Milk price boost sparks taxpayer worry and dairy debate
Agriculture Secretary Bergland announced a nine percent rise in basic federal price supports for milk, effective April 1, pushing potential gallon costs higher and expanding the next marketing year income for a 40 cow dairy. Critics call the Carter era move excessive, fearing higher taxes, inflation, and overproduction while consumers brace for higher grocery bills.
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U.S. Agriculture
Bergland
Carter Administration
Agriculture Department
National Milk Producers Federation
Carter
Wisconsin
Ford
Nonsmokers Gain Ground Amid Tight Smoking Laws
The Christian Science Monitor notes 19 states enacted 23 anti smoking bills last year while nine others introduced measures. Some locales ban smoking only in sports arenas and elevators, but Minnesota limits indoor public areas. Public support for anti smoking grows as smoke exposure becomes more noticed.
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Christian Science Monitor
Word Oddities and Historical Language Notes
A reader shares lines by Coleridge showing man used as human not gendered. The piece explains the evolution of an before a vowel and historical uses such as an word and an woman. It notes modern usage as such a one and offers etymology for article from Latin meaning joint.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
James McNeal
Bloomington
Ind
India's election victory sparks renewed faith in democracy
The piece argues that India's recent electoral triumph shows democracy's resilience and power of ideas against authoritarian promises. It contrasts gloom about democracy with India's outpouring of freedom over order, notes Carter's human rights stance, and cautions realistic limits in transforming the Soviet system while urging renewed Western confidence in liberal ideals.
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Soviet Union
India
Vietnam
Say
Angola
Brezhnev
Washington
Letter on Smoking in Public Places and Waiting Rooms
A reader complains about cigarette and cigar smoke in grocery stores and in medical waiting rooms. The letter urges nonsmokers to voice objections to smokers and to managers, physicians, and professors who permit smoking in shared spaces.
Editor's note on fairness in interviewing practice
A reader argues that married women should not shoulder all tasks and that good intentions alone do not make journalism accurate. The piece stresses respect for interviewees regardless of gender or appearance and urges journalist objectivity and fairness.
Fishkill Along Iowa Rivers Sparks Concern and Proposals
A reader laments widespread fish deaths after a severe winter, noting corpses along the Maquoketa Buffalo and Wapsie rivers. Hundreds of dead fish litter dams and shorelines from Central City to Coralville reservoir, prompting calls for rapid cleanups and altered stocking plans.
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Iowa
Maquoketa
Buffalo
Wapsie
Coggon
Central City
Coralville
Lake Macbride
Conservation Commission
Critique of Sexist Framing in Duane Crocks Gazette Article
Reader letter condemns a back page piece on Ms. Christenson for focusing on appearance and singling out her single status as a driver of her work. The writer argues a gender biased portrayal, calling for fair treatment of professional achievements without personal life bias.
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Duane Crock
Carl Christenson
The
Gazette
Ms. Christenson
Carl
No glitter in chrome cop-out Honesty embargo renewed
A political column criticizes the repeal of the Byrd amendment on Rhodesian chrome, calling President Carter’s stance hypocritical. It argues Rhodesia’s illegal trade endured despite UN sanctions and warns that removing the amendment undermines truth, aiding a transition to a one party rule by rebels.
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Bolton
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Washington
House
Senate
Carter
U.N
United Nations
Rhodesia
Uncle Sam
Billy Graham
East Side
Russia
England
Germany
United States
Mr. Carter
Salisbury
Mr. Carters
Great Britain
Ian Smith
Africa
Zambia
Mozambique
Angola
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Moynihan
Paul Warnke
U.S
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Playboy
Middle East
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