Transcenter Aims to Brainstorm Name for Cedar Rapids Transport Hub
City officials celebrate federal funding of 6.6 million dollars for a two stage ground transportation center in Cedar Rapids. Plans include 28 million dollars in private investment, 90 000 square feet of retail space and a downtown mall link, with a multi modal depot for buses taxis and trucks. A proposed name change is urged to ease speech and marketing.
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Cedar Rapids
Transportation Center
Baker's First Brigade bluster mirrors Cold War rhetoric
A New York Times analysis notes Senator Howard Baker’s Iowa TV ad proposing a Rapid Deployment Force as part of a revived combat-ready America. The piece cautions such talk risks overreliance on military means amid Iran tensions and warns of Vietnam-era traumas reappearing in U S policy debates.
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New York
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Iowa
Baker
Carter
Harold Brown
Vietnam
South Korea
Africa
Beef Import Bill Shifts Power to White House In 1978
Congress passes a revised beef import bill sent to the White House that preserves a counter cyclical quota formula and increases presidential discretion during market disruption. Supporters say the measure provides consumer protection and clearer signals to cattle producers, while critics note past import rules hurt farm states. The bill is described as a delicate compromise among meat industry leaders, Congress, and the administration.
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Congress
Carter
White House
U.S
Iowa
Sen. Culver
Administration
Iowa memory of liquor by the drink and civil rights
An essay recalls Iowa’s liquor by the drink 1963 change and compares it with Mississippi rules in Oxford. The author notes older prohibitions, local satire on enforcement, and lingering racial issues while highlighting personal freedom gains and ongoing civil rights progress.
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Oxford
Mississippi
Iowa
Oxford Square
Don’s Central Tap
Iowa City
Public supports Carter as Iran crisis shapes 1980 race
A ABC News Harris poll shows Carter with 66 percent favorable ratings and rising toughness approval as the hostage crisis continues. Kennedy comes under fire for comments on the shah, while Carter leads Kennedy among voters who view him as tough enough. The crisis is shaping the Democratic nomination race and may decide the 1980 contest.
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ABC News-Harris
Carter
Kennedy
Call for audit over city pay and police wage hike
Letter argues for equal raises for police and other city workers if funds exist. It questions substandard wages for officers and calls for an audit to prove whether the city can support higher pay across the board.
Slander? Mrs. Carter fronts page book accusation
A reader questions the front page photo of Mrs. Lillian Carter and references a book critique. The writer hints at alleged slander and seeks editorial response and clarification.
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Lillian Carter
the Gazette
Readers ask about Rosalynn Carter and Mrs Lillian Carter
The letter questions Rosalynn Carter and Mrs Lillian Carter amid Iowa appearances. It asks why Rosalynn’s mother in law may have questioned her suitability and why Mrs Lillian Carter would be a Georgia first lady instead of Rosalynn. The writer threatens a slander suit if false statements are published.
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Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Lillian Carter
Iowa
Rosalynn
Georgia
Church and State in Iran Crisis Foretells Lessons
The author argues that the Khomeini revolt mirrors a replacement tyranny, that a rational postrevolution government must avoid revenge and excess, and that mixing church and state invites religious warfare. The piece warns that religio political entanglement rarely yields lasting peace.
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Saudi Arabia
New York Times Service
Dixie
Hughes
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Jps
North
Tom Riley
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