Misguided Morality in Iowa Abortion Aid Debate
Iowa lawmakers clash over state funds for abortions at the Early Termination Clinic in Iowa City. Senate restricts aid to life-threatening cases. House initially expands then restricts aid. Clinic relies mainly on private billing with modest indigent support, while counties grant few GYN papers for abortion. Critics argue policy harms poor women and counties.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Senate
House
University of Iowa Hospitals
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pottawattamie County
Minnette Doderer
Gazette
ZIP code expansion eyed despite Senate josh about nine digits
Senators joke about nine-digit ZIPs as the Postal Service pushes a voluntary plan to add four more digits. Proponents say it could save $600 million annually and shift sorting to blocks or buildings by 1987, offset by startup costs and two cent per name conversion. Large mailers fear costs, while the Service offers a half-cent subsidy per first class letter to recoup. Voluntary adoption hinges on business use, with delivery speed and rate deferral as incentives. Congress should weigh action over laughter.
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Postal Service
Congress
Gun control debate split across two Senate bills
Washington column argues Kennedy and McClure differ in approach to curb handgun crime. Kennedy seeks a ban on Saturday night specials and a waiting period with reporting rules, while McClure targets BATF abuses. Both insist on preserving lawful gun rights and urge calm, evidence based reform.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
James A. McClure
Idaho
Sen. McClure
National Rifle Association
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Proposals to bar state funds from University Hospitals aborts clinic
A letter argues that banning state funds from University Hospitals Early Pregnancy Termination Clinic would not save money or reduce abortions and would worsen social outcomes. It cites last year’s 210 abortions for poor women costing 262 dollars each, potential backroom methods, and broader harms to infant mortality and family stability.
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Iowa Senate
House
Supreme Court
Ambulance Rush Through Busy Street Sparks Public Concern
A reader describes an ambulance speeding with sirens and lights on down Third Street Saturday morning while motorists did not yield. The writer questions why drivers fail to pull over for emergency vehicles and urges city residents to consider the urgency for those in need.
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Third Street
City slicker's puzzle sticks to dairy and DA debates
A reader rants about a crossword creator's clues. He notes dairy product as egg, pie for make a mess, pied and pie relations, and disputes the use of DA for district attorney versus county attorney. He cites Cedar Rapids and Linn County as examples of prosecutor titles.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court of
Iowa
Iowa District Court
Linn County
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the Gazette
Statehouse
University of Iowa Clinic
Linn
Pottawattamie
Mr. Kennedy
McClure
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
BATF
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James J. Kilpatrick
CBS New York Times
Louis B. Blair
Thompson Drive
Norway
Supt
Lowell Ryan
Norway Community School
St. Michael’s School
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Norway School
U.S
Latin America
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Democratic Revolutionary Front
FDR
New York Times
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Revolutionary and People's
National Movements For Freedom and Justice
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Hele
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