Misplaced Criticism of Iowa Commission for the Blind Budgeting
A legislative visitation committee criticized the Iowa Commission for the Blind for delegating budgeting duties to its staff led by executive director Jernigan. The debate centered on who should set policy and approve the budget with Commissioner Eyerly defending the staff and Dayhoff urging closer scrutiny and stronger legislative oversight.
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Iowa Commission For the Blind
Jane Eyerly
Des Moines
Jernigan
United States
van Gilst
Patchett
North Liberty
Commission
Menke
Calumet
Kenneth Jernigan
Dayhoff
Supreme Court press rights trend under Burger scrutiny
An analysis of the 1978 79 term argues the Court under Chief Justice Burger is shaping a new press rights doctrine. The piece notes tensions between First Amendment protections for dissemination and restrictions on news gathering, citing Zurcher v Stanford Daily and related opinions, and warns this trend may hinder public access to information.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Court
Warren E. Burger
Zurcher
Stanford Daily
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Burger
Wall Street Gambles With Gambling Stocks Fade
A September surge in gambling stocks drew praise as a crapshooters delight before a sharp reversal. Resorts International Class B leaped 106 points in four days then tumbled, while most gaming shares fell as small investors chase quick gains. Analysts warn beginners to stay out as volatility mirrors casino risk.
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Wall Street
Resorts International
Kennedy and Brooke clash over arms export loophole
The article reports that Senator Edward Kennedy sponsored a human rights amendment in the prior year to halt munitions exports to Argentina, but months later voted for a Defense Department bill containing a Kollmorgen exemption. Senator Brooke quietly secured the exemption, allowing peri scopes for Argentine submarines to be sold. Kennedy says he did not know of the exemption.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
Argentina
Massachusetts
Kollmorgen
Northampton
Kennedy
Edward Brooke
Defense Department
Senate
Capitol Hill
Hiawatha residents oppose group home in single family zone
A letter from local taxpayers argues against a group home for the disabled in a residential area. They warn such homes invite further development and threaten property values and safety, proposing placement further away where more homes are already being built.
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Hiawatha
Group home concerns spark local debate in Hiawatha
In a letter to the editor residents challenge a proposed group home for handicapped individuals. They question fire code costs and yard space, urge keeping children in family settings, and ask why only certain areas face such petitions. Signed by Mr and Mrs Robert Jones.
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Hiawatha
Association For the Retarded
Censorship concerns in Cedar Rapids school book policy
A parent objects to school board or committee decision power over library books, arguing it risks censorship. The writer urges allowing student and reader choice, warning removal could invite broad objections to any book and calls to keep censorship out of Cedar Rapids schools.
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Cedar Rapids
Editorial guidelines for letters to the Gazette
The Gazette invites reader opinions within set rules. Letters must be under 400 words, one per writer every 30 days, may be condensed and edited, and not published anonymously. Include name, address, readable handwritten signature, and writer’s telephone number for authentication. poems are not published.
Republicans gain ground in Midwest and suburbs in Harris poll
In a Harris-ABC News poll of 1500 likely voters, Republicans lead 44-43 in the Midwest while Democrats hold 53-36 in the East and 57-31 in the South. Suburbs swing 53-36 for Democrats, big cities favor Democrats 59-28, and blacks back Democrats 79-9.
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House of Representatives
ABC News
Midwest
East
South
House
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Carter White House
GOP
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Oskaloosa
Arlene Dayhoff
Mr. Jernigan
John Paul Stevens
William J. Brennan Jr
Lewis F. Powell Jr
First National Bank
Bellotti
Houchins
Kqed Inc
San Francisco
California
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Marder
Investigative Reporting
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Hiawatha’s
Mrs
Robert Jones
Eisenhower Road
the Gazette
By Louis Harris
Carter
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
Jimmy
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