EPA pick Ruckelshaus seen as stabilizing reform choice
Reagan taps William Ruckelshaus to lead the EPA saying his background fits a job marked by morale and administration challenges. The Indiana native and former EPA director aims to stabilize the agency, boost morale, and push environmental cleanup while facing political scrutiny.
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Environmental Protection Agency
William Ruckelshaus
Anne Burford
Reagan
Ruckelshaus
Indiana
Washington
Senate
Birch Bayh
Vietnam
EPA
FBI
Nixon
L. Patrick Gray
James Watt
Colorado
Richardson
Justice Department
Haig
Twin champions crown Linn County basketball power
Regis and Linn-Mar earned 2A and 3A titles in the state tournament, marking the first twin championships for one county. Regis dominated 2A under coach Dick Breitbach, while Linn-Mar went 25-0 and claimed the 3A crown and sportsmanship trophy under coach Bob Landis.
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Linn-Mar
Pocahontas County
Palmer
Dick Breitbach
Royals
Maquoketa
Aegis
Lions
Linn- Mar
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Bob Landis
Des Moines
Iowa
Jefferson
Washington
Kennedy
Reagan shifts echo Nixon Ford as it replaces top officials
The piece notes Reagan fills major posts with figures from earlier Nixon Ford presidencies. Haig replaced by Shultz, Schwei ker by Heckler, Lewis by Dole, Burford by Ruckelshaus, and other moves edge the administration toward the old center. It ponders motives from conspiratorial to practical.
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Alexander Haig
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Shultz
Elliot Richardson
Drew Lewis
Ford
Pennsylvania
Reagan
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
White House
Nixon
Federal Trade Commission
Sen
Bob Dole
Kansas
Public gratitude notes praise courteous city worker and tax anger
A reader commends a city employee named Ray for courtesy after recovering damaged trash cans. The letter also urges activism on the tax on gratuities, lauds local journalism, and defends the value and dignity of people with Down's syndrome against derogatory statements.
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City Collection Office
Ray
Right decision on mongoloid babies column debate
Reader disagrees with Reagan and a March letter about resuscitating a severely deformed baby. Arguments that doctors acted rightly to avoid suffering and institutional life, asking if anyone would want such a child.
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Tom Braden
Braden
Indiana
Reagan
Gazette letter guidelines for readers
The Gazette invites letters up to 400 words and may shorten or edit. Writers must include name street address and signature, and a telephone number for authentication. No anonymous letters. focus on issues and events rather than personalities. One letter per writer every 30 days. no verse.
Marion City Council race congratulations and thanks
A candidate congratulates Jo Carlson on her council campaign and thanks Cedar Rapids Building Trades Hawkeye Labor Council and supporters. The writer, a taxpayer and friend of working people, thanks Marion voters for their sizable support and says see you in the fall.
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Marion
Jo Carlson
City Hall
Cedar Rapids Building Trades
Hawkeye
Pre-reserved beds and desks spark mailer confusion
An anecdote collection shows misused terms and odd phrasing in letters from reunions and tour operators. The narrator questions pre-reserved lodging and adviser promises while noting erroneous wording like pre-tested and desk sending memos.
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Lake Front
Villa
Court debates on capital punishment stir wide controversy
The article discusses the long standing, distressing dispute over capital punishment and its impact on those contemplating murder, including perspectives from Geoffrey Francis Fisher.
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