Moscow lines up politique for Gorbachev visit
Viktor Karpov outlines Soviet stance on arms cuts and perestroika amid East West talks. He backs NATO endorsed restraints and two year timeline for demobilization and jobs for discharged officers. Poland, Germany and Berlin Wall issues feature in steady Moscow outlook.
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New York Times
Koop backs lower blood alcohol limit to cut drunk driving
Editorial cites C Everett Koop urging states to drop the legal drunkenness threshold from .10 to .04 by 2000. Advocates like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and AMA push the plan while law enforcement doubts its detectability. NAS study due in eight months to assess feasibility and impact on fatalities.
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Sitseri
C. Everett Koop
America
American College of Emergency Physicians
Mothers Against Drunk
The
American Medical Association
National Academy of Sciences
Iowa
Iowa DOT backs off idea to revoke teens licenses
Iowa DOT would not pursue a plan to revoke driving privileges for high school dropouts. Chairman Austin Turner cited West Virginia as a model to leave alone. The proposal sparked debate on keeping kids in school versus road safety and licensing issues.
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Iowa
Austin Turner
DOT Commission
West Virginia
NASA admits potential defects in shuttle booster bolts
A 1980s disclosure suggests bolts on space shuttle Discovery Atlantis and Challenger boosters may have been defective or weakened. NASA officials say no flights were endangered, and bolts will continue to be used while suppliers face investigations, as fasteners lie in noncritical areas with backups.
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Challenger
Letter to the Gazette on religion and the First Amendment
In a letters page column a reader argues Michael Davis misconstrues the founding era over prayer and school Bible use. The letter defends the First Amendment as compatible with religion in public life and criticizes the ACLU and secular misreadings of constitutional intent.
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Madison
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Marion Officials Defend Police Chiefs Against Councilman Attack
A local statement from officers defends Chief Birmingham and Capt. Neuhaus against Councilman Reynolds who called them dangerous and an embarrassment. The letter lauds Neuhaus’s 25 years of service and supports ongoing federal scrutiny as potentially beneficial for law enforcement and city stability.
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Frank Reynolds
Mike Birmingham
Joseph Neuhaus
Marion
Birmingham
Mike
Reynolds
Student voices call for Marion Linn merger debate input
Scott Collins from Marion urges including students in the Marion Linn merger discussion. He argues for major change to reflect those directly affected and asks for student opinions.
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Scott Collins
Hickorywind Lane
Marion
Fanatics ban videos rights claim in Iowa drug bill
A letter alleges the Iowa Drug and Obscenity Bill bans any nude depiction even in adults, threatening rental of adult videos and magazines like Playboy and Cosmopolitan. The writer urges contacting Governor Terry Branstad at Des Moines to oppose the measure.
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Iowa
Playboy
Playgirl
Penthouse
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State Capitol
Des Moines
Governor's promo slogan sparks Iowa debate
A reader criticizes the governor's choice of national movie lines to promote Iowa. They compare the phrase Is this heaven No this is Iowa unfavorably and express reluctance toward the slogan Iowa A State of Minds while affirming support for the governor in elections.
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Iowa
Heaven
Terry
Disgusting contest photo sparks reader backlash in Gazette
A reader complains about a June 5 Gazette image from the Q103 sponsored contest showing a person stopping a fan with his tongue. The letter urges the paper to avoid dangerous content and ends with the writer’s stance against listening to Q103.
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