Iowa weighs dropping Amtrak west routes amid funding cuts
Iowa officials urge reconsideration of western Amtrak routes as federal cuts loom. They argue Zephyr service lacks merit outside dense eastern corridors and advocate studying replacement routes, noting seven years of losses and a $30 million yearly debt, with 1980 fading memory and few mourners.
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Iowa
Amtrak
State Department of Transportation
Semipublic Railroad Corporation
DOT
San Francisco
Florida court upholds right to end life with ALS
A 73-year-old ALS patient Abe Perlmutter in Florida won a court battle affirming the right to stop life sustaining care. The decision held that terminating extraordinary life support is not homicide but an exercise of privacy. The state plans appeal.
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Florida
Abe Perlmutter
Lou Gehrig
John Ferris
Viguerie Fundraiser Silent On Crane Presidential Bid Notes
Washington reports disclose at least three strategy meetings for Rep. Philip Crane's Republican presidential bid held at Richard Viguerie's Virginia headquarters. Crane is Viguerie's preferred candidate regardless of Ronald Reagan's plans, though Viguerie's independence may complicate primaries. Viguerie has resumed a no comment stance on his campaign involvement.
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Washington
Philip Crane
Illinois
Virginia
Richard Viguerie
Crane
Viguerie
Ronald Reagan
William Rhatian
Public support for ERA climbs to 55 percent
The Harris Survey of 1,500 adults shows ERA backing rising to 55 percent, up from 51 percent in January, with a shift in perception of ERA advocates. Voters favor extending the ratification deadline by seven years, with women supporting it 61 percent and conservatives split 49-49. Regions nationwide show broad approval, led by the East and West over 60 percent.
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Harris
Congress
ERA
East
West
Midwest
South
Transition bringing alcohol and sun
Norman Cousins argues that amid an oil glut the long term energy challenge remains. He notes Carter's warning of depletion and urges reducing dependence on imports, expanding solar and ethanol from grain, wood waste, and garbage, and building cooperative agriculture for a post oil era.
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Carter
Citizens critique utility charges and propaganda
A reader objects to paying for a special notice about Duane Arnold's monument repairs near Palo and criticizes utility pricing during the coal strike. The letter calls for rate commission scrutiny and suggests a credit system for utilities, with penalties for companies that overdraw from the system.
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Duane Arnold
Palo
Rate Commission
Editor notes on road danger and bicycle path mislabeling
A reader argues the middle of the road stripe is not a bicycle path and urges motorists to use headlights after sundown. The incident at 9 20 p m involved a cyclist with a dead battery, nearby drivers nearly hitting him, and a car that struck him after a curve failed to catch him in time. The driver seeks charges for vehicle damage, while the cyclist is blamed for the accident.
Farewell to Father Pepper at St. Joseph's parish
Letter from Linn County resident thanks Father Pepper for service at St. Joseph's Mar ion, notes his transfer to Waverly and Shell Rock and welcomes Father Keith Birch as new pastor. Also praises a compassionate police officer for assisting a child after a July 7 sidewalk accident. The writer signs as Mr and Mrs Donald Alatalo.
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Father Pepper
St. Joseph's
Waverly
Shell Rock
St. Joe’s
Keith Birch
Letter questions cyclist’s lane in Ossian highway crash
July 3 letter from Manchester questions the justice of a cyclist being hit near Ossian on a highway. The writer ponders whether the cyclist was riding in his own lane or in the road’s middle, hinting at blame and language from England.
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Manchester
Justice
Ossian
England
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IDOT
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Don Gardner
Cedar Rapids
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Gardner
Fort Lauderdale
Perl
Mutter
Perlmutter
Guerie
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Louis Harris
Harris Survey
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
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Middle East
Electric
America
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Linn County Care Facility
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