Iowa Governor outlines 23 point state program goals
Governor Ray unveils an ambitious twenty three point program with aims to aid the elderly, tackle property tax issues, and support balanced education while promising possible funding without tax increases. He notes eight items likely need unspecified outlays, four may save money, and eight require little funding. Funding plans to be explained in the January twenty fifth budget message.
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Ray
Iowa
State Department of Transportation
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Tracis
Right to Die Debate Grows in Hospitals and Society
The American Hospital Association backs patients’ right to reject treatment and choose death, aligning with broader moves toward humane end of life care. Critics fear involuntary euthanasia. supporters argue the decision must rest with individuals and families, not the state, with minimal outside involvement.
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American Hospital Association
Board of Trustees
Hospital Association
U.S. Senate
Special Committee On Aging
Focus
Office of Public Affairs
Lutheran Council
U.S.A
Nixonites Revenge Purging Buckley from Firing Line
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Buckley’s Firing Line cancellation by CPB stems from White House anger over his anti-Nixon China policy and a January 1972 program. They say the purge targets conservative voices, aided by Peter Flanigan’s opposition, sealing Buckley’s fate despite internal rationales.
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Ashington
William F. Buckley
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
CPB
Buckley
White House
Nixon
Sen
James Buckley
New York
Peter Flanigan
Ohio
John Ashbrook
Public Broadcasting
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Racial Understanding Gap Narrowing Highlights Survey
Louis Harris reports in nine of twelve life areas more Americans see blacks as discriminated against today than in 1969. Whites acknowledge discrimination more than blacks four years after, while blacks feel gains reducing bias. If trends continue, 1973 could ease racial tension.
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Harris
America
Chicago Tribune
New York News
Sale Point
Enya
Dhe
Ee Woor
Aera
Speed limit hike sparks resident protest on Oakland road
Letter writer argues 35 mph residential limits endanger pedestrians and children, cites stopping distances, recalls Oakland road history since 1921, and urges turnout at the next city council meeting. Also includes unrelated musings on evolution and a separate public notice about WIN program funding and training duration requests from Linn County advisory committee chair Jani Evans.
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Oakland Road
Iowa
First Avenue
Daniels Park
Old Marion Road
Oakland
Darwin and the Rabbi debate man as animal in letters
In a Jan 9 letter, Frank Snider cites Darwin asserting man is merely another animal. The Rabbi replies questioning why man is the only animal to produce a Darwin, framing the exchange as a thoughtful challenge without presenting a problem to be solved.
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Frank Snider
Darwin
Linn County Social Services Advisory Committee Voices On WIN Program
The Linn County Social Services Advisory Committee, formed under the amended Social Security Act of 1967, reported at its last meeting concerns about the Talmadge amendments affecting the WIN program. It opposed the mandatory registration requirement and noted past experience with voluntary registration in Iowa.
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Iowa
WIN
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Departments of Social Services
Department of Labor
HEW
Jani Evans
Linn County Social Services Advisory Committee
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Eighth Avenue SE
War's Brutal Politics Examined U S Dilemma By C L Sulzberger
An analysis argues the 1968 Tet offensive and the 1972 Hanoi Haiphong bombing shifted war aims more by psychology and politics than by military power. It notes Tet’s battlefield losses but Nixon’s raids also backfired politically, fueling antiwar sentiment and comparisons to Nazi terror. North Vietnamese casualties are cited, with historic Allied bombings' death tolls as context.
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Daris
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hue
Saigon
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
America
Paris
Hitler
Dresden
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
US faces grim choice as war drags on and powers clash
The piece argues the United States seeks an end to the war but faces a harsh fork: accept an undesirable compromise or pursue a riskier fall-back. It criticizes North Vietnamese tactics and notes Western press disparities while warning of limited public will to use overwhelming military power. New York Times Service
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Mr. Snider
U.S
Washington
Saigon
United States
Thieu
New York Times
Letters Policy for The Gazette Editorial Page
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters addressing issues or events rather than personalities. Keep to one main topic for best readership. Limit about 400 words. one letter per writer per month. letters may be shortened. no anonymous publication. include name address signature and telephone number for verification.
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