Equity and OEP split over teacher contract freezes
An unidentified OEP spokesman defends the freeze order as equitable while revisions to its interpretation create state and local uncertainty. Early positions excluded post August 15 raises for pre signed contracts, then allowed some 12 month pay increases, and now differentiate by blanket vs individual contracts. The debate centers on whether contracts signed before Aug 15 should be honored regardless of payment timing.
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Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Nixon
College students voting location debated in forum
A readers forum argues that college voters should not be required to vote in their hometowns. It notes that students are counted where schools are and that many question how to define home. The piece cautions lawmakers to address potential constitutional issues before any new law.
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People’s Forum
Leo Boddicker
Newhall
Iowa
Turner
Boddicker
Iowa City
California
Gary Roberts
Cne College
University of Iowa
The People s Forum Wage Subsidy Idea
The writer argues for a federal wage subsidy to offset inflation from general wage hikes. They claim subsidies would curb automatic price rises, spread tax burdens widely, curb inflationary sentiment, and spur better goods and services through merit-based raises linked to production quality.
Reader protests KCRG free night films and rail crossings
A Cedar Rapids reader urges KCRG to sponsor G rated family programs during the station's free theater night, criticizing GP offerings as unsuitable for children and accusing local media of promoting degenerate entertainment. The letter also questions why rail traffic blocks Fourth Street crossings and disrupts hotel guests, suggesting fewer boxcars and better scheduling.
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KCRG
Cedar Rapids
David Webster
Linn County
Herrnstein debate signals rising tension over heredity and IQ
Washington Star Syndicate outlines Richard Herrnstein of Harvard facing backlash for his Atlantic Monthly article arguing heredity largely shapes intelligence, affecting social status and mobility. The piece traces prior studies by Moynihan, Coleman, Jensen and Jensen’s defender, while noting reactions from SDS and academic bodies, and suggests genetics may drive future social stratification regardless of tests or policy.
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Ashington
Richard J. Herrnstein
Pavlovian
Herrnstein
Harvard
Jefferson
The
Atlantic Monthly
Berkeley
Arthur Jensen
Harvard Educational Review
Jensen
SDS
University of California
Stanford
William B. Shockley
National Academy of Sciences
NAS
England
Hans J. Eysenck
Germany
Eysenck
Shockley
Atlantic
Robert Manning
Galileo
Nature Boys
Military Strongmen Are Heirs After Chou and Mao-What Then?
James Reston analyzes China’s post Mao era prospects. He notes Mao’s hold via the army and party, the risk of leadership succession by Lin Piao Huang Yung sheng Li Hsien nien and Yao Wen nan, and the army’s deep integration into civilian life. The piece weighs future influence on policy and unity under Chou En Lai.
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Chou
Mao
Hanghai
China
Mao Tse-tung
People’s Liberation Army
Chou En-lai
Peking
Liu Shao-chi
Liu
Lin Piao
Huang Yung-sheng
Li Hsien-nien
Yao Wen-nan
Shanghai
Democracy's Best Interests in Public Secrets Debate
An editorial contrasts 1798 Sedition Act fears with the Pentagon papers dispute, examining government secrecy and public access. Ellsberg's case hinges on whether duplicating government copies counts as theft, while Top Secret classifications face scrutiny. Declassification plans seek to reveal WWII and Korea era material, forecasting a tense but necessary press-government balance.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Ashington
Nixon
Albert Gallatin
Pennsylvania
Federalist Party
Republican Party
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Pentagon
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
United States
White House
Congress
John Ehrlichman
Lebanon
Cuba
Carl Albert
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Labor
Johns Hopkins
James Coleman
Washington Star Syndicate
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New York Times Service
James
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