Food specter and Malthusian warnings for American harvests
The Gazette analyzes population pressures and US agriculture, noting Malthusian fears persist despite abundance. By 1985 the US could supply 15 percent of world needs, with rising domestic costs and export needs. It calls for policy shifts, land-use patience, and population control to avert a harsher future.
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Thomas Robert Malthus
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Howard Hiort
U.S
United States
Iowa moves to form consumer advisory panel amid rate fight
The Iowa Commerce Commission considers a consumer advisory committee after years of inaction on a permanent advocate and amid rising utility costs. Operation Rollback mounts protest by withholding bills, signaling public demand for consumer access and oversight.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
Iowa Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition
Iowa
Commerce
Christine Hansen
Andrew Varley
Varley
No Conservative Tide on Social Issues in Reagan Era
ABC News Harris survey shows no mandate for sweeping social changes. Majorities oppose a constitutional abortion ban. strong support for affirmative action with no rigid quotas. Handgun registration gains 67 percent support, including 56 percent of Reagan voters. divisions exist among whites and small towns.
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ABC News-Harris
Ronald Reagan
U. S. Supreme Court
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Senate
Reagan
Public opinion on gun control ERA and policy shifts
ABC News Harris survey shows narrow majorities in favor of handgun registration and ERA while overall trend leans toward more progressive social policies. NRA influence seen as insufficient for a sweeping legislative mandate. voters prefer incremental changes.
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Christian Democratic Party
Nicaragua
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Central America
Community Theatre and Hospital Honor The Music Man Show
Local readers praise the Cedar Rapids Community Theatre and St. Luke's Hospital Auxiliary for a standout The Music Man production on November 20. The ensemble receives high marks for enthusiasm staging and direction with Meredith Willson would be proud.
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Cedar Rapids
Meredith Willson
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids Washington Band
Black and white equality and freedom in America
A Letter to The Gazette argues that the Black American movement reveals the true value of freedom equality and virtue for all. It urges white Americans to respect freedoms in travel speech religion and education and to recognize shared virtues to build a hopeful future.
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Jefferson
Dissenting memo warns U S El Salvador policy risk rising violence
A circulating not-fortribution memo, attributed to current and former US officials, criticizes Carter era policy in El Salvador and warns that drift toward military intervention could widen the conflict and aid Soviet Cuban aims. It notes violence, coups, and rights abuses, and questions a Zimbabwe type settlement with guerrillas. The piece hints at Reagan era stakes and cautions against rapid military escalation.
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U.S
el Salvador
Washington
CIA
State and Defense Departments
National Security Council
Boston Globe
Latin America
Stephen Kinzer
Carter
Central America
Reagan
Productive Alliance
Zimbabwe
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Vietnam
Pentagon
Anthony Lewis
New York Times Service
Northern Ireland
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Costa Rica
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The
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