Neu ruling blocks usury lift on package plan bill
Lieutenant Governor Neu ruled that the package plan bill violated the title by addressing many subjects beyond its one declared topic credit unions. The decision halts any hike in the 9 percent home mortgage rate until lawmakers return June 30, tying the measure to a broader, politically charged package.
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Letters Demand Stop Nazi Marches in Chicago Suburb
A letter writer lauds bills to bar a Nazi march on a Jewish settlement in a Chicago suburb. He questions how laws permit marches against protected groups and cites human rights concerns and protections for criminals to prevent mob vengeance.
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Chicago
Letter to the editor condemns dictatorship and unjust laws
The writer argues that lawmakers risk creating a dictatorship and eroding rights. They claim some liberties violate freedom, question legal wrongs, and invoke mercy and the Holocaust to underline judgment of those who wrong others.
Outdoor Skills Workshop Day Receives Scout Support
Parents and friends of Girl Scouts aided an Outdoor Skills Workshop Day on May 6, drawing a strong turnout and enthusiasm for learning new skills among the girls. The piece then shifts to a philosophical question about human rights and race, questioning how courts and religion intersect with equality and Nazism.
Iowa General Assembly backs non smoking public spaces
Dee Hunt of 1607 13th Ave SW laments 67th Iowa General Assembly actions restricting cigarette use in public spaces. She argues rights of non-smokers outweigh smokers and invokes religious principles to defend government limits on a lethal habit.
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Iowa General Assembly
Presidents deride lawyers but graveyard ghosts push back
The piece jokes that after President Carter blasted lawyers, spirits of former presidents who were lawyers dispute him. Washington through Johnson vote 22 to 13 against Carter’s critique, with Nixon and Ford possibly shifting to 24 to 13. It notes high modern bar standards and wonders how Carter’s legacy may be affected.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Carter
White House
Nixon
Ford
Yore
U.S
Way with words Hair due By Theodore M. Bernstein
Lydia A. Dushenko of Buffalo explains the noun forms blond and blonde note male versus female usage. Adjectival use remains blond and brunet for all genders. A reader cites Gresham’s Law of Linguistics about word connotations shifting, noting sex and scatology terms.
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Lydia A. Dushenko
Buffalo
N.Y
Gary R. Shroat
Fairview Heights, Il
Gresham’s
Remembering Dr Edward F Kopecky A devoted hometown physician
A hometown obituary honors Dr Edward F Kopecky who died last week after a 27 year medical career. He served 25 years as the community physician, cared for births and illnesses, offered affordable fees and free medical samples when money was tight, and shared his life with patients and family.
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Edward F. Kopecky
Debating Victorian Values and Modern Conflicts in Society
A reflective piece critiques old Victorian values on smoking drinking sex and work, noting unignorable evidence of their harms and arguing for nuanced moral judgments. It contrasts rigid past virtue with present public malaise and questions how much truth public figures ever reveal.
Carter and Hoover clash over FBI tactics and discovery risk
William Safire argues the Carter administration overreacted by prosecuting FBI officials for long tacit techniques used against Weather Underground. He warns discovery could expose past practices, challenging legal norms, and questions the legitimacy of surveillance tied to domestic and foreign security concerns.
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Carter Administration
FBI
Weather Underground
Communist Party of the USA
Levi
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