Heating Terrace Hill wastes tax dollars on costly electricity
Iowa officials spar over Terrace Hill heating plans as steam electric boiler costs loom. Commerce Chairman Van Nostrand criticizes design choices while Treasurer Baringer notes gas would have been cheaper if used. annual electricity expected near 25 000 to 35 000 by 1985, with the mansion preserved historically.
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Bill Wagner
Des Moines
State General Services
Stanley McCausland
Maurice Baringer
Baringer
Energy Policy Council
Life by force and justice in Gilmore case
The piece argues Gary Mark Gilmore earned moral gravity by facing guilt and accepting legal consequences after two murders. It critiques the stay of his death sentence and questions whether society's insistence on punishment reflects collective sanity or a deeper justice debate.
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Gary Mark Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Utah
Gilmore
High Court
Vance Named as Next Secretary of State Seen Favorable
In Brussels, Cyrus Vance is viewed as an optimistic pick for secretary of state by Western European leaders who fear Kissinger’s independence and welcome Carter’s choice. Vance’s background includes NATO work, Vietnam talks in Paris, and Cyprus mediation. The EEC seeks to bolster its global role and unity.
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Europe
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Vance
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Greece
Turkey
Atlantic Alliance
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Department of Agriculture
Soviet Union
Europe’s progress under Soames amid U S ties and Comecon tensions
Soames, retiring EEC external relations commissioner, notes Washington’s mixed stance toward a stronger Europe. He cites Europe’s growing global trade role, including 20 percent of world trade outside borders, and Sino European hopes. The EEC highlights member gains with Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, and Spain while resisting Comecon deals, seeking steadier American support.
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Soames
EEC
Europe
China
Indian Subcontinent
East
Southeast Asia
Africa
North America
Kissinger reviewed as a mixed but pivotal architect of U S diplomacy
The Los Angeles Times Tribune column praises Henry Kissinger for opening China relations and advancing arms talks while criticizing two debits: the North Vietnam peace myth and the Helsinki accords. It credits his personal diplomacy in the Arab world and Africa, noting potential Geneva talks and Rhodesia progress.
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Henry Kissinger
Food aid not answer to famine says economist
A peaceful path out of hunger lies in boosting local yields not increasing food imports. Barbara Ward notes rich nations consume grain wastefully for meat and dairy, while D Gale Johnson argues demand must rise with supply. Johnson says domestic cuts won’t keep supplies stable and large food aid can curb agricultural investment.
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Barbara Ward
Johnson
Tax reform debate and moral reflection collide in letters
A reader defends the Tax Reform Act of 1976 and IRS changes, citing the Senate Finance Committee report on simplifying tax tables. The letter moves to a church sermon on life, abortion, and morality, urging faith and good works as guidance.
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Committee On Finance
United States Senate
Hiawatha
Larry Johnson
Shape Up for the Holidays feature draws mixed weight loss ideas
Carolyn Lara-Brand of the University of Iowa clarifies that the Nov 28 Gazette piece titled Shape Up for the Holidays presents weight monitoring ideas from her suggestions alongside material from Judy Lessmann's book Cellulite: A Woman's Workbook but she does not endorse the Lessmann concepts.
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Judy Lessmann
Omaha
Neb
Carolyn Lara-Brand
Home Economics
University of Iowa
Iowa City
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