Reagan Signs Dairy Bill Amid Farm Subsidy Debates
The Gazette argues the president faced a harrowing choice signing a dairy subsidy bill paying farmers not to produce milk. It notes $4.5 million windfalls for large farms, tobacco provision gains, and the aim to reduce surpluses while acknowledging flaws and election year optics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
U.S
Agriculture Department
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Helms
Congress
House
Senate
Don't Blame the Children Sparks Japan Teen Backlash Song
An upsurge of resentment toward children emerges in Japan with a sarcastic song titled Dont Blame the Children. The piece targets child behavior and prompts editorial commentary linking it to shifts in parental attitudes and social norms.
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Japan
America
Taizo Kato
Waseda University
W.C. Fields
Mark Twain
Did Reagan’s foreign policy prove a soft-liner after all
The column questions whether the Reagan administration, praised as tough on foreign policy, acted decisively in key areas. It notes Israel received broad concessions from Reagan including aid shifts and tariff abrogation while U.S. leverage on settlements and human rights in El Salvador waned. It compares Reagan to Carter on issues from Afghanistan to Grenada, labeling his stance as failing hard tests.
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Israel
Shamir
U.S
Haifa
United States
Union
el Salvador
State Department
Congress
Reagan
Mr. Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Afghanistan
Menachem Begin
West Bank
Begin
Hunter safety and public TV debates shape Iowa discourse
Letters discuss the 1983 Iowa hunter safety mandate for new licensees born after 1967 and compare course lengths to other states. They critique on-site explosive identification and urge safer hunting ethics plus responsible behavior. The correspondence also critiques Friends of Iowa Public Television funding fights and ERA activism in 1984, urging robust debate and public support for quality programming and constitutional change.
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Pleasant Hill
Iowa
North American Association of Hunter Education Coodinators
William J. Means
NRA
Iowa State Rifle and Pistol Association
Iowa City
Larry Patten
Iowa Public Television
Friends of Iowa Public Television
Friends Organization
Public Television
Messrs. Tauke
Bedell
Congress
Unattended children at the Iowa City Library policy debate
A reader supports Library Director Lolly Eggers on restricting unattended children roles. Parents should be responsible for their kids at the library, either accompanying them or arranging supervision, to avoid treating staff as babysitters and keep access for responsible users.
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Timmy
Iowa City
Lolly Eggers
AmVets Auxiliary Post 6 Thankful for 16 Thanksgiving Baskets
AmVets Auxiliary Post 6 thanks donors and AmVets Post 6 for funding turkeys. The group provided 16 grocery baskets with canned and dry goods, milk, eggs, bread, and a turkey to 16 families. Plans to repeat for Christmas. Sherri Meyer vice president signs.
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AmVets Auxiliary Post 6
AmVets Post 6
Sherri Meyer
AmVets Auxiliary
Knox St. SW
Sutton's Law as a guide for GOP 1984 victory
Kilpatrick argues the Republican Party must mount a massive voter registration and turnout drive to overcome a Democratic advantage. He warns Reagan’s 1984 race differs from 1980, with a larger black vote potential and a united Democratic coalition. Emphasizes targeting middle income whites Hispanics conservatives women and youth.
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Reagan
Jesse Jackson
Democratic Party
Afl-Cio
National Education Association
Sutton
GOP
Willig
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