Snow Dumping on Rivers Faces Legal and Environmental Debate
The Gazette urges cleaner air and waterways while weighing snow dumping into Iowa rivers. Proponents cite shorter routes and lower costs, while critics warn of pollution and legal violations. Water tests and evidence are urged to justify any ban or continuation of the practice.
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Nyone
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Waterloo
Iowa City
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Water Pollution Control Commission
State Attorney General
Conservation Commission
Youth vote could swing 1972 election, Harris finds
Louis Harris reports 18 to 20 year olds show distinct views from older voters on Vietnam, environment, poverty, and civil rights. About half remain uncommitted, with Democrats leading among those with party ties, while Nixon and Agnew face weak support from the youthful cohort.
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Harris
Middle America
U.S
Vietnam
Russia
Nixon
Agnew
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Mr. Nixon
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
Birth Concern: A Call to the Editor on Life and Phone a Life
A reader argues against the right to life committee and its Phone a Life project, asserting life begins at birth and requiring parental readiness. They criticize population control, emphasize humane upbringing, and warn of illegitimacy stigma and taxpayer burdens. The piece frames life as abundant when nurtured by loving, responsible parents.
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Borlaug
John Schimel
Jesus
Toughening Up on Air Pollution Controls Across Cities and Nation
The piece details Baltimore banning visible emissions with a four minute startup limit and New York weighing a code to let the city install controls and bill violators. It notes a federal bill raising penalties and allowing pollution monitors and civil actions, with broader environmental gains anticipated nationwide and globally.
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Baltimore
New York
Environment Protection Administration
New Warnings Go Beyond Agreement in Viet Nam
James Reston explains the misinterpretation of understanding between U S officials and Vietnam foes after the October 1968 pause. No formal understanding existed. the U S unilaterally paused bombing and set conditions. Nixon later articulated a new understanding linking de escalation to enemy infiltration and potential bombing of key military sites.
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Ashington
United States
Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Paris
South Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
U.S
Washington
North
Nixon
Iowa City Park Bridge Opens in 1961 $303000 Project
The city opened a new bridge funded at $303000. In Strawberry Point the town council accepted a bid of $6584 to furnish mercury vapor lamps replacing 30 downtown units. Also noted was a fire at Oelwein airport office caused by faulty wiring and MET professor Max Millikan proposing a Kennedy era peace corps.
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Iowa City
Strawberry Point
Oelwein
Max Millikan
Center of International Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Conservation 1951 Commission
Iowa
Clayton County Farm Bureau
East Bridge Street
Elkader
Des Moines
Supreme Court Decision Shifts Flood Control Dam Jurisdiction
The piece discusses a 1960s Supreme Court ruling removing Moscow Coralville and Des Moines dam projects from Iowa executive council oversight and placing flood control streams under War Department control. It contrasts President Johnson’s new bombing stance in Vietnam with earlier understandings, noting his unilateral policy to bomb before DMZ incursions. New York Times Service.
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Wilson
U.S. Supreme Court
Moscow
Coralville
Des Moines
Iowa State Executive Council
War Department
Social tact at ISU: traveler encourages company presence
Iowa State Traveler highlights social tact as a way to make a visiting company feel welcome on campus and in local events, reflecting the institution's emphasis on hospitality and engagement with industry partners.
Linn-Mar teachers urge protecting education from budget cuts
Linn-Mar educators warn that cutting 185000 from the 1970-71 budget could impair student learning. They urge patrons to pressure the school board, meeting January 7 at 7 30 p m at the junior high, to seek non damaging solutions and keep the program strong for the district’s students.
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Linn-Mar
Board of Education
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U.s.-Russia
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
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Reese's
the People's Forum
By James Reston
Magia Pass
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Reston
Bever Park
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
New York Times Service
George Clark
Charles
Iowa State Traveler
Linn-Mar Schools
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