Iowa Labor unrest sparks talk of Farmer-Labor party
At the Waterloo Iowa Federation of Labor convention delegates urged banner warnings and discussed forming a Farmer-Labor party citing disillusionment with labor ties to the Democratic Party. UAW officials recently said they will no longer back Democratic legislators, signaling broader politcal shifts.
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Iowa Federation of Labor
Waterloo
Iowa
Marion
Ethan Sproston
Farmer-Labor Party
Democratic Party of
United Auto Workers
UAW
Gopherland
Democratic Party
Democrat
Farmer- Labor
Iowa Democratic Party
Federation
Labor
Nader launches FANS reform drive for sports fans
Ralph Nader introduces the FANS initiative Fight to Advance the Nation's Sports aiming to reform consumer access to sports events. He vows legal actions protests and lobbying to compel lower ticket prices and address issues from trades to concessions, signaling a broad consumer crusade into show business sports.
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Ralph Nader
Congress
Nader
New Crusade
Crusaders
U.S. Pressure Behind Rhodesia Peacekeeping Move
The letter accuses Andrew Young and President Carter of backing United Nations peacekeeping forces to force black majority rule in Rhodesia with U.S. military logistics and backing. It cites a July meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Owen and notes Security Council support for Mozambique aid to sustain guerrilla activity against Rhodesia.
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U.S
U.N
Andrew Young
Nyerere
Rhodesia
Paul Scott
Carter
David Owen
South Africa
Young
United States
Africa
Asia
Britain
Latin America
Russia
U.N. Security Council
Mozambique
John Singlaub
Korea
Questioning U S policy on Rhodesia and Soviet influence
The editor debates whether guerrilla raids into Rhodesia or Russian pressure are driving U S policy. The letter questions if the United States is becoming weaker and Russia stronger and asks if communist sympathy exists within government.
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U.S
Public hearing on Linn County mechanical code adoption
A Sept 30 Gazette letter references a Linn County public hearing to adopt a new mechanical code covering heating cooling ventilation and related devices. The writer fears literal interpretation could criminalize common home use and suggests solar heating as an alternative. The notice lists an Oct 18 10 45 a.m. hearing in Room 103 of the courthouse.
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Linn County
Prairie resilience under Nebraskas struggling farms
Washington Star Syndicate surveys Nebraska farmers facing low prices for corn at 1.23 a bushel amid rising costs. Despite 1977 crop value dropping from 18500 to 12300, farmers endure, aided by 4-H youths and Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition coverage as midwest resilience persists.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska
The Case Against Overquotes in Writing
A columnist cites readers’ letters on nauseous vs nauseated and warns writers to remove overquotes. Examples include quotes around ordinary words and phrases from a Humphrey surgery article, highlighting misuse of quotation marks and the Latin roots of quotus.
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Richard M. Albanese
South Euclid
Ohio
Hubert H. Humphrey
Albanese
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Floyd B. Olson
DFL
Rank and File
Farm Bureau
Big Business
Bique
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Johnson County
John Witherspoon
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Bert Lance
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Nixon
Jimmy
Andy
Bert
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Panama Canal
Calhoun
Israel
InterOcean Press Syndicate
Hastings
Neb
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Omaha World-Herald
Pueblo
Colo
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Norfolk
Atkinson
Wayne
Grand Island
Kevin Mobley
Kathryn
Wiese
Shelly Olson
Milford
Don Olson
Washington Star Syndicate
Theodore M. Bernstein
Alice R. Sharkey
Buffalo
Humphrey
Senate
New York Times Syndicate
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