Iowa Eyes New History Museum Amid Budget Probes
A Cedar Rapids architectural study values a new five story Iowa History Museum at 13 million dollars, while the Legislature may debate funding as the current, nearly 80 year old building lacks critical climate controls. The piece outlines questions of archives, library, and museum housing and compares Iowa's funding to Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Nebraska.
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Illinois
Treaty end run urged in critique of Goldwater suit
Washington experts say the president may terminate treaties without Senate action. A memo notes 12 prior unilateral terminations and cites Roosevelt Kennedy Johnson as precedent, while stressing Taiwan pact Article 10 allows termination after one year’s notice.
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Barry Goldwater
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Taiwan
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Vance
James Madison
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Hansell
Franklin D. Roosevelt
McKinley
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Italy
Japan
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Goldwater
Fidel Castro
Congressional
Europe
Kennedy
Goldwater Warns Carter Over Taiwan Treaty Abrogation
Washington On May 18 1978 Senator Barry Goldwater published a Heritage Foundation monograph arguing President Carter cannot unilaterally abrogate the 1954 Taiwan treaty. He cites presidential precedents requiring Senate or congressional approval and warns impeachment if the constitutional process is bypassed.
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Taiwan
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John Adams
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Pastimes reflect soft life by Louis Harris
The Harris Survey finds top leisure activity is eating with 54 percent reporting frequent eating. Watching TV 41 percent, listening to the radio 40 percent, reading 39 percent, listening to music at home 39 percent. Several activities require little exertion, reflecting a late 1970s affluent, tech oriented society.
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ABC News-Harris
HEWs Turnaround on Six-Player Girls Basketball in Iowa
HEW Secretary Califano reverses plan to label six player girls basketball as discriminatory. States may keep split court play if their athletic programs are non discriminatory. Iowa schools likely to resist rapid change while reformers push for five player full court play nationwide.
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HEW
Debunking Claims on Farmer Share of Food Dollar
Letter writers challenge a Dec. 15 Angle and Walters column, disputing the asserted 31 cent farmer share of the 1977 food dollar and distinguishing receipts from net profit. The writer cites a May 15, 1978 U.S. News & World Report letter to support the critique.
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U.S. News & World Report
Meat trade middlemen blamed for high prices in letter
A reader argues that 1977 farm profits were tiny while packing-house profits ran about one-eighth of a cent per pound and food-store profits under 1 cent per dollar. If animals and processed meat sold at true cost, retail meat prices would fall, exposing the real middlemen in transport, processing, and selling.
Caring for aged lonely hearts in society
A speaker splits loneliness into four groups elderly widows widowers singles and the old urging understanding respect and kindness toward seniors. They argue aging does not erase wisdom and small acts like a smile or kind word can show care and keep elders connected to society and love.
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