Debates in Iowa Stir Little Hope for Voters
The piece argues that the Des Moines debates mainly serve party activists and candidates in a precursor to precinct caucuses and delegate selection, not ordinary voters. It notes Carter and Reagan avoid the event, hurting exposure for lesser-known contenders while promoting hardball politics over voter education.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Tribune
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Carter
Washington
Soviet strategy in Afghanistan hints at broader Asia aims
The analysis argues Moscow seeks to control Asia by leveraging Afghanistan to influence Iran and Pakistan while containing China. It links ethnic and religious tensions inside the USSR, oil access in the Persian Gulf, and Pakistan’s military readiness to US policy actions, urging Washington to align with China to deter Soviet expansion.
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Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Moscow
Asia
Republic of China
China
Pakistan
India
Southeast Asia
U.S
U.S.S.R
Mideast
Three Religions Repress Dissent On Rights And Faith
Roscoe Drummond notes a wave of disciplinary actions by three major religious bodies. Mormonism expels a woman over ERA advocacy, Conservative Judaism rejects a woman applicant for rabbinical training, and the Catholic Church bars Hans Kung from identifying as a Catholic theologian. The piece questions whether these moves curb civil rights and clash with rising tolerance for dissent.
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Washington
The
Jewish Theological Seminary of
New York
United States
Roman Catholic Church
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Hans Kung
West Germany
Tuebingen University
Conservative Judaism
When Should the Brain Take a Vacation
A reflective piece questions how often we truly use brainpower for important choices and suggests vacations may reveal how little we rely on high gear. It ponders daily decisions from coffee to shopping locally and compares trivial concerns to grand scientific feats.
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Joe
Polly
Literati vs philistines clash over school textbooks
A Time magazine feature spotlights Norma and Mel Gabler of Longview Texas leading protests against biased texts while major education groups defend professional standards. The debate pits public schools against parents and publishers amid concerns over definitions in dictionaries and defense spending in history texts.
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Time Magazine
Norma
Mel Gabler
Longview
Texas
Gablers
Cain
Community letters urge school board to defend holiday traditions
A reader laments the perceived erosion of Christmas carols and the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools and urges attendance at the January 14 Board of Education meeting. The letter also questions military medical exam standards and contemplates the draft, arguing for consistency and broader eligibility.
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Board of Education
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
GOP
Iran
Persian Gulf
Islamabad
Nuclear Club
Covett
Leave Tt
Roscoe Drummond
Salt Lake City
Vatican
Bonn
Mormon Church
Sonia Johnson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ERA
John Paul lI
Father King
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Miami Herald
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Herald
Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
Carl Kane
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
By James J. Kilpatrick
H.L. Mencken
National Education Association
American Association of School Administrators
National Council For the Social Studies
American Federation of Teachers
International Reading Association
American Heritage Dictionary
Defense Department
Richard Carroll
Allyn and Bacon
Carroll
West Virginia
Allyn
Bacon
Universal Press Syndicate
Christian Parents For Heritage Preservation
Minnesota
U.S. Armed Forces
Navy
Fort Des Moines
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