Famine threatens world food by 1991 says UN official
A year end FAO report by Edouard Saouma warns famine risks persist in 1991. Africa faces shortages in Ethiopia, Sudan, Liberia, Sahel nations, Angola and Mozambique while other regions Afghanistan Sri Lanka Jordan Lebanon Bolivia Haiti Nicaragua Peru Western Samoa also face hunger.
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sub-Saharan Africa
Edouard Saouma
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Ethiopia
Sudan
Saouma
Liberia
Sahel
Angola
Mozambique
Africa
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Jordan
Lebanon
Bolivia
Haiti
Nicaragua
Peru
Western Samoa
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Statehouse in peril as fire safety flagged
Annual inspection by the state fire marshal finds several safety factors in the Iowa Statehouse substandard. Upper floors fail to meet current exiting standards due to old narrow stairways and subdivided rooms. Fire sprinkler present, structure stone, but cluttered hallways and stacked paperwork may block egress. Storage limits worsen safety concerns.
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Iowa Statehouse
Road trains debate triggers trucking regulation stance
A guest column argues for strict limits on road trains or MPVs in Australia. It weighs safety concerns from longer trailers and calls for controls restricting operation to freeways, night hours in cities, experienced drivers, and bans in high winds or icy roads.
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Gazette
John Smith
Australia
Chicago
Milwaukee
Twin Cities
Des Moines
St. Louis
Grassley column questioned on Desert Shield costs
A reader criticizes Sen. Grassley for demanding allies pay their share of Desert Shield costs while opposing similar principles for labor unions domestically. The letter questions how to enforce an income surtax on others and asks why the U.S. is involved there in the first place.
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Chuck Grassley
Desert Shield
Organized Labor
Sen. Grassley
Picketing may aid clinic finances at Emma Goldman Clinic
The Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City reveals protesters from outside the area blocked its doors on November 25. The clinic touts a Pledge-A-Picketer fund to subsidize abortions for low income women while condemning outside agitators as hate crime targets and stating supporters will continue safe access to care.
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Operation Rescue
Emma Goldman
Iowa City
Emma Goldman Clinic
Pro-choice
N. Dubuque St
Term Reduction for Congress Supported by Letter Writer
Gloria P. Egli argues for term limits for Congress to curb corruption and political power. She criticizes President Bush, linking proposed reforms to political revenge and a threat to democracy, and urges reform across all levels.
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S&l
Bush
Gloria P. Egli
34Th St. NE
Objection to Interviewing Dying Figures by KCRG TV9
A critic argues KCRG TV9 should not interview dying individuals Nan Wood Graham and Robert Armstrong while on deathbeds. The piece defends First Amendment reporting but condemns invading dignity with guardians’ questionable authority to grant permission.
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Kcrg-Tv9
Nan Wood Graham
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Robert Armstrong
Armstrong
Wood Graham
Taking Offense and PC Universities in Newsweek Spotlight
Newsweek’s cover essay critiques PC culture on campuses in a hostile tone, labeling students as thought police and decrying new terms like ableism and heterosexism. It cites Sarah Lawrence, Mount Holyoke, Stanford, and NYU Law School to argue that polite behavior replaces critical thinking and that parents fund what it calls brainwashing.
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Los Angeles
Newsweek
Academia
Smith College Office of
Sarah Lawrence
New York University Law School
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