Reconsidering the Credit Control Act and its impact
The piece argues that broad credit controls worsened recessions by diverting funds from housing and stresses that inflation fell while other indicators declined. It questions extending or reactivating credit controls, favors budget-focused anti inflation policy, and urges narrowing or repeal of the Credit Control Act. It cites Carter and the Fed, housing starts, and the 1980 borrowing turn off as context.
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Sen
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Consumer Credit
Carter
Congress
Supreme Court patenting life forms may not doom future progress
The piece argues the ruling on life form patents narrows the scope and does not herald a historic turning point. It maintains research will continue, urges cautious optimism, and says regulation can adapt as new genetic discoveries emerge. Goethe is quoted on freedom and daily conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Reagan’s VP pick eclipsed by the battle over the economy
The debate over Ronald Reagan’s running mate dominates speculation as the real question concerns his economic stance. Analysts urge a clear commitment to cutting spending alongside tax cuts, citing Friedman Greenspan Stein and Kemp Roth as influence.
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New York
Ronald Reagan
Kemp-Roth
Arthur Laffer
Reagan
Milton Friedman
Alan Greenspan
Herbert Stein
J ” Reagan
Washington
Elderhostel at Mount Mercy Highlights Grant Wood and Van Vechten
Mount Mercy College hosted Elderhostel June 14 to 20 with thirty eight participants from five states. The program centered on Grant Wood and Carl Van Vechten with classes, a Van Vechten centennial event, and related exhibits at Cedar Rapids Art Center.
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Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Georgia
Arizona
Grant Wood
Bob Naujoks
Mount Mercy
Carl van Vechten
Liz Anderson
Kirkwood
van Vechten
Elderhostel
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Art Center
United States
Not a peacemaent not ap peasement
Letter asserts Israel has occupied Palestinian land for 13 years and founded 75 settlements. It contrasts terms used for Palestinian resistance with Afghanistan’s fight against Russia, arguing Palestinians pursue land, property, and homes as any people would.
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Israel
Iowa Reader Seeks Equal Rights Amendment Support
A letter to the editor from a lifelong Iowa resident urges backing the Iowa Equal Rights Amendment. The writer asserts regional belief in equality under the law for all people and cites family heritage and public discernment against misleading arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Concert Ticket Line Frustrations At Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
A concertgoer describes long waits for Kenny Rogers tickets on Aug 2 at the Five Seasons Center. The writer praises crowd control but urges a per person cap to improve fairness and mentions a 9 hour wait yielding a good seat. Some fear loitering and crowding during a prior event.
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Kenny Rogers
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
It was buyers not Detroit that blew the small car game
A Plymouth Inc reader praises Norman Luxenburg for a June 15 article. The letter commends the piece as informative and fair, arguing it presents the American auto industry clearly and accurately and credits the writer as professional and reliable.
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1St Avenue
Plymouth Inc
Norman Luxenburg
Detroit
Luxenburg
Reaffirm Equality Inspires Iowans in Gazette Outlook
Martha Ferring’s Outlook piece in The Gazette on June 13 urges inspiration for Iowans. The message notes a hopeful moment for November 4 to reaffirm equality and civic spirit across the state.
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Martha Ferring
the Gazette
Responsibility in Classrooms and Home Examples
A former teacher discusses student responsibility, noting many students fail to bring supplies and complete work on time. She cites Webster's definition, classroom patterns, parental influence, and a case where a mother criticized a deadline extension, arguing accountability shapes future adults.
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Webster
TV repairman Ku Klux Klan member wins congressional primary
The Los Angeles Times Syndicate notes a California television repairman allied with the Ku Klux Klan winning a primary for Congress. The result signals a changing national mood and the potential for a TV repairman to hold office, with the image having subtly improved in recent years.
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California
Ku Klux Klan
Congress
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People’s Business Commission
Johann Goethe
America
Howard Cosell
John Nance Garner
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Thomas E. Dewey
Enage
Evelane Daugherty
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Ed Ferreter
Gershwin
Paramount
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Nebraska
Mark Russell
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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