paul II
Reagan offers second chance to air controllers crisis
The piece argues Reagan should show firmness toward strikers while offering amnesty or reapplication paths to those who claim intimidation or illness, presenting a measured response to the controller firings. It frames European reactions and predicts possible concessions by Thatcher and Mitterrand.
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Reagan
Action for Children's Television Warns on Deregulation
In Washington July 20 Peggy Charren president of Action for Children's Television warns that deregulation proposals would erase broadcaster accountability and public interest protections. She urges Congress to keep avenues for public complaint and criticizes budget bill moves to bury education policy debates.
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London
Washington
Peggy Charren
Action For Children’s Television
ACT
Congress
Westdale Mall buses and seating raise shopper concerns
A reader questions why Westdale Mall lacks benches for bus travelers and notes Montgomery Ward and Penney's stand out for offering free bus tickets with purchases. The comment suggests only these stores provide this perk amid bus traffic to the mall.
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Westdale Mall
Montgomery Ward and
Penney’s
Garden Party of Walls and Roses Beyond the Wall
A narrator attends a Soviet Berlin Wall birthday party and observes extreme measures to protect a garden. Fyodor the landscape architect unveils a 15 foot wall, barbed wire, and concrete graves for guests, turning the event into a satirical tour of security and power. The piece ends with a plea for return of a vodka label note.
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Yuri
Berlin Wall
Karl Marx
Berlin
Fyodor
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