Iowa beverage deposit law faces push for 1 year delay
Rep. Arlin Danker argues a one year postponement would ease setup for liquor and beer containers and curb cross border price shifts. Proponents note Oregon’s success. opponents urge quicker switch with brief adjustment period. Debate spans state and federal prospects.
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Arlin Danker
R-Minden
Spornor
Danker
Border
Gov. Ray
House
Senate
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Letter defending Marion Chief Bob Zier amid trespass accusation
A letter writer defends Marion Police Chief Bob Zier denying a frame up and arguing the incident reflects anti police sentiment rather than a simple trespass case. The writer praises Zier as an excellent citizen and notes Marion is fortunate to have him.
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Marion
Bob Zier
Mr. Zier
Zier
Editor Letters Propose Raising Voting and Marriage Ages
A writer urges raising voting and marriage ages to 19 or 20 to resolve disputes. Hibbs notes he is the first Johnson County Republican elected in 12 years and warns future ideas could keep Republicans out for another 12 years.
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Hibbs
Johnson County
Unconstitutional claims about press control and China policy
The letter criticizes a supposed secret Trilateral Commission grip on government and links European monetary moves to Carter’s China policy. It accuses Carter of bypassing Congress, warns of a $10 billion credit to Peking, and urges readers to contact their congressmen to reverse the December actions.
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America
Trilateral Commission
Commission
White House
European Monetary System
EMS
Carter
Taiwan
Red China
Europe
David Rockefeller
Trilaterals
U.S
China
Peking
Russia
Commodity Credit Corp
Truth about co-ops and antitrust review dominates final meeting
The National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures finished its final session on January 16 and sent recommendations to the White House. It urged tighter controls on mergers and marketing cooperatives, proposed reshaping enforcement, and questioned the tax-exempt status of cooperatives while noting their growing market share and industry influence.
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Carter
National Commission For the Review of Antitrust
White House
Greyhound
Armour
Swift
Esmark
Wilson
LTV
American Beef
General Electric
Film and TV shape memory of Nazi era in West Germany
The piece argues that broadcasts like Holocaust and Roots influence public opinion and schooling when textbooks lag. It notes high interest in revisiting unsolved war crimes, criticizes crammed curriculums, and warns against overreliance on docu drama to teach history without broader information channels.
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West Germany
United States
Napoleon
Hitler
Washington
Carter tax audit questioned over Jimmy Carters finances
An analysis questions the Carter family tax audit, noting discrepancies in investment credits and unaccounted funds from Bert Lance related loans. The piece urges the bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation to review 1973 to 1977 returns and workpapers to confirm audit adequacy and money trails.
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John Henderson
IRS
Atlanta
Carters
AOK
William Batastini
Jimmy Carter
Billy Carter
National Bank of Georgia
Comptroller of the Currency
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bert Lance
Carter
Los Angeles Times
Carter Farms Inc
Henderson
Myron Jolkovsky
Joint Committee On Taxation
Rep
al Ullman
Sen
Russell Long
Bernard Shapiro
Mark McConaghy
Drinking age debate rumbles as lawmakers revisit age rules
The piece argues that if Iowans can vote and marry at 18 they should be allowed to drink. It notes freshman Rep. Dale Hibbs of Iowa City pushing the Legislature to revisit the drinking age, risking another full debate at public expense.
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Joint Committee
Carter
Americans favor military coup in Iran over religious rule
A Harris ABC News survey of 1,498 adults finds 52 24 favor a military takeover in Iran to a government led by extreme Muslim religious leaders. Seventy percent fear oil cuts if extremists seize power, and 82 11 want Iran kept from Russian influence.
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Iran
ABC News- Harris
Israel
United States
Russia
Child reader from Cameron thanks paper and notes grandparents in Fort Smith
A nine year old from Cameron Oklahoma expresses enjoyment of the newspaper and mentions grandparents Mr and Mrs Claire Booth of Fort Smith Arkansas who save issues for the child. The note offers a quip about government as an art used to separate citizens from money.
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