Cedar Rapids approves 15 million floodproof mall plan
The Iowa Resources Council clears Cedar Rapids Second Street SE mall enclosure over flood plain concerns. New river works, openable dam, upstream dikes and bridges reduce 100 year flood risk to about 87000 cfs, enabling downtown development with flood resistance in mind.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Street
Iowa Natural Resources Council
The
Cedar
the Resources Agency
Execution delay shapes capital punishment debate in 1970s states
The death penalty pause after Gary Gilmore's Utah execution leaves state abolition and restoration efforts in flux. The ACLU notes many on Florida death row near exhausting appeals, while Iowa remains anti death penalty, and Nebraska debates abolishing it. Legislative interest varies across states as bills stall or fail.
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Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah
United States
Supreme Court
ACLU
Florida
Iowa
Gilmore
Nebraska
Letter on postal delays and missing Christmas cards
A reader laments slow mail service delaying 90 Christmas cards sent December 12 and questions future rate hikes. They suggest personal delivery and phone checks, urging better service before higher costs and noting the letter was delivered to The Gazette.
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Marion
Gazette
Opposing Vaccine Law Sparks Letters and Criticism
Readers attack a proposed vaccination law linking vaccines to autoimmune issues and genetic changes, citing university studies and quotes from medical professionals. They accuse lawmakers of delay, defend personal bodily rights, and recount dangerous driving critiques toward a Gazette editor's winter driving account.
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Gazette
Kevin Kane
REACT thanks four wheel drive volunteers on New Year Eve
Area 10 REACT Cedar Rapids extends gratitude to Benton County and other teams for assisting stranded motorists on country roads. Members logged 17 hours on Channel 9 and hope to staff it 24 hours. A REACT meeting is set for Sunday January 8 at 401 29th St NW Cedar Rapids.
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Hawkeye React
Benton County
REACT
Channel 9
29Th St
Area 10 React
Cedar Rapids
Parklike Predictions Stirring 1979 Washington Mayoral Race
A satirical forecast links Tongsun Park to a Washington mayoral bid and Park Academy for Mysterious Inscrutab les. The piece jokes about Park's honorary citizenship and a light note on a Korea money scandal affecting lawmakers.
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Park
Washington
Park Academy
Walking around money fuels election day gains and abuses
The article documents widespread use of cash and perks in U S campaigns before elections, detailing payments to precinct leaders and clubs, sometimes for outright vote buying. It cites New Jersey’s Regular Democratic Organization’s 1972 cash disbursements and Maryland’s 1976 case involving payments to neighborhood clubs for Sarbanes campaigns, criticizing lax FEC actions.
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Washington
Hudson County
N.J
New Jersey
Bruce Bradley
Maryland
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Baltimore
Paul Sarbanes
D-Md
Immunization Debate Seeks Public Right to Know
The text accuses news media and officials of bias in promoting compulsory immunization. It argues fear and censorship hinder disclosure of vaccine risks and questions vaccine as a universal cure. It calls for public access to information and informed consent.
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Iowa Health Department
Word games and doublespeak noted in brief column
Theodore M. Bernstein surveys misuse of better and rising acronyms, naming examples like ACE and PUFF. The piece cites a National Council of Teachers of English Doublespeak Award given to the Pentagon and ERDA for calling the neutron bomb a radiation enhancement weapon.
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Theodore M. Bernstein
Helen Bagby
Bridgeton
Maine
National Council of Teachers of English
Pentagon
Energy Research and Development Administration
Council
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