Full-Time Legislature Debate In Iowa Interims
A 1977 Iowa legislature move would require standing committees to meet before July 15 and craft interim work plans. The plan includes study scopes, required meetings, and staff needs, with final authority by the Legislative Council. Supporters say it speeds the 1979 session. critics warn it nudges toward a full-time legislature and raises costs for lawmakers with few regular jobs.
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Legislative Council
House
Senate
Iowa
Federal blue collar pay gap costs taxpayers billions
Federal officials find wage gaps average 12 to 15 percent between government blue collar workers and private sector counterparts, totaling about 660 million dollars annually. The difference affects retirements and inflation, with rural areas seeing up to 35 percent gaps. Congress holds hearings, but reform seems unlikely. protests are suggested as a route to fairer pay.
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Uncle Sam
Congress
San Diego
Washington
Knownies and bi- language puzzle amuse readers
The column notes a celebrity coinage knownies for people seen in media or nightlife. It also explains common bi- words, such as biyearly, bimonthly, biweekly, biennial, and bicentennial, urging use of semi- to mean half and bi- to mean two.
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Bibi Andersson
Miss Andersson
Dot R. Goodson
Shreveport
Jack N. Ross
Deptford
N.J
Vote clears no antihomosexual crusade
William Safire argues that Miami voters sided with Anita Bryant over a gay rights movement in a landslide, framing the issue as tolerance versus approval. He warns against turning the win into a national crusade and urges restraint from both activists and Bryant.
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Washington
Miami
Dade County
Florida
Anita Bryant
Miss Bryant
Intelligence board killed by Carter administration
Washington report details the rapid demise of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Piffab as Admiral Turner pushes centralization of intelligence within the CIA and NSC. It notes Piffab’s past influence including Team B and pressure from outsiders like Leo Cherne and Dr Edwin Land.
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Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
U.S
Dwight Eisenhower
Carter
Piffab
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Central Intelligence
Piffak
Pifiab
CIA
Edwin H. Land
Polaroid
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA
Turner
Senate Intelligence Committee
David Aaron
Rick Inderfurth
Aaron
Inderfurth
Declining Calvary Baptist Building Saddens Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids native laments the deterioration of the old Calvary Baptist church on Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue SW. The once consecrated site, later an auction house and substandard housing, now sits partly vacant, raising questions about the city’s neglect of a historically sacred structure.
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Fifth Avenue
Calvary Baptist Church
Assembly of Worshippers
To the editor such a prominent corner
Betty Dah from De Queen Arkansas asks the editor if there are requirements for property owners to maintain standards on a prominent corner expressing concern about neglect and appearances.
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Betty Dah
Sorensen de
Queen, Ark
Bond payoffs and tax share in bond funding
John E. Kirkpatrick asks Mount Vernon readers to explain bond payments. He questions who pays, noting tax exemptions and wealth from stocks versus land, urging transparency on how bonds will be funded and who bears the burden.
Numbers game bill draws editorials on directory assistance
Keever Swenka of Local 7101 CWA argues in a letter to The Gazette that the May 16 piece misstates surveys and questions the proposed rate increase for directory assistance. He cites Cedar Rapids and Des Moines impacts, warns of monopoly pricing, and urges consideration of tech advances without reducing service or raising costs.
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Gazette
Des Moines
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