Small Plans Court Suit If Turner Goes to Israel
Iowa Rep. Arthur Small says he will file suit against Attorney General Richard Turner if he accepts an all expense paid Israel trip. The issue centers on the Iowa gift statute and the appearance of a conflict of interest as Turner has a letter and opinions stressing ethical conduct. Israel invites all 50 state attorneys general on a ten day expedition leaving New York.
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Turner
Israel
Des Moines
Arthur Small
Iowa City
Iowa
Richard Turner
Executive Council
Robert Ray
New York
Satirist Rabelais’s Will Passes to the Poor
The 16th century French satirist Francois Rabelais reportedly wrote in his 1532 will that he had nothing and owed much, and that he left the rest to the poor. The anecdote reflects his charitable stance and lasting reputation.
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Francois Rabelais
FCC Opposes Government Restraint of TV Violence
FCC Chairman Richard Wiley and network officials testified that television violence is rising but government regulation is not appropriate. They argued viewers should judge content themselves, while a George Gerbner study noted higher violence across NBC ABC and CBS from 1975 to 1976.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Richard Wiley
House Commerce
Wiley
Commission
House
New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
National Advisory Committee On Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
George Gerbner
University of Pennsylvania
School of Communications
Gerbner
NBC
ABC
CBS
Musical Desks In Iowa House Allow Radio Music
The Iowa House defeated a rules amendment prohibiting desk radios from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless earphones are used. Rep. Lester Menke proposed the change aimed at Rep. Julia Gentleman who favors listening to Bach and Beethoven. The body also required campaign materials say paid for by Iowa citizens and rejected a limit on individual legislator bills.
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Iowa
Lester Menke
Rcalumet
Menke
Julia Gentleman
House
Libyan Leader Names Socialist Libyan Arab Public
Beir ut report says Muammar Khadafy and Fidel Castro attended Libya's general people's congress in Sabhah where the country was renamed the People's Socialist Libyan Arab Public. The congress also overhauled government with a five member general secretariat led by Khadafy and formed a general people's committee to replace the cabinet. ON THIS DATE in 1845 Florida became the 27th state.
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Revolutionary Command Council
General People's Committee
Florida
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