Farmland Ownership by Foreign Investors Scrutinized
Agriculture Secretary John Black notes foreign buyers totaled 414000 acres in 1980, less than 1 percent of U.S. cropland amid a history of imperfect USDA accounting. Canadians and investors from West Germany the UK and Netherlands Antilles hold sizable holdings, while Arab buyers remain minor.
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John Black
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
USDA
West Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands Antilles
Washington's lullaby echoes in El Salvador killings
Ex Ambassador Robert White accuses U.S. cover up as El Salvador arrests six National Guardsmen for the December murder of four Maryknoll missionaries. The piece questions fair trials, critiques U.S. aid and the junta's crackdown, and urges halting military assistance until democracy and rights are proven.
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Robert White
U.S
el] Salvador
Maryknoll
Carter
FBI
State Department
San Salvador
Los Angeles Times
José Napoleon Duarte
National Guard
Duarte
Defense and Public Security
José Guillermo Garcia
Garcia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State terrorism and the duty to aid humanity
A Boston column compares two physicists from Ukraine and Argentina to illustrate state terror's reach. Kislik and Sevilla suffer denial of exit, detentions, and harsh abuse, while global protests and scientific groups push for human rights. The piece links individual suffering to a universal moral and political obligation.
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Boston
Miles
Kislik
American Physical Society
National Academy of Sciences
Amnesty International
Elena Sevilla
Cornell
Federico Eduardo Alvarez Rojas
Hilda Graciela
Vladimir Kislik
Mitterrand Victory Signals Shift in French Politics
The May 10 French vote lifts François Mitterrand, with the Socialist movement backed by Communists, seeking nationalization and public expansion. Analysts note the long term risk of single terms and the need for Communist support in Parliament as France marks 41 years since the 1940 German attack.
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Washington
France
Charles de Gaulle
Popular Front
William James
Israel
Ernest Renan
U.S
Brock
Bill Brock
America
Labor Party
Mitterrand
Socialist Party
Place de la Bastille
The
Economist
London
Socialist
Communist Party
West
Iowa lawmakers urged to skip state railroad plan
A letter argues against a bill to create a state owned railroad funded by an 11.5 percent diesel tax on private carriers. The writer criticizes legislative finances, praises private railroads for handling record grain tonnage, and labels any state run railroad a costly folly.
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Iowa
Bible faith in space age sparks reading of scripture
The 1968 Christmas Eve broadcast by astronauts read Genesis creation aloud. The piece argues the Bible deserves study in the space era, cites its influence on history and freedom, calls Jesus Christ’s redemption essential, and presents the Bible as life insurance.
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Borman
Lovell
Anders
Houston
Cape Kennedy
God
Planet
Earth
Satan
Christ
Right to Life and Budget Cuts Stir Taxpayer Debate
A letter argues Reagan's budget tightens food stamp rules and taxes. It questions taxpayers' rights to fund or deny aid and moral issues, cites abortion funding, and appeals to religious freedom while stressing the priority of protecting life for future generations.
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Reagan
University of Iowa Clinic
U.S
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