Cedar Rapids weighs location for new public library near First StreetSE
Cedar Rapids planners back a downtown site east of First Street SE for a new public library to replace the 75 year old Carnegie building. They cite accessibility transit a city ramp and skyway linkages as key pluses while noting demolition and renovation costs argue against expanding the old facility.
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Cedar Rapids
First Street
Fifth Avenue
Carnegie
Third Avenue
Second Street
Paramount-Armstrong’s
Smith regime blamed for brutalizing Rhodesia in London talks
The article recalls Ian Smith’s rejection of British terms offered during meetings on Tiger and Fearless, highlighting his intransigence as fueling white minority rule and a slide into guerrilla war. It reviews Britain’s flawed handling, Thatcher’s later diplomacy, and U.S. voices from Kissinger to Helms, arguing the London conference aims to shift Rhodesia toward honest African-led settlement and legitimacy.
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London
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Tiger
Fearless
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
Walter Mitty
Margaret Thatcher
Labor
Henry Kissinger
Carter
Congress
Jesse Helms
America
Farm Bureau Support Shifts on Iran Food Embargo Debate
Allan Grant, president of the American Farm Bureau, says the group maintains its usual stance favoring sale of American farm products but acknowledges a food embargo could pressure Iran over the embassy hostage crisis. He notes the issue goes beyond normal trade and urges careful diplomacy rather than military action.
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Allan Grant
Farm Bureau
United States
U.S
American Farm Bureau
Iran
Carter
Letters question aid to Cambodians and UNICEF actions
A reader panel critiques UNICEF funding and UN programs cited by editors and columnists. The letter argues UNICEF profits from governments, channels aid to communist regimes, and questions charitable impact while referencing historical figures and reports.
Editor warns against UNICEF arms aid and UN subversion
Letter argues against using UNICEF funds for arming Katanga and labels UNICEF UNESCO as corrupted by communism. Claims UN programs like the International Year of the Child and International Women's Year push subversive goals. Asserts U.N. espionage role with 25 percent U.S. funding and calls for U.S. withdrawal.
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Unicef
U.N
Unesco
Gift of love at Christmas for prisoners
A Christmas call to care for prisoners urges readers to send a card or letter. It emphasizes personal outreach as a priceless gift, noting that 15 cents in postage and ten minutes can lift a captive's spirits and offer dignity amid hardship.
Flag thefts hit Marion posts three times this year
A 6 by 10 foot American flag flown over American Legion Post 298 was stolen last Sunday night in downtown Marion. The flag, a veteran casket flag donated by widows, is valued at about 85 dollars, with three other flags stolen from a local firm this year.
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American Legion Post
Marion
Post
Unemployment myths and reality from the 1970s
The piece argues that 1970s unemployment figures mislead, noting total employment rose in most industrialized nations while U S jobs grew from under 78 million in 1969 to over 94 million recently. It warns against blaming the 1930s pattern for the coming decade and urges structural reforms like lowering teen minimum wages to unlock private investment.
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Britain
West Ger
Canada
Japan
U.S
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Andrew Young
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Ayatollah Khomeini
Reason
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Khomeini
Earl Butz
U.N. Deceit
Gazette
United Nations International Childrens’ Fund
James Reston
Moscow
Barron
Paul
Ludwig Rlachmann
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Daughters of the American Revolution
Castro
U.S.S.R
Communist Party
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Katanga
By Louis Rukeyser
New York
Turkey
Yugoslavia
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