Openness urged for advisory boards under Iowa law
Iowa City debates Open Meetings Law for advisory committees like Parks and Recreation, with the city attorney noting such bodies may be exempt from the law yet should hold meetings openly. The piece urges posting notices and public access to safeguard citizens' stake in advisory deliberations.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Parks and Recreation Commission
Recreation and Parks
Airport Zoning Commission
Riverfront Commission
The Soviet Library Chief Promotes Universal Knowledge
Valentina S. Lesokhina touts thousands of libraries and extension services delivering information to remote Siberia. Critics note Lenin era literacy gains but cite repression under the Soviet system and limited freedom for writers, despite Boorstin’s remarks on samizdat.
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Soviet Union
Valentina S. Lesokhina
Ms. Lesokhina
Siberia
Pranad B. Mangla
University of Delhi
India
International Federation of Library Associations
Chicago
Lenin
U.S.S.R
Librarian of Congress
Daniel Boorstin
Moscow
Lenin Library
Samizdat
America
Nicaragua protests over US anti-aircraft aid to rebels
Nicaragua protests U S supplied anti-aircraft weapons to anti Sandinista rebels amid anger over foreign involvement. The dispute follows a Russian helicopter being shot down with Cuban casualties aboard.
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Nicaragua
United States
South Africa’s news ban fuels world outcry and isolation
The South African government defended its Nov 2 gag orders on reporters as avoiding violence, but evidence shows killings continued in Mamelodi and unrest rose. The move aims to shield the regime from global scrutiny yet worsens isolation, as the U S and Western media protest with petitions and demonstrations at the UN mission and the Washington embassy.
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Washington
Mamelodi
Pretoria
South Africa
United States
New York
Committee To Protect Journalists
United Nations
Free Press Test Under Blackout in South Africa
Flora Lewis notes reporters face police states limits as TV and radio crews are barred from emergencies. Editors insist on reporting facts despite bans. CBS editor Sam Roberts says more depth is possible if visas arrive. The case tests U.S. journalism and public commitment to a free press.
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South Africa
CBS Foreign News
Sam Roberts
U.S
New York Times Service
Branstad and Faith in Iowa Education Reform Debate
A reader lauds Governor Branstad for proposing government reduction and a certification reform bill. The letter criticizes Lt. Gov Anderson and Senate leader Jenkins for political posturing, argues officials overstated job failures, and defends Christian schools against certification as a government standard.
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Iowa
Senate
Robert Anderson
Lowell Jenkins
Branstad
Reagan proposes exchanging military aircraft with USSR leader
The writer suggests President Reagan ask Party Chief Gorbachev to swap military aircraft for a goodwill exchange. Flying exchange students in the planes could visit major cities in the United States and the Soviet Union. Chiefs of staff would gain a logistical exercise focused on goodwill rather than missiles.
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Reagan
Gorbachev
United States
Soviet Union
Gazette Letter Guidelines
The Gazette outlines reader letter rules requiring real names and contact details for authentication. Letters must focus on issues rather than personalities and avoid verse. Each writer may submit one letter every 30 days, with signatures and street addresses needed though not published, and total length capped at 400 words.
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Gramm Rudman plan called deficit sham
The piece argues Gramm Rudman is a fraudulent deficit plan, labeling it a balanced budget sham. It cites Rep. Leon Panetta and Sen. Charles Mathias criticizing the measure for eschewing real spending and tax choices and empowering bureaucratic impoundment over elected officials.
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Gramm- Rudman
Gramm-Rudman
Charles Mathias
Mathias
Office of Management and Budget
Congressional Budget Office
General Accounting Office
Congress
Washington Post Writers Group
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