Pryor pushes to cut forms for Davis Bacon projects
Sen. David Pryor urges contractors to file a signed affidavit at project start and completion to confirm workers were paid prevailing wages, a move aimed at reducing weekly paperwork. AFL CIO officials oppose, warning it would undermine the Davis Bacon Act and inflate costs. GAO estimates say $200 million yearly is wasted on private sector compliance, plus $15 million for Labor Department admin, totaling about $500 million in annual outlays.
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David Pryor
D-Ark
Pryor
Afl-Cio
Construction and Building Trades Department
Davis-Bacon
General Accounting Office
Labor Department
GAO
Calls to cap spending on ex presidents staff and offices
The piece argues for ceilings on government funded staff and office costs for former presidents including Nixon. It urges letting ex leaders fund excess staff or space themselves to prevent pensions eclipsing current presidents. It questions public appetite for unlimited perks.
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Congress
School Bus Driver Blocks Intersection In City Pick Up
Witnesses described a city department car and a school bus driver delaying four directions at the Trailridge Indiandale SE intersection to load pupils last Friday morning. The scene raised concern about adult drivers setting a poor example for children amid traffic safety expectations.
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City Department
Trailridge
Indiandale SE
Khomeini groups power plays stain world diplomacy
James Reston argues Tehran hijacks diplomacy, compares Khomeini to a hijacker, and calls for Western and Moslem world actions. He warns of international anarchy, urges diplomatic and possibly commercial boycotts, and urges united front at home for energy conservation.
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Ayatollah Khomeini
Khomeini
France
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Iran
U.N
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
U.S
Ayatollah
Allah
Jimmy Carter
Witwer Senior Center poised to open in historic Linn County Building
The Witwer Senior Center plans a fall 1980 opening on the first floor of Cedar Rapids’ old Post Office building at Second Ave and Third St SE. It will offer 55 plus services on property and income tax guidance, Medicare, Social Security, health info, education, and multi-purpose spaces for 150 dining and 180 program seating. Financing targets total renovation and furnishings around 272,600 with federal, county, city, Hall Foundation and private gifts plus a 150,000 raise. Donations welcome via Linn County Health Center 400 Third Ave SE.
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Witwer Senior Center
Linn County
Second Avenue
Third Street
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Hall Foundation
Witwer Senior Center Board
Iowa
Linn County Health Center
Third Ave
Daley backs Kennedy amid Mondale critique
Mark Russell notes Mayor Richard Daley endorses Senator Edward Kennedy while Vice President Mondale juggles a part time job and political clash with Carter's push to defeat Kennedy. The piece lampoons Mondale and implies a Republican path if Kennedy wins.
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Edward Kennedy
Richard Daley
Walter Mondale
Carter
Teddy Kennedy
Mondale
Kennedy
Minnesota
Congress
Jailhouse Lawyers at Reform School Face Disciplinary Limits
In October the author received a disciplinary report for assisting an inmate with writing to the editor. They were ordered to surrender their typewriter and barred from performing legal work for others without staff approval. The writer notes that forcing disclosure would violate attorney client confidentiality and highlights inmates' lack of funds and knowledge to pursue court grievances.
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Reformatory
Inmate Pleas for Paralegal Training to Access Courts
A prisoner argues inmates have right to access courts with aid from others and urges a paralegal training program. He cites Johnson v Avery and Craig v Hocker and protests warden’s plan to hire student lawyers as infeasible. He vows to continue litigation despite retaliation and seeks reform rather than suppression.
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Johnson
Why turn away from grandparents in need shows a plea
An 82 year old writer asks why grandsons often abandon elderly relatives in need and urges kin to provide real love and care. She recalls decades of raising children, the pain of losing family, and the value of attention and kindness to improve life in old age.
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the Gazette
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