Labor Re form Act Faces Senate Debate Amid Moderated Revisions
Capitiol Hill gears up as May heats up with a Senate debate on the Labor Reform Act. Majority Leader Byrd and Minority Leader Baker push the measure, with talks of amending the NLRB size and speeding elections. Proponents seek changes to win broader support, while business groups warn of imbalance and fear on-the-job lobbying, wording suggests a potential compromise rather than a wholesale victory.
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Carter
High living and taxes in the 1960s income picture
The U.S. Labor Department says a four person Cedar Rapids family needs 24095 dollars yearly for high living, yet taxes and rising costs skew this view. Tax Freedom Day fell on May 5, highlighting how much of earnings go to government. The piece criticizes federal spending and questions true affluence under government tax and spending.
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Tax Foundation of
New York
Misnomer in Iowa trooper fat test sparks debate
The piece notes that several Iowa troopers and state security personnel failed a so called fat test. It argues the test measures thinness and calls the label misleading while suggesting suspensions could follow for failure to slim down.
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Iowa
Isn’t it the truth? A critique of modern noise
Carl Riblet Jr. laments pervasive urban noise from traffic jets commerce and politics. He predicts a future peak of public chorus shouting for relief, calling attention to the cacophony in contemporary civilization.
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Carl Riblet, Jr
Letters praising KCRG TV coverage from Van Buren students
A Van Buren Elementary language arts class submits responses about KCRG News. Students praise the station for Gabe Kaplan coverage and editorialize on showing casualties and crying on air. They commend the crews and oppose bloody scenes in accident reporting.
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Kcrg-Tv
Williamson
Readers praise KCRG coverage while urging restraint on violent footage
Letters express approval of KCRG TV Gabe Kaplan segment and accident reporting but urge not to show gory violence. Writers cite Doug Krile’s interview in Van Buren and at the Paramount Theater. The page also contains religious commentary on geopolitics and social issues.
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Doug Krile
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Gabe Kaplan
Kcrg TV
Evy Turley
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King's Daughters and Sons Summer Camp Open to Youth
The Iowa chapters offer a camp for young people ages 8 to 17 located south of Fort Madison overlooking the Mississippi River. The weekly cost is $35 with cabins, counselors, a nurse, a swimming instructor, and meals served in the main lodge. Activities include spiritual, sports, and arts and crafts with broad access if space remains.
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King’s Daughters and Sons
Iowa
Fort Madison
Mississippi River
Small Business Week Highlighted Amid Tax and Regulation Strains
President Carter designated the first week of May as Small Business Week 1978 while critics note dire conditions for 14 million small firms. They argue taxes, paperwork, and regulation squeeze small businesses into waves of bankruptcies and closures, with 60 percent of manufacturing assets held by top corporations by 1970s.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Creation bill battles show Congress in revisionist satire
Russell Baker ridicules a divine creation bill as it moves through Congress. The piece lampoons lobbies from light to oil to anatomy, depicting Proxmire’s compromise, the fight over man’s likeness, and a dental designed twist that leaves humanity imperfect and dentally attended.
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Senate Finance Committee
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New England
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Mike) McKevitt
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Light
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Public Virtue Committee
Queens
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