Iowa office in Frankfurt faces funding squeeze
The Iowa Legislature may reject the $178,000 request from the Iowa Development Commission to fund the Frankfurt office for the next year. The office opened in 1976 with limited funds and has only now begun to build industrial prospects, with manager Ron Kraft stating Europe shows growing interest in Iowa. He argues the office deserves a five year trial to prove its value.
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Iowa
Frankfurt
Germany
Legislative Halls
Iowa Development Commission
Ron Kraft
Carter era begins as 1980 campaign gears up
Washington in early 1979 ushers a spring of candidate chatter as Carter supporters assess rivals like Connally Reagan Baker and Dole. The piece notes how publicity money and travel drive campaigns, with Connally emerging as a potential challenge to Reagan for GOP leadership and Carter watching intently.
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Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Bob Dole
Kansas
Rep
John Anderson
Illinois
Anderson
China
Taiwan
Baker
Peking
Soviet Union
U.S
Cole
Walter Cronkite
Ronald Reagan
Indianapolis
Connally
CBS
Dole
Republic
Reagan
Hope
Ford
Bush
Texas
Bakers
Doles
Carter
White House
Carter’s bold push for Egyptian Israeli peace succeeds
Roscoe Drummond argues Carter risked much to pursue Middle East peace, ignoring advice, and achieved a pivotal Egyptian Israeli treaty. He notes momentum may extend to talks with Jordan on Gaza and the West Bank, with further steps toward Palestinian self governance, despite ongoing political and economic concerns.
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Jordan
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Should professional people advertise services
An overview of the historical shift in professional advertising in the United States. It covers medieval practices, early restrictions, landmark court rulings from 1975 and 1977, and the ongoing legal battles involving the American Medical Association and the American Dental Association. It notes mixed feelings among professionals about advertising’s ethics, price, and quality impacts.
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Iowa
United States
Medical Association
Bar Association
American Institute of Certified Public Ac
Architects and Accountants
The
American Dental Association
Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court
Isn t it the truth by Carl Ribiet Jr
A short political essay argues that efficient governance is rare and cites the Democrats, the Republicans, Congress, and the gasoline engine as examples of inefficiency. The author, Carl Ribiet Jr, reflects on U.S. prospects amid partisan and systemic critique.
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Carl Ribiet Jr
U.S.A
Congress
Advertising by professionals lowers prices and expands access
The argument favors professional advertising to spur competition and cut costs for lower and middle income people. Trade Commission figures show routine legal services cheaper with ads, enabling low cost clinics. examples include Jacky & Meyers offering uncontested divorces for 245 plus court costs, and Cawley and Schmidt at 150 plus Maryland court fees. Proponents claim advertising also demystifies professionals and prompts questioning of necessity of services. Dr Boxt suggests advertising documented operation success rates to deter unnecessary surgery.
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Charles Corddry
The
Trade Commission
Bureau of Competition
Jacky & Meyers
California
New York
Cawley and
Schmidt
Maryland
Advertising in professional services rouses ethical concerns
Physicians warn that medical advertising invites misrepresentation of routine services and prices. New York officials worry about care quality as ads spread. Lawyers note referral services grow, while few lawyers display ads. The debate centers on ethics, consumer protection, and potential abuses.
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Robert Asher
Division of Professional Conduct
New York
Education Department
Insights from Laurence Sterne on Change of Ideas
The quote reflects Sterne’s view that nothing compares to a complete shift in thinking. It highlights the humor found in intellectual transformation and the value of open, flexible perspectives.
Fears of advertising ban in professional practice unfounded
The Gazette argues that allowing self promotion by doctors and lawyers would not harm dignity or ethics. Most professionals would avoid tacky ads, and patients would gain choice. The piece notes courts may end the no ad rule for medicine, while law will likely show liberty to advertise remains broad. Freedom could win, with no universal surge of unethical marketing.
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American Medical Association
The
American Bar Association
Asher
Freedom
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van O’steen
State and Bar Association
Dental Association
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