Questioning the Blind Commission Funding Sparks Blunt Backlash
A Republican controlled subcommittee voted to fund the State Commission for the Blind at Gov. Ray's recommended levels after Democrats pressed for accounting on past appropriations. They criticized Director John Taylor for not answering questions, while Republicans defended the decision and warned of extended hearings.
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Joint Appropriations Subcommittee On Education
State Commission For the Blind
Gov. Ray
John Taylor
Democratic Committee
Comptroller
Blind Commission
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Philip Davitt
St. Charles
Taylor
Carter shifts Yemen action to arms sale bypass
In the White House Situation Room the Carter administration pushes a Yemen arms package worth 390 million dollars despite doubts. Critics warn advisers could become combat troops, and warn that policy shows American weakness and ungoverned escalation.
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Washington
White House
Special Coordinating Committee
National Security Council
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
South Yemen
Congress
Carter
Walter Mitty
Clark's ambassadorship sparks refugee aid debate
The piece discusses creating an ambassador at large for refugee affairs and endorses former Senator Dick Clark. It notes Senate opposition from Edward Zorin sky of Nebraska and suggests the post would address refugees from various places while engaging governments that fail to accommodate them.
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Senate
Dick Clark
Edward Zorinsky
Nebraska
Clark
U.S
Iowa Senator Jepsen Denounces Clark Over Alleged Terrorist Ties
The piece argues Clark is undeserving due to past ties to terrorist groups, noting his 1975 Angolan war intervention ban and sympathy for black Rhodesian dissidents. It warns of a Rhodesia bloodbath if Nkomo and Mugabe gain power, praising Clark as a future ambassador for global refugees and likening Iowa’s refugee welcome to national aid.
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Lowa
Sen
Jepsen
Clark
U.S
Rhodesia
Nkomo
Mugabe
Smith
Dick Clark
Africa
Vietnam
Iowa
Treasury gun registration plan framed as gun control
The letter to the editor argues the Treasury Department proposal creates a centralized, de facto gun registry by requiring transfers through licensed dealers with FBI clearances. It suggests aggressive regulatory enforcement could bankrupt small dealers, ban most handgun models, halt production for testing, and expand FBI and local police investigations into private gun purchases.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
FBI
Editor Letters Discuss Gun Regulations and Life Protests
A reader argues the Treasury seeks to curb private gun ownership and criticizes an editorial. The letter defends the val ue of life, recounts a St Valentine protest at Cedar Rapids Clinic for Women, and urges seeking community aid for unwanted pregnancies.
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Treasury Department
The
Cedar Rapids Clinic For Women
Wrongly Ousted After 19 Years at YMCA Chet Casali
A reader complains the metro YMCA board unjustly dismissed Chet Casali after 19 years of service. The letter urges members to question the board, recalling the dormitory closure and staff losses, and calls for voting to replace the board.
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Chet Casali
Metro Board
YMCA
Chet
Metro Ymca
Metro
Why not let the Taiwanese decide
Roscoe Drummond argues that the United States should honor Taiwan self determination. He questions Carter's move to rescind protection pledges and suggests a UN supervised plebiscite to let native Taiwanese and Chinese residents choose Taiwan's future and relationship to Beijing or to the Nationalist government.
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U.N
Taiwan
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House
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U.S. Yemen
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Central Intelligence
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Joint Chiefs
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David Aaron
State Department
Warren Christopher
Mondale
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Les Aspin
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Kennedy
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