Retrenchment in Assassination Probe Promised
The House Select Committee on Assassinations contemplates shrinking the Kennedy and King investigations to King only with a smaller staff and budget. The Justice Department report on the FBI King case found no solid evidence implicating others, while imperfections in King’s murder case and Oswald’s motives remain unresolved.
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House Select Committee On
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Henry Gonzalez
Texas
Richard A. Sprague
Justice Department
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Martin Luther King
Insurance’s paradox on treatment costs and private centers
The letter argues insurance firms push prevention yet fund costly hospital wards for alcoholism while accredited private centers offer cheaper, equally effective care. It cites Iowa usage and costs, noting $12,000 daily for 150 in treatment versus $2,400 for a hospital 30-day program and $1,600 at private centers, urging reconsideration of policyholder burdens. It also mentions animal behavior observations at Bever Park as context for skeptical views on facility quality and care.
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Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Iowa
G. Benesh
Forum
Bever Park
Editor Letter Urges Humane Zoo Upgrade or Closure
Prather urges city officials to confront the failing zoo conditions with prompt action. He proposes a scaled-down, humane facility for animals that can be properly housed and shown, or else a zoo closing to avoid a disservice to taxpayers and the animals' cruel fate.
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Prather
Iowa Prison Population Study Sparks Budget Fight
Dave Dowell of the Iowa Coalition criticizes the Iowa Department of Social Services for overcrowding claims and urges a reevaluation. Frank Zimling of the University of Chicago evaluates the DSS study and questions the basis for building a new $20 million prison.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Frank Zimling
University of Chicago
Center For Criminal Justice Studies
Advisory Commission On Corrections Relief
Iowa General Assembly
Dave Dowell
Iowa Coalition For
Vance Defends Chrome Repeal Amid Rhodesia Ties
Secretary Vance argues repeal serves U S interests and poses no strategic or economic harm while noting global attention on U S action. He cites a growing trade with Rhodesia’s black-ruled neighbors and a four year chrome stockpile to meet defense needs for decades.
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Vance
State Department
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Draft evasion pardon faces mixed public verdict
Louis Harris surveys 1,466 adults finding a 46 percent opposition to Carter’s draft evaders pardon and a 52 percent negative rating on his handling. Amnestylike options draw wan support, while opposition grows since 1974 as views split on guilt and punishment.
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Carter
Vietnam
Business ethics rise? executives doubt honesty rise
A Harvard Business Review survey reports that 42 percent of executives would refuse a bribe regardless of consequences, while only nine percent of the average executive would. Brenner and Molander compare 1227 business officials with a 1961 study, finding shifts toward social considerations and customer interests over stockholder primacy.
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Harvard Business Review
Nader
Steven N. Brenner
Earl A. Molander
Portland State University
Brenner
Molander
U.S. Pro: Repeal of Rhodesian Chrome Ban Grows
Congressional Quarterly reports growing momentum in Congress to repeal the 1971 Rhodesian chrome import ban. Key supporters cite U.S. stature and majority rule in Rhodesia, while industry notes lower chrome ore quality from other sources. Committees plan hearings and a potential Senate vote by late February and March.
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Cyrus R. Vance
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E.F. Andrews
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Andrew Young
Chrome imports and Rhodesia freedom debate linger
The Gazette argues congressional action on chrome from Rhodesia changes little as the regime shifts to black majority rule within two years. It notes other chrome suppliers are not fully free and questions whether freer trade would follow Rhodesia’s transition, warning of hypocrisy if freedom rhetoric outweighs policy.
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Rhodesia
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Vietnam
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South Africa
Brazil
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Angola
Malawi
Uganda
Chrome ore policy battle over Rhodesia impact on steel
The steel industry disputes the Byrd amendment repeal, noting no US chromite mined since 1961 and reliance on foreign ore. Proponents warn cutting Rhodesia chrome may raise stainless steel prices and inflation, while opponents point to US imports from the Soviet Union and sanctions history.
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