Editorial Acknowledges News Blackouts Win and Lose
The piece argues news blackouts during military action hurt the public and rely on presidential timing. It cites Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and Roosevelt as examples, contending journalists should report what they see but await clearance when necessary. It questions public readiness for administration controlled war news.
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Vietnam
Taylor
New York Times
Gen. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Andropov
Justice, Milk and White Memory Sparks San Francisco Vigil
Remembered for the 1978 Moscone Milk killings the case sparked protests led by LGBT activists. Dan White served five years for voluntary manslaughter and was freed on time served prompting renewed candlelight marches each November 27 in San Francisco.
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San Francisco Area
Dan White
White
San Francisco
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
Letters praise Iowa Hawkeyes and critique materialism at Christmas
A reader responds to a Dec. 26 letter defending social status toys, praising Iowa fans at the Gator Bowl, condemning price gouging and class division from branded dolls, and urging focus on children's values and helping others rather than material possessions.
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Iowa Hawkeyes
America
Florida
Florida Gators
Iowa
Midwest
Georgia
Small Schools Advantage in Education Compared to City Systems
A reader argues that small schools offer better education and safety than large urban systems. The letter cites Midland Community High School as an example of safer, livelier classes with more opportunities and contrasts it with metropolitan schools. The writer asks for cat-sitting help for Benson during a six week absence.
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Milk
Midland Community High School
Loftus
Branstad weighs raising Iowa drinking age to 21
The speaker notes Gov. Terry Branstad is considering increasing Iowa's drinking age from 19 to 21 to fund transportation. He questions why an 18 year old can vote, register for the draft, and become an adult but cannot legally buy alcohol.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Transportation Department
Consistency in Hyphen Use Shifts Across Publications
The piece discusses evolving hyphen rules in English, noting examples like monthlong and yearend. It cites dictionaries with varying preferences and highlights how compounds transition from two words to hyphenated forms and then to closed forms.
Secret wars past haunt current U S intelligence ethics
Flora Lewis surveys declassified and rumored postwar operations showing Nazi fugitives sheltered by the United States and covert networks used to fight communism. She flags Justice Department probes, GAO reviews, and calls for accountability to curb secrecy and lawbreaking in national security.
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Sol Littman
Canada
U.S
Office of Policy Coordination
Europe
Central America
Congressional Oversight Committee
Ryan
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