Linn Lake plan gains momentum in Linn County
Efforts to build a 1.8 million dollar lake in Squaw Creek park near Marion advance. State Senators Redmond and Rush and Rep. Rinas push for state Conservation Commission funding while Linn County, Cedar Rapids, and the Linn Conservation Board pledge 450 000 dollars as down payment. The proposal seeks federal matching funds and quick startup, stressing regional recreational value and rapid action.
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Redmond and
Rush
Cedar Rapids
Rep
Rinas
Marion
State Conservation Commission
Linn Lake
Macbride State Park
Squaw Creek
Linn Board of Supervisors
City of
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Conservation Board
Iowa
Anglican task force proposes mercy euthanasia for infants
A Canada Anglican Church panel suggests mercy killing as an option for severely disabled newborns termed human vegetables. It notes NPO starvation can extend life up to 17 days and cites hospital practices, provoking strong reactions from opponents and supporters alike.
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Anglican Church of Canada
Task Force
Alliance For Life
Canada
Third Reich
Church Task Force
Air bags face cost and reliability concerns for all cars
A government push for mandatory air bags faces opposition. A Shuster led audit found 42 percent non inflation in 230 crashes and 7 percent inflation without impact. Factory cost around 200 dollars, reinstallation about 400, with little insurance relief. critics warn of high price and safety tradeoffs.
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Congressman Shuster
R-Pa
Price controls reckless and costly
Price controls raise unemployment and future shortages while reducing production. The text argues that low price regulation harms consumers by creating scarcity and higher prices, and accuses political actors of misleading people. It notes disastrous natural gas controls pushed companies to drill.
Letter to the editor cautions on energy policy and foreign relations
The writer argues against decontrolled natural gas pricing, claims reports were altered by the Carter administration, and criticizes plans that could empower large oil firms. They express concern over the Panama Canal treaty, human rights, illegal aliens, and U S friendship with Taiwan versus China, accusing the administration of appeasement toward communism.
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Energy Research and Development Administration
Forsake Taiwan or risk national honor says Kilpatrick
In a Washington Star analysis, James J. Kilpatrick argues Carter should not pursue normalization with the People's Republic of China. He warns abandoning Taiwan would dishonor treaties, jeopardize allies, and invite Soviet alignment, urging continued ties and Taiwan defense under the 1954 treaty.
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People’s Republic of China
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Taiwan
Vance
Peking
Connecticut Avenue
Kalorama
Perquisites of the privileged in Bert Lance affair
Washington reporting on Bert Lance's banking excesses and connections to President Carter. The piece notes overdrafts among Lance and relatives, large uncollateralized loans, and questions about flights on bank aircraft. It discusses the comptroller's lack of criminal findings and Senate panels facing future developments, while criticizing perceived double standards for the wealthy.
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The
National Bank of Georgia
Carter
White House
Comptroller
Bert
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