Voters weigh $1 million bond for Squaw Creek lake plans
A Linn County bond proposal to create a lake in Squaw Creek Park next May hinges on voters recalling 1965 support for a $1 million park program. While the public expected a dam and lake, officials say funding gaps and higher costs halted construction, making future approval require tough campaigning and clear accounting.
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Linn County
Squaw Creek Park
Squaw Creek
Pinicon Ridge
Linn County Conservation Board
Wapsipinicon River
Central City
Pinicon Ridge Park
Iowa utilities dodge moratorium with 20 degree rule
Iowa Commerce Commission chose a partial plan avoiding a winter moratorium by saying power may not be shut off if the next two days forecast temperatures stay below 20 degrees. The rule drew mixed reaction from activists and utilities, with calls to widen protections and provide financial help to delinquent customers.
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Iowa
Commerce Commission
Commission
Feds
Federal Weather Service
Community Action Research Group
Bird watching as cure for party talk
An essay-narrative urges abandoning politics sport and religion talk at cocktail parties for birding. It recalls humorous anecdotes of birdwatchers observing tanagers, mergansers, ruffed grouse, eagles, and feeders, praising birding as engaging, sociable and revitalizing amid dull chatter.
SALT talks show limits. spending still drives inflation
The piece argues that any SALT accord won't cut nuclear stockpiles or delivery systems but is valuable to prevent a broader arms race and inflation. It credits Carter and Vance for negotiations while warning that U.S. military outlays, about 160 billion dollars this year and near 200 billion in 1980, must be restrained. It urges translating any SALT deal into real government savings and rethinking military spending as security.
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Carter
Cyrus Vance
Jimmy Carter
Pentagon
Abortion Clinic Practices Questioned Over Safety Concerns
Letters highlight concerns about abortion clinics and profit motives affecting women’s health. The author urges readers to consider safety and ethical implications while engaging in public discourse.
Nonprofit Cedar Rapids Clinic Urges Dignified Care for Abortion Services
In a letter to the editor Cindy J. Dvorak and Martha E. Ferring of Cedar Rapids Clinic for Women emphasize a patient centered approach. They describe a welcoming, home like atmosphere and a patient advocate during procedures. They urge the community to demand dignified treatment in all medical services as the anniversary of the Supreme Court abortion decision nears.
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Supreme Court
Cindy J. Dvorak
Martha E. Ferring
Cedar Rapids Clinic For Women
16Th Ave
Courts too liberal in paroled offenders and plea deals
A reader criticizes liberal trends in the U S court system arguing parole boards overestimate rehabilitation. They cite four Iowa cases of sex murderers and contend therapy during prison leaves victims and society without adequate protection, calling for reevaluation of rights and safety.
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Iowa
America
Mockery over China card cartoon quoted in Gazette
A reader protests the December 26 Gazette editorial cartoon showing the president in nudity except for a sock. The letter calls the illustration repulsive debasing and unworthy humor or intelligence and urges removal.
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The
Gazette
United States
Carter
Truth and travel blur in wartime commentary
InterOcean Press Syndicate notes that travel broadens the mind while poking fun at fattening effects from time away. The piece argues people choose correctly in troubled times, citing Election Day as an example and reflecting on winners and losers.
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John Robertson
Squaw Creek Lake
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Housing and Home Finance Agency
No Lake
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CHE
Smith College
Richard O. Shirk
Oelwein
Shirk Oil Co
Iowa Library Commission
Latoly Agencies
Ogden Nash
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Siberia
Cape Cod
New
FBI
Mr. Hoover
Helen Ferris
Anne Folsom
Soviet Union
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
By Cor! Riblet Jr
InterOcean Press Syndicate
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