Secrecy in Iowa law enforcement sparks public concern
Excessive secrecy from the Iowa Highway Patrol and Attorney General's Office limits disclosure of crime and accident details. The piece argues public knowledge aids safety, tips, and trust in courts, urging a clarifying law and legislative action to restore transparency and public accountability.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Department (Public Safety
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General’s Office
Highway Patrol
El Salvador Crisis Drafts Tie Between Aid and Vietnam Fears
El Salvador faces intensified U S involvement fears as aid to the junta rises to $10 million in 1981 with 55 advisers and talk of US troops. Rights abuses drive peasants to border camps while a mediated settlement seems the only hope as officials debate authenticity of Soviet meddling and arms deliveries.
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Reagan
el Salvador
Vietnam
U.S
Newsweek
White House
Edwin Meese III
Gen. Romero
Hostage to crime cites misgivings on safety and bias
A columnist disputes rising U S crime rates citing Chief Justice Burger and national statistics. He critiques fear driven behavior while condemning racial biases and the criminal justice system. The piece mocks delays in justice as profitable for lawyers.
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Warren Burger
Burger
United States
Letters on El Salvador brutality and U.S. aid policy
Barbara Mikulski and a colleague spoke with Salvadoran witnesses who described mass killings and brutalities attributed to the government military. The writers urge the United States to suspend aid until the El Salvador government improves conditions, noting that 6,000 of 9,000 deaths last year were linked to government forces.
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Campesino
el Salvador
Barbara Mikulski
South
Central America
Reagan policy on El Salvador sparks outrage and calls for peace
A reader criticizes U.S. support for El Salvador's landowners amid poverty and military influence. The letter argues Washington uses emotion to justify backing business interests and urges peaceful solutions, comparing U.S. actions to Soviet behavior and urging alignment with democratic ideals.
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Reagan
el Salvador
United States
U.S
Ships of state and the aging captain's plea
An editorial voice likens Carter's presidency to a floundering ship in heavy seas while Ronald Reagan rises to applause. It argues for steady leadership as age and complexity mount, notes aging readers' nostalgia for past captains, and muses Reagan’s tenure possibly lasting four years.
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Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Capt. Carter
Elmer
Reagan
Why not send dissident newsmen to Rio for winter
Russell Baker argues against press groups being pushed to Russia by Republicans. He notes heckling letters in red ink urging media figures to move to Russia, suggests dispersing dissidents instead, and jokes about Moscow’s Strategy with humorous alternatives and the idea of a bribe for Italy.
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Rio
New York
Russia
Volga
Carter
Reagan
Venice
Paris
Moscow
Los Angeles
Hong Kong
Lincoln
Neb
Bali
Raleigh
N.C
Aegean
Italy
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Denmark
New York City
Tom Braden
Los Angeles Time Syndicate
Mr. Burger
Hamlet
Susan Shellar Truse
First Ave
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