Area Ten faces enrollment cuts amid Iowa funding proposal
Area Ten community college in the Cedar Rapids region would lose students next year under a state aid plan that ties funding to current enrollment and population. Officials label the approach discriminatory and urge an equitable formula, warning that other colleges would gain while Area Ten is constrained. If unfair, Area Ten may pursue legal challenge.
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Iowa
Area Ten
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Public Instruction
Ankeny
Des Moines
General Mills
State Department
Senator Flatt
Senate Higher Education Committee
Apollo Mission Sparks Policy Clash Over Space Arms
In Washington the Apollo 9 splashdown amid debate over antiballistic missiles highlights the clash between space era science and Cold War politics. Officials worry over military uses of space tech while praising the Apollo achievement and fearing political peril.
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Ashington
United States
U.S
Washington
Capitol Hill
Doubtful Tactics Threaten Underground Newspaper Rights
The Grinnell paper Pterodacty claims Iowa authorities seized printing materials from a Wilton Junction plant without consent or a court warrant. The satirical pieces criticized the attorney general's probe, raising fears that prepublication seizure imperils free speech and press rights.
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Grinnell College
Iowa
Attorney General's Office
Grinnell
Perish Not Research and the University Role
The editor argues research must stay integral to universities, not sacrificed for publish or perish culture. A professor combines imagination and inquiry to create useful syntheses, inspiring students beyond mere memorization. education thrives with ongoing scholarly publication.
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Laurence R. Pizer
Iowa City
Local merchants selling accounts to out of town collectors
A reader complains about merchants selling current accounts to distant collection agencies without permission. Bills show the charge source but not the merchandise, causing confusion. The writer, citing repeated long distance calls and three photostats of checks, seeks resolution.
Reader letter defends Cedar Rapids police and officers
Laura E Mottinger argues the paper unjustly critiques police by citing Denver and Los Angeles cases. She urges readers to support Cedar Rapids officers, praising recruitment, equipment, training, discipline, and fair handling of all citizens regardless of color.
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Denver
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids
Kingsley B. Grant
Laura E. Mottinger
Seventh Street
Vietnam War Economy In Feeble Balance Of War And Peace
The London Financial Times notes Saigon's fragile post Tet recovery and warns the war economy is propped by heavy defense spending. It argues only a peace settlement can secure Vietnam's finances, with U S forces likely to remain in major bases after a cease-fire to aid a transition to a peace economy.
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United States
Vietnam
Charles Smith
London Financial Times
AIGON
Saigon
America
Paris
Thieu
Peace Party
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Visit to Britain Successful Nixon Encountered Hostility
John J. Murray notes Nixon faced organized antiwar demonstrations in Ambridge England. He recounts jail sentences for violent protesters, BBC remarks blamed on yellow journalism, and Parliament scrutiny of Wilson. Nixon’s crowd handshakes, calm demeanor, and strong ties with Britons are highlighted as signs of genuine leadership.
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Washington
H. G. Wells
Mons
Ambridge
England
Richard Nixon
Europe
BBC
David Dimbleby
Dimbleby
Elizabeth
America
Parliament
Harold Wilson
Nixon
Consid
Commons
Britain
United States
Hitler
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the People's Forum
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James W. Bell Co., Inc
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Coe College
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Mr. Dimbleby
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