Court rules Arkansas creationism ban stands against teaching
Federal Judge William Overton ruled against forced creationism in public schools, deeming it religion not science. He warned lawmakers in other states not to pursue similar mandates, citing the Constitution’s ban on religious instruction in schools and favoring evolution backed by extensive scientific evidence.
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U.S
Arkansas
Little Rock
William Overton
Earth
Overton
United States Supreme Court
Safety net reform would treat food stamps as income for rent subsidies
Housing officials propose counting food stamp allotments as real income to save 400 million annually. The change would raise rent for some low income families, reducing funds for essentials and worsening poverty. Critics argue it undermines relief goals and nutritional needs while facing political resistance in Congress.
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Uncle Sam
White House
Congress
Reagan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
West and East collide over labor in Soviet bloc trade
A critique argues West Germany’s $10 billion in trade with socialist states hinges on labor coercion. It claims state controlled unions, forced labor, and slave labor underpins cheaper goods and favorable terms for capital and state planners. The piece warns of a Servile State outcome if East and West converge.
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West Germany
Socialist Bloc
Poland
Jaruzelski
Solidarity
Helmut Schmidt
Hilaire Belloc
Make media accountable and Wise energy tips clash on heating
Reader letter urging John OBrien to win a top award for Outlooks column decries sensationalism in American media and unnamed sources. It also surveys home heating options from wood to electric heat and warns against unvented kerosene heaters and rising fuel prices while praising Channel 9 REACT for responsible information.
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John O'Brien
Australia
Energy saving tips and a rebuke of Soviet-era policy
The text urges practical insulation ideas for windows and doors to cut heat loss and conserve energy, then shifts to praise for Hawkeye REACT volunteers and their Channel 9 emergency role. It ends with a political polemic accusing U.S. policy makers of propagandizing to favor China and the Soviet Union, warning of checkmate by fraud in Washington.
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Hawkeye React
Channel 9
Soviet Union
Washington, D.C
America
Grammar on the Air: Singular Verbs with Each and Everyone
A reader forwards examples of faulty subject verb agreement on radio and TV. The piece notes that phrases like each of the nine model homes are designed wrongly and everyone gets their favorite misuses they or their with singular subjects.
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
the Gazette
Joseph Sobran
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Chrysler
State Department
REACT
First React
Cedar Rapids Police
Linn County Sheriff
Highway Patrol
The
Federal Communications Commission
Red
China
Pavlov
Chung King, Inc
Carl Kane
Radio-Tv
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