Soviet paranoia and Poland crisis shape future of intervention
The Gazette letter-writers reflect on Flora Lewis’s view of the Kremlin and Poland. They warn Moscow’s fear of losing face and the cost of any invasion, noting Poland’s disarray, Lech Walesa, and risks to détente while stressing force may sustain power but not goods.
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Gazette
New York Times
Flora Lewis
Kremlin
Poland
Communist Party
Warsaw
Lech Walesa
Lewis
Moscow
Warsaw Pact
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
East Germany
Stanislaw Kania
Afghanistan
Russia
China
Europe
Carter
Muskie
Iowa voters split tickets and reapportionment ethics
The piece notes Iowa voters habitually split tickets in senatorial and congressional elections, while current 1981 reapportionment debates raise concerns of gerrymandering. It explains the law driven, fairness oriented process with the Legislative Service Bureau and a citizens committee guiding district design, plus court review to curb manipulation.
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Iowa
Clark
Culver
Jepsen
Grassley
Des Moines
Congress
Legislative Service Bureau
Citizens’ Committee
Labor unions embrace broader activism in a changing era
After decades avoiding nonunion issues, organized labor shifts to activism on political and social causes. A new generation of leaders in their 40s and 50s replaces elder officials, easing past fears of communism and forging coalitions with groups like Citizens for Tax Justice and the Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition.
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Washington
Guard
Organized Labor
International Association of Machinists
Mobile home law awareness urged for tenants and landlords
Letters call for wider knowledge of Iowa Code Section 562 B affecting mobile home parks. Attendees will discuss rights and fair practices with three attorneys and representatives from VICA and Tenants for Fair Housing at Jane Boyd Center on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Iowa
Jane Boyd Community Center
14Th Avenue
10Th Street
VICA
Fair Housing
Sweetest little pension plan for Congress exposed
A critical look at congressional pensions notes their high costs and generous terms. Roy A. Schotland estimates 1980 costs at 17.9 million for members, with retirees like Senator Frank Church receiving over 41 thousand annually. The piece questions justification amid cries for fiscal restraint.
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Roy A. Schotland
Georgetown University Law Center
Pension World Magazine
Congress
Schotland
Idaho
Frank Church
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John Donnelly
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Art Heusinkveld
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Old Guard
Democratic Party
Progressive Alliance
American Federation of State, County
Service Employees International Union
Citizens For Tax Justice
The
Consumer Federation of America
Budget Coalition
National Council of Senior Citizens
United Food and Commercial Workers
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Tenants’ Meeting
John Culver
Charles Grassley
Mr. Grassley
New York
Louis Rukeyser
Congressional Pension Plan
Georgetown
Capitol Club
Fellows
Patrick Henry
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