Misjudgment in Briney case sparks Iowa justice debate
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a $30,000 jury award to a man who broke into a vacant house, shot himself with a booby trap gun, and sued the owner. It also approved $10,000 punitive damages against the Binney couple and $20,000 for injuries to the intruder, prompting critique of Iowa self defense and property protection laws and a decision to reject tougher legislation.
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OWA
State Supreme Court
Iowa
Supreme Court
Biiney
Critics rail at education in budget battle
The Lisbon Democrat quotes Rep. Richard Radl accusing public schools of creating jobs and duplicating services. He urges voters to reject bond proposals until spending policies change, while critics argue consolidation and state action are needed to reduce districts and streamline operations.
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Richard Radl
Radl
Lisbon Democrat
Iowa
Defiance on the Rise Army Malcontents
In a revealing report, Jack Anderson describes a U S Army torn by rebellion from privates to generals. Dissent spreads at bases nationwide as long hair beads and peace medallions appear, GI coffeehouses rise, division councils form, and currrent orders face defiance amid drug abuse racial tensions and threats of violence.
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Ashington
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Ft. Hood
Texas
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Coun
Cils
Army
Ft. Hoad
Ft. Head
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
New York City
Korea
Bavaria
Marshall Garth
James Earl Hobson
Beill-McClure Syndicate
Arts Science Link Up Weakens Russia
C L Sulzberger argues that the Soviet Union’s real weakness lies not in minority disaffection or dissidents but in its ability to suppress them without harming state function or foreign policy. He warns the system can curb dissent through steady disapproval and targeted repression.
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Russia
Aris
Solzhenitsyn
Rostropovich
Soviet scientists clash with ideology over freedom of thought
The text notes long-standing Soviet tension between science and state ideology. It highlights dissidents Sakharov Kapitsa and Landau opposing fixed ideological control, warning that intellectual freedom in science and arts is essential for sustained power, citing Lysenkoism and Khrushchev era shifts.
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Ussr
Lenin
Archimedes
Lysenko
Khrushchev
Solzhenitsyn
Brezhnev
Zhores Medvedev
Medvedev
Andrei Sakharov
Piotr Kapitsa
Lev Landau
Kapitsa
Democratic gubernatorial critique during 1968 campaign in Iowa
The letter from Paul Franzenburg of Ames challenges Governor Ray's fiscal management citing use of road funds and reduced surtax credits, contrasting with Hughes era surpluses. He cites the January budget, calls for accountability, and critiques spending and debt shifts amid national economic slowdowns. The piece also includes readers reacting to political actions and a theatre review, plus arguments on abortion and science policy contexts.
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Ray
Mr. Ray
General Assembly
Treasury
Nixon
Robert Ray
Hughes
Iowa
Paul Franzenburg Ames
Cedar Rapids Theater Delivers Exceptional Saturday Show
A Cedar Rapids Community Theater member praises a recent Saturday performance dated January 31 for its engaging one and a half hour runtime and strong entertainment value for both participants and viewers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa House considers ballot marking bill in 1961
In 1961 Rep Tom Riley and Rep David Stanley prepared a bill to let voters mark ballots with checks or crosses to cut spoiled ballots. Tama County schools set Feb 21 for a Traer Clutter district reorganization special election. Cedar Rapids backed an anti gambling bill for Iowa debate and Governor Beardsley warned Little Hoover bills could weaken state finances and aid. Price ceilings were removed from sugar and raw farm products. Linn County safety group approved a no left turn proposal for Second Street Intersections. Iowa House sent a bill to empower the state Supreme Court.
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Iowa House
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
David M. Stanley
Muscatine
Tama County
Supt. of
Ernest P. Simons
Traer- Clutter
Iowa
Des Moines
Beardsley
Little Hoover Committee
Roosevelt cites war delay fears and Pacific entry stance
In remarks recalling past decades, President Roosevelt said war delays in the Pacific would not force curtailment of war supply deliveries to Britain, but he believed the United States risk of entering such a war remained small. He noted no current danger of a Pacific conflict affecting Allied aid.
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Mark Emmons
Mark Twain
Mark
Dorothy S. Carey
Cottage Grove Avenue
Roosevelt
U.S
Pacific
Britain
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