Balancing Crime Data Sharing and Citizen Privacy
A federal panel proposes FBI access to national records for crime suspects to improve public safety, spanning agencies from securities to immigration. Civil libertarians fear privacy intrusions, but advocates urge safeguards including a right to review and correct information, aiming to pair efficiency with protection.
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National Crime Information Center
Securities Exchange
Internal Revenue
Immigration
Social Security
Congress
Conservatives urged to lead on child care crisis
The piece argues the U.S. child care crisis, harming low income mothers, needs conservative leadership. Sen Orrin Hatch urges action while Sen Christopher Dodd plans hearings. It frames child care as an economic issue enabling work and future workers, not a partisan fight.
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Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Sen. Dodd
Reagan Faces Congress as Nuclear Talks Hang in Balance
President Reagan, amid delicate Soviet arms talks, claims progress after last week’s summit. He urges bipartisan backing for arms control while criticizing Congress over domestic tax and spending fights, highlighting a rift between foreign policy aims and legislative cooperation.
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Congress
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
All-Night Iowa Legislature Sparks Public Outcry
Robert M L Johnson criticizes late night sessions in Des Moines urging lawmakers to finish budgets without exhausting themselves. He argues leadership pressures cause 3 30 a.m adjournments harming taxpayers. He links political fatigue to stalled budgets and calls for bipartisan cooperation ahead of Washington discussions with Iran Contra and Gorbachev summit implications.
Preservationists Champion Brick Brickwork Over Sandblasting
An Iowa preservationist lauds Tama’s Lincoln Highway bridge restoration and warns against sandblasting brick. The letter cites risks to glaze and mortar, offers solvent-based cleaning alternatives, and directs readers to Preservation Briefs from the Iowa State Historical Office and the U.S. Interior Department for guidance.
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Tama
Iowa State Historical Department
Office of Historic Preservation
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Register
Judy McClure
State Historic Preservation Office
Capitol Complex
Des Moines
Iowa
Pro Se Representation Caution From Cedar Rapids Iowa Group
An Iowa advocacy group notes that only a narrow set of circumstances justifies self representation in court. They warn litigants to avoid self representation unless no better option exists, and acknowledge it is not impossible or illegal in certain cases.
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Moscow
Iowa Fathers For Equal Rights
Cedar Rapids
Parental barriers column urges walls to protect feelings
A columnist reflects on parental manners and two groups of parents. One group encourages open dialogue about disagreements between children and parents. The other group tolerates or endorses inappropriate actions at outsiders’ homes. The piece advocates building walls to shield families and foster healthy boundaries.
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