Senate urged to review bill allowing repaired goods sold as new
The Iowa Senate is urged to scrutinize a House-passed bill allowing retailers to repair damaged merchandise up to 300 dollars and sell it as new without informing buyers. Rep. Doug Smalley says this misleads customers and constitutes consumer fraud. Buyers should rely on reputable retailers to disclose repairs.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Doug Smalley
Des Moines
Republican
Grassley Study of Libya Exports Draws Criticism
A newspaper column criticizes U S policy on Libyan arms sales, noting Grassley questioned export restrictions to Libya and highlighting State Department permission for three Boeing 747s. It questions past embargoes on C 130 and L 100 aircraft, and ties to Libyan leader Qaddafi, with mentions of Billy Carter and regional politics.
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Iowa
Grassley
Bergland
U.S
Libya
Idi Amin
Mr. Grassley
State Department
State
Pollyanna
Lockheed
Richard Nixon
Marietta
Billy Carter
Plains
Billy
Mideast
Wisconsin trails open for hiking biking snowmobiling
A March letter discusses a Cedar Rapids to Waterloo trail via the abandoned Illinois Central Gulf line. Wisconsin DNR reports eight trails with five open, three under development. Trails support hiking and biking in summer and snowmobiling in winter. motorcycles are prohibited.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Illinois Central Gulf
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Trails Bring Value and Safety to Iowa Communities
The author urges building railbed bike trails in Iowa, arguing they reduce vandalism, boost local economies through bikers’ patronage, and offer a safer, scenic alternative to road riding. Wisconsin and Iowa examples show trails attract cyclists with minimal litter and clear user fees support upkeep.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Metro board flaws prompt call for YMCA system overhaul
A letter criticizes the firing of Central YMCA Executive Chet Casali by the Metro board, arguing the Metro system creates confusing lines of authority, bloated overhead, and wasted UCS funds. The writer urges review of allocations and a shift toward local branch control to save energy and preserve community programs.
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Central Ymca
Chet Casali
Metro Board of Directors
Chet
Cedar Rapids
Metro Ymca
Metro
Metro Board
UCS
Central Branch
Community Voice on Energy Crisis and Driver Taxes
A worker driver complains about blame for energy crises and suggests caps on store hours and venues, cash stamps for gas, halting new civic buildings, and welfare tradeoffs. He argues driving workers face higher costs and questions sacrifices by wage earners.
Call for Special Prosecution Over Carter Family Finances
A report by FBI agents questions the honesty of the Carter family business, moving collateral for a $3 million loan through the Carter warehouse operation. The piece argues for a three-judge panel to appoint a special prosecutor and for Congress to enforce the Ethics in Government Act.
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Washington
Carter Justice Department
FBI
Carter
New York Times
Nicholas Horrock
Bert Lance
House
Senate
Jim Sensenbrenner
Wisconsin
Bell
Ben Civiletti
Philip Heymann
House Judiciary Committee
Namorato
Lance
Carter Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Atlanta
Jerome Kurtz
al Ullman
Joint Committee On Taxation
United States
Burger
Robert Robb
District of Columbia
J. Edward Lumbard
Second Circuit
New
Robb
Lumbard
Morgan
Civiletti
Heymann
Billy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Federal Election Commission
White House
Congress
Department of Justice
Carter weighs oil price decontrol to ease energy drive
President Carter faces a political and economic test on removing artificial price controls for domestically produced crude oil. Key aides argue it could curb inflation slightly and boost supply, but risk provoking Sen. Kennedy and environmentalists as the Oct. 1, 1981 deadline nears and phased decontrol would begin June 1.
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Washington
Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
Energy
James Schlesinger
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Federal Reserve
William Miller
Decontrol
Kennedy
James Flug
Flug
Flag
Department of Energy
Conservation praise for sensible resource handling
Reader Nancy Stevens commends the Ga zette for February 25 coverage of conservation efforts. The letter lauds the practical approach to preserving natural resources and preserving the environment.
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Nancy Stevens
Marriage Compared to Blind Man's Buff
An editorial quip from interOcean Press Syndicate compares marriage to blind man's buff without a blindfold, joking on the misalignment of expectations and reality.
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interOcean Press Syndicate
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Idaho
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Israel
Menachem Begin
Chariton
Derby
Lucas County
YMCA
Linn County
Schlesinger
By William Safire
Justice Department
Lance Grand Jury
Controller of the Currency
York and
Lewis Bender Morgan
Fifth Circuit
Georgia
New York Times Syndicate
Carter Camp
Stuart Eizenstat
NBC
Eizenstat
Alfred Kahn
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Ribiet Jr
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