Iowa House Rejects Lottery Ads Push in Favor of Minimal Education Fund
The Iowa House voted to bar lottery advertising and set aside 0.5 percent of revenue for “educational materials” as a funding approach. Critics warn profitable, promotional ads are essential, citing industry norms and concerns about gambling harm to the poor, with a veto threat looming and a Senate rejection cited.
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Iowa Briefs Show No Crime Wave Despite Gory Trials
Iowa crime fell about 13 percent in 1982 with murders dropping from 66 to 48, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Separate trials in East Iowa involving the Jensen and May cases drew gruesome headlines but officials call them aberrations in an otherwise law abiding state.
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Reagan Cites Education Report to Back Policy Push
President Reagan seized on a scathing committee report on U.S. schools to defend his education agenda. He pledged to press for prayer in schools tuition tax credits and abolition of the Department of Education. Critics note his remarks hint at broader political strategy and require better reasoning.
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CBS News guilty in journalism's ethics dispute
The Benjamin Report finds CBS News shabbily biased and unethical in the Westmoreland documentary. It details coaching of witnesses, imbalanced coverage, and a failure to adhere to ethical guidelines while praising the investigator for fair reporting. The column argues the verdict stands in journalism's court.
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Testing and screening urged for community corrections
Readers urge the Department of Correctional Services to fund diagnostic evaluation for Community Corrections Center clients. They warn lack of screening wastes tax dollars and endangers the public, calling citizens to press for reform and monitoring. A separate letter questions literacy and national education goals, embracing functional illiteracy as a provocative stance.
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Basketball Backers Plan May 14 Fundraiser at Ellis Park
A family gathering at Ellis Park duck pond pavilion on May 14 from noon to 9 PM aims to fund the 12 and 13 year old AAU state champion basketball team headed to Louisiana in July for nationals. Donations from local businesses fund refreshments dunk tank door prize Midland 40 channel CB radio and park tickets for attendees.
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Disarmament crusaders of the 1920s and 1930s condemned
Albert W. Potts Jr. argues that antiwar activists of today echo disarmament efforts in the 1920s and 1930s and warns that restrictive peace pacts and neutrality laws helped unleash future conflicts. He notes the Kellogg-Briand pact and naval treaties as precedents and warns of renewed dangers if arming is avoided.
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