Iowa Guard Scholarship Proposal Draws Tepid Response
A joint Senate House subcommittee in Iowa showed little enthusiasm for a proposal to fund College scholarships for new National Guard enlistees. The plan would allocate up to 5000 each year for four years to Iowa students who stay in state and attend an Iowa college or university.
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Iowa National Guard
Senate House
Air National Guard
Iowa
National
National Guard
Democrats urged to fill year-old citizens' aide vacancy
Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu accuses Democrats of delaying the Mayer vacancy since January 20 1977. The post, left unfilled for a year, remains under the Legislative Council amid shifting screening and reopening of candidates as political sparring continues between House and Senate Democrats and Governor Ray.
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Ray
Arthur Neu
Tom Mayer
Citizens
Neu
Mayer
Demos
House Democrats
Senate Democrats
Iowa House Debates Equal Rights Amendment
A letter argues against the state Equal Rights Amendment, contending it is a fraud and unnecessary since existing federal acts already secure equal opportunities. The writer cites defense riders defeated by the U S Senate as proof the ERA would diminish protections for women and threaten civil rights.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
U.S. Senate
Women deny unemployment in Pennsylvania over lifting limits
The article notes four Pennsylvania women were denied unemployment compensation for refusing jobs requiring lifting up to 125 pounds for eight hours daily. It urges readers in Iowa to write to legislators and protest ERA passage and spread the facts.
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Pennsylvania
Iowa
Making the most of your winter vacation
The Gazette discusses popular winter destinations for Iowans and explains travel agencies services and income sources. It argues the article informs the public and commends thoughtful, accurate coverage of the travel industry.
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Lynda Halbert
the Gazette
Whitewash at top in Marston case clouds justice
The column condemns the Shaheen report exonerating the attorney general and the president over the Marston case and Eilberg Flood investigations. It argues the DOJ top officials avoided a real probe, calls for a Senate Judiciary Committee move, and questions who signed the immunity for Stephen Elko.
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Marston
Department of Justice
Carter
Solicitor General of
United States
Moore
Eilberg-Flood
White House
Joshua Eilberg
U.S
Philadelphia
Eilberg
Daniel Flood
Stephen Elko
Flood
Desertification and Union Suit Talk
A column discusses the word desertification and its impact on the root desert, noting possible slip to desertific. It also debunks a link between union and the Civil War, explaining the term refers to a one piece underwear garment, the union suit, patented in 1893 and still sold in some stores.
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John Ciardi
Saturday Review
Stop regionalism and the Nixon regional plan
The author argues the U S Constitution protects branches from overreach and condemns land use by executive action. They claim Senate Land Use Bill 268 failed in Congress but appeared as a Federal Register EPA order, sidelining Congress. They cite Nixon era regionalization with executive orders reshaping states and regions.
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Missouri
South Dakota
Indiana
U.S
United States Senate
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Tim” Baker
Baltimore
Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
Vin ton Sanitation Dept. responds to shutdown details
H S Gates, superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Sanitation Department, explains that the department closed Friday Jan 13 for the office manager's funeral but worked Saturday Jan 14 at straight time to restore routes and maintain service. Mayor Canney continues to head the department.
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Vinton
Canney
Cedar Rapids
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