Famine threats prompt calls for global action in 1991
An editorial argues famine remains a real danger for 1991 with Saouma warning of possible shortages in Ethiopia Sudan Liberia Sahel Angola Mozambique and other regions. It suggests a proactive allied effort led by President Bush to avert famine before it begins.
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Soviet Union
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Edouard Saouma
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
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Sudan
Saouma
Liberia
Sahel
Angola
Mozambique
Africa
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Jordan
Lebanon
Bolivia
Haiti
Nicaragua
Peru
Western Samoa
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Iowa Statehouse Fire Safety Review Sparks Urgent Reforms
The annual state fire marshal inspection flags substandard exiting in the old Iowa Statehouse. Narrow stairways and subdivided rooms raise evacuation concerns though a sprinkler system exists. The report urges removing clutter and improving storage to reduce fire hazards without compromising character.
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Iowa Statehouse
Road trains spark debate over longer trucks in traffic
A guest column argues for tightly regulated road trains in Australia and elsewhere. It outlines safety concerns from longer trailers and proposes rules: freeway use only, night operation near cities, veteran drivers with clean records, wind and ice restrictions, to balance economics with safety.
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Gazette
John Smith
Australia
Grassley column questions allies tax burden in Desert Shield
A reader challenges Sen. Grassley over demanding 100 percent cost sharing for Desert Shield allies and opposing labor unions on taxation. The letter questions enforceability of an income surtax and the need for U S involvement overseas. Clement H. Lynch writes from Independence.
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Chuck Grassley
Desert Shield
Tagree
Organized Labor
Sen. Grassley
Picketing Could Boost Clinic Finances at Emma Goldman Clinic
The Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City reports 15 Operation Rescue protesters blocked the clinic on November 25. None were local. several have prior arrests at clinics nationwide. The clinic promotes its Pledge-A-Picketer fund to offset abortion access costs for low income women. Contact Emma Goldman Clinic for donations.
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Operation Rescue
Emma Goldman
Iowa City
Emma Goldman Clinic
N. Dubuque St
Term reduction urged for Congress by critic Gloria P. Egli
Gloria P. Egli of 130 34th St NE advocates term limits for Congress and urges reforms to curb corruption. She argues President Bush seeks to curb democracy to push a capital gains tax cut and calls for a broad, just reform affecting all politicians.
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Bush
Congress
Gloria P. Egli
34Th St
Objection to TV Interviews of Dying Figures Sparks Debate
The writer condemns KCRG-TV9 for broadcasting interviews with Nan Wood Graham and Robert Armstrong on their deathbeds. The piece argues guardians consent may be questionable and questions dignity versus First Amendment rights in pursuit of ratings.
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Kcrg-Tv9
Nan Wood Graham
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Robert Armstrong
Armstrong
Wood Graham
Politically correct culture at universities faces critique
Debra J. Saunders reviews Newsweek's cover on PC campuses and questions the spread of thought police in higher education. She cites Smith College terms like ableism and heterosexism, dorm bans, and campus debates, arguing PC culture stifles critical thinking and favors uniform ideology.
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Sarah Lawrence
U.S
Debra J. Saunders
Los Angeles
Newsweek
Academia
Smith College Office of Student Affairs
PCU
Stanford
Department of Residential Education
Marcus Mabry
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