Marion weighs Boyson Road extension from Cedar Rapids to Indian Creek Road
City planners seek a six week study to explore alternatives to extending Boyson Road east from Alburnett Road to Indian Creek Road. Residents fear traffic surge, school zone violations, and disruption to Bowman Woods and Northbrook. A no-build option is considered.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
North Marion
Boyson Road
Alburnett Road
Indian Creek Road
Boyson-extended
Bowman Woods
Northbrook
Nixon
Hiawatha
Indian Creek
Feds Pull Federal Funds Over Bowling Green Affair
In Bowling Green Ohio teacher Joyce Rucker claims demotion amid rumors of an affair with a male colleague who was promoted. HEW threatens to withhold over $1100000 in federal funds, citing a 1972 sex bias law. The piece compares the incident to a soap opera plot and criticizes government use of funds as punishment.
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Claudette Colbert
John Payne
Uncle Sam
Bowling Green
Ohio
Joyce Rucker
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Rucker
Isn’t it the truth by Carl Riblet Jr
The excerpt contrasts pain in politics with daily injuries, noting a broken leg earns attention while a hangnail lacks status. It likens casual talk about Henry Kissinger to trivial troubles, and comments on how perception of pain varies with social dialogue.
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The
Carl Riblet, Jr
Henry Kissinger
Reversing One Way Around Coe College Proposed
A reader urged traffic changes around Coe College to relieve jams without widening First Avenue East. They suggested reversing signs on the corridor between First and Third avenues and making A Avenue usable for evening northbound traffic. The letter criticized extensive laws and permit requirements.
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First Avenue
12Th
13Th
Chamber of Commerce
Coe College
12Th Street
13Th Street
Center Point
Oakland
Coe
First
Third Avenues
Buyer Beware and The Code Imposition Debate
The letter argues tenants must inspect and obtain permits before renting, asserts many rentals won't meet code and upgrades must occur, questions claims rents won’t rise, and criticizes a new tax funded bureaucratic system with inspectors and staff expanding government. It contends many affordable units will become unaffordable if upgraded.
Letter to the Editor Attacks Senator Culver on Panama Canal Views
Russell Darrow of Mechanicsville criticizes Senator Culver for proposing Panama Canal policy and endorses a practical, common sense approach. He mocks inspection laws for homes and argues for returning historic territories and acquisitions to previous holders as impractical and self serving.
Stop Republicans oppose Iowa energy expert for senator
A letter attacks an energy expert candidate challenging Dick Clark for Iowa senate. The author accuses the contender of driving up utility bills and serving big interests, calls for sticking with Clark and the Democratic "people's representatives," and criticizes Republicans including Governor Ray.
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Dick Clark
Telephone
Gas
Light Company
Iowa
Gov. Ray
Rhodesian settlement under fire for fairness and viability
The internal settlement in Rhodesia praised by some in Britain and the United States faces scrutiny over its fairness and practicality. Critics warn of a white minority blocking African majority rule, concerns about judiciary and civil service independence, and potential for continued violence under a Muzorewa led Zimbabwe. The article weighs two futures: gradual white retreat and African governance versus a stalled process with renewed clashes and regional tension.
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Bolton
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Britain
United States
Congress
Carter
Muzorewa
Smith
Zambia
British bear baiting and the gentle art of insult
An American observer praises Britain's parliamentary ritual of Question for Oral Answer as a sport of witty insults between ministers and opposition members. The piece recalls famed exchanges from Churchill to Astor, notes the tame U S Congress, and muses on the potential for televised renown if Bauman faced Calo fano in the House pit.
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London
House of Commons
Mrs. Thatcher
Mr. Callaghan
Chelsea
Callaghan
Lord North
Andrew Alexander
The
Daily Mail
Lady Astor
Winston Churchill
Churchill
John Randolph
Roanoke
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
John Pastore
Rhode Island
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Robert C. Byrd
Carl Curtis
House of Representatives
Maryland
Bob Bauman
New York
Dick Ottinger
Pipsqueak
Mr. Bauman
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Massachusetts
Joe Califano
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J. F. Hladky
J. F. Hladky, Jr
Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Boyson
Gazette
Editorial
Feds
Colbert
Hew
Sen. Culver
Panama Canal
Louisiana Purchase
France
Alaska
Panama
Colombia
Freddie
Sen. Clifford Case
South Africa
Wall Street Journal
U.S
Pellmell
Zimbabwe
Abel Muzorewa
Patriotic Front
Nigeria
Kenneth Kaunda
New York Times Service
By James J. Kilpatrick
Norman Tebbit
Michael Foot
Labor
Tebbit
Mr. Foot
Washington Star Syndicate
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