Export PIK as a Path to Open Grain Markets
The editorial argues for an export PIK policy to ship surplus grain overseas with bonuses to bolster foreign trade and stabilize US prices. It contrasts domestic crop swaps with aggressive overseas market expansion through Food for Peace and CCC programs, urging bold moves to benefit farmers and the broader economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Congressional Economic Committee
Food For Peace
Commodities Credit Corp
Joint Economic Committee
Tunisia
Morocco
Japan
Taiwan
St Patrick’s Day Parade contested by IRA ties
Parade marshal Michael Flannery defends a pro IRA stance for the NYC event drawing boycotts from the Republic of Ireland and former officials. Mayor Koch and Gov Cuomo will march but deny endorsing the IRA while religious leaders undecided. The piece warns against legitimizing the parade with such ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Michael Flannery
Irish Republican Army
Flannery
IRA
Republic of Ireland
Hugh Carey
U.S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Terence Cooke
Edward Koch
Mario Cuomo
Alfonso D’amato
Push for oil price drop to under twenty dollars a barrel
The piece argues the US should drive world oil prices below 20 dollars to spur a noninflationary US boom, aid poor nations, and curb Soviet power. It calls for a crude oil import tax of 15 dollars per barrel plus 30 billion in windfall taxes to reduce the deficit and sustain conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Treasury
CIA
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Letters weigh ethics of medicine and patient rights
Laura Browne of Cedar Rapids argues for stronger patient rights and public involvement in health affairs. She criticizes insurer influence, supports regulation and arbitration, and urges lawmaker contact while dismissing the editorial’s emphasis on physician ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Iowa
Sailboat lobby push blocks larger motors at Lake Macbride
A petition led by sailboat interests seeks to bar motors over six horsepower on Lake Macbride despite a 10 hp allowance on state lakes. Rep. Richard Warn of Solon represents fishermen urging action before the Conservation Commission on March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Macbride
Sailboaters
Richard Warn
Solon
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Fair bingo letter questions Monday night prizes and attendance
A reader defends Monday bingo citing smaller prizes on low attendance nights and disputes a letter claiming high turnout and profits. The writer notes unknown attendance, $16 per player costs, 13 free players, a Las Vegas trip prize, and a $300 jackpot upcoming, while praising workers for their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Prisons Not the Answer for Nonviolent Offenders
Editorial argues prisons fail to rehabilitate nonviolent offenders and that community based correction, halfway houses, and local treatment centers are the better path. It calls for investment in drug abuse centers and local facilities to reduce crime and prison populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale Medical Facility
Mt. Pleasant
Clarinda
Yellow River
Newton Release Center
Rockwell
Safety horn timing and workplace hazards questioned
A worker recounts near miss with a fork truck and questions when to honk under a noise ordinance. The writer notes shifting due to seniority, unresolved safety issues, and a three year battle despite a prior safety check and A-1 treatment.
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JF. Hladky, Jr
Joe Hladky II
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Block
Treasury Department
William Safire
Reagan
Laura Browne
Cedar Rapids
Francois Fenelon
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