One Subject? Two Bills? Iowa One-Subject Debate
Iowa lawmakers discuss whether combining share drafts and interest rate limits into a single bill violates the state constitution’s one-subject rule. Attorney General Miller argues for a flexible view, noting apples and oranges can be different subjects yet part of one money bill. He cautions against end-running the constitution and urges either a constitutional amendment or clear separation of subjects.
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Bob Rush
Cedar Rapids
Rep
Craig Walters
Council Bluffs
Tom Miller
Iowa
Miller
Rush
Walters
Labor leaders sue Carter over wage policy threat
AFL-CIO President Meany and allies file a federal court challenge to the presidents right to withhold federal contracts from noncompliant firms. The move frames a broader fight over collective bargaining and the administration’s inflation program amid a public resentment survey and forthcoming wage talks.
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Afl-Cio
Meany
Carter
Congress
Wage-Price Stability Council
Justice Department
Meany and Co
Harris
George Meany
Isn't it the truth by Carl Riblet Jr
The piece argues that obesity does not define character and that stout people are similar to others, countering medical stereotypes and noting common misunderstandings about taxation as an example of broad public misconceptions.
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The
Carl Riblet Jr
Delaney Clause Debate Prompts FDA Reform Call
A National Academy of Sciences committee urged replacing the rigid Delaney Clause with risk classifications for foods and additives. It argues for flexibility and value judgments by the FDA, stressing cost benefit and personal responsibility while noting saccharin and other chemicals as examples. The Washington Star SynDicate reports the shift toward balanced regulation and public risk communication.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Delaney
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
Academy
FDA
Public opinion in SALT II debate hinges on trust in negotiators
The piece notes three senators oppose SALT II claiming it does not curb the arms race and could prompt a new crop of strategic weapons. It cites David W. Moore and Roper polls showing trust in American negotiators drives support, with over 60 percent backing SALT II among those confident, vs under 40 percent among the less confident. It discusses pundit Kistia kowsky defending Carter against hardliners and warns against overreliance on MX missiles.
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Pentagon
William Proxmire
Mark Hatfield
George McGovern
Carter
Soviet Union
Public Opinion Magazine
David W. Moore
University of New Hampshire
United States
Cbs-New York Times
Middle East
Kistiakowsky
Farmers oppose rail-rights bike trails plan
In a March 6 letter, Mr and Mrs Louis Nachtman Ryan argue abandoned railroad rights of way should be used for farming. They urge selling or using the land for agriculture to generate tax revenue and food, suggesting other sites for recreational trails and questioning highway land use for bikes and snowmobiles.
March 3 letter praises faith in public office
A reader defends Sen Jepsen and Rep Grassley for professing Christian faith in Davenport, rebuking The Gazette's stance on church and state. The writer cites Lincoln and calls for meditation on malice toward none and charity toward all, then reacts to Linn County tax increase headlines with frustration.
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Gazette
Sen
Jepsen
Rep
Grassley
Davenport
Jesus Christ
Washington
Adams
Madison
Lincoln
the Gazette
God
Abraham Lincoln
Sen. Jepsen
Rep. Grassley
Funded Aid and Refugee Relief in World Council Actions
A February Interpreter article defends United Methodist funding paths related to the World Council of Churches grant of 85,000 dollars to the Marxist Patriotic Front in Africa. It notes donor designations restrict funds, emphasizes relief aid for refugees, and claims the Council has resettled more stateless refugees than any other institution.
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World Council of Churches
Marxist Patriotic Front
Africa
The
Interpreter
United Methodists
Church
Board of Ministries
Commission On Program To Combat
Council
Sweden
Norway
Netherlands
ICF
Interdenominational Cooperation Fund
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
Art Heusinkveld
F. Hladky
Frank Nye
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Bush
Senate
President Carter
Tions
United Rubber Workers
International Union of Electrical Workers
Internal Revenue Service
InterOcean Press Syndicate
James Joseph Delaney
New York
Academy Committee
American Council On Science and Health
Elizabeth N. Whelan
Harvard School of Public Health
Washington Star SynDicate
Roper
Moore
Russia
U.S.S.R
George B. Kistia
Kowsky
Harvard
Eisenhower
Richard Pipes
Henry Jackson
Paul Nitze
New York Review of Books
Melvin Laird
Ofte
Salt I
New York Times Service
Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Nachtman
Ryan
Abe
Linn
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