Secrecy in Cedar Rapids school rights case questioned
The Cedar Rapids community school district reached a conciliation with Ernest Merriweather on Feb 28 over a racial inequities complaint. The piece argues the district should have disclosed the grievance and the program response, urging city code amendments to make complaint records public when directed at public agencies.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernest Merriweather
Tyler
Currie
Merriweather
Gazette
Dennis Bates
Human Rights Commission
Meat Labeling Changes Stir Beef Industry Debate
The U S Department of Agriculture quietly rebranded veal and calf grades since January as prime good standard and utility. Critics say the switch misleads consumers while officials claim it spurs labeling and reflects current market conditions. The dispute centers on consumer protection versus industry convenience amid hopes prime and choice veal will rebound.
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UBLIC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
National Observer
Livestock Standardization Section
Baloney
Nixon Faces Question Shortage In A Dimming News Conference
The New York Times frames how Nixon avoids formal news conferences, noting 1971 had only nine ad hoc press questions and two in 1972. It argues a yearly schedule boosts scrutiny, while staff defend appearances as popular and less hostile to focus on the people.
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Ashington
Nixon
White House
Eisenhower
Johnson
India
Pakistan
Jimmy Hoffa
Vietnam
FBI
Taiwan
Kremlin
China
Peking
Moscow
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
North Vietnam
Congress
Parole Up Sets Town Debate in Gazette Letter
The writer defends a parolee who served three years of a 75 year sentence and supports the parole board’s decision. He cites Oakdale staff and doctors, praising their judgment and arguing treatment and rehabilitation matter more than time served for parole decisions.
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Bellevue
Oakdale
Anamosa
Parole Board
Oakdales
Public opinion splits on strikes hurting the country
A Labor Law Study Committee survey by Opinion Research Corp. finds 68 percent of the general public and 61 percent of union members believe recent strikes and labor trouble have seriously hurt the country. The poll, part of a series since 1967, shows rising anti-strike sentiment amid inflation and foreign competition.
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Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
N. J
Labor Law Study Committee
America
Landmark Supreme Court Moves in Different Directions
James J. Kilpatrick surveys last week’s Supreme Court actions. Argersinger v Hamlin expands the right to counsel in misdemeanors and petty offenses, while Adams v Williams and Cohen v Kentucky harden police powers and free speech limits. Fuentes v Shevin aids debtors but may yield few real gains. Harrisburg Moose Lodge No 107 signals cautious return toward common sense in 14th Amendment law. The Nixon court is still taking shape and next term may be clearer.
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Argersinger
Hamlin
Adams
Williams
Cohen
Kentucky
Fuentes
Shevin
Harrisburg
Moose Lodge No. 107
Douglas
Brennan
Marshall
Smartaleck
Nixon
Muskie probes tax loopholes shield big steel firms
Senator Ed Muskie investigates property tax inequities across the United States with a focus on Gary Indiana where U S Steel Inland Steel Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube allegedly receive low assessments and secret negotiated tax breaks. The report cites a township assessor and State Tax Board misconduct and cites Thomas Fadell as a friendly reviewer while U S Steel denies hiding records.
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Ed Muskie
Indiana
U. S. Steel
Inland Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Gary
Ind
State
Muskie
U.S. Steel
State Tax Board
Thomas Fadell
Fadell
Ing
Les Whitten
Steel
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New York Times Service
the People's Forum
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Lewis F. Powell
Powell
Washington Star Syndicate
James J. Kilpatrick
By Jack Anderson
Steel Barons
United Feature Syndicate
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