Culver warns MX depends on SALT II outcome and cost
Iowa Sen. Culver argues without SALT II approval the MX mobile missile risks undermining U.S. retaliation power. He cites a price tag of 30 to 90 billion dollars and a ten year build, warning the arms race could escalate if the treaty delays or limits warhead numbers.
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Senate
Soviet Union
Iowa
John Culver
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Culver
Utah
Nevada
U.S
Sen. Culver
Italian Women Protest Papal View on Sex in Public Display
The piece compares Roman women’s protest against Pope John Paul II’s stance on sexuality to Tehran’s revolutionary protests. It notes the pope’s lecture on sexual relations, praises abstinence for priests, and highlights Italy’s liberal abortion law amid ongoing public debate on sexual privacy and contraception.
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John Paul II
Tehran
Ayatollah Khomeini
John Paul
Italy
U.S
Britain
France
West Germany
Vatican
Birth control dialogue emplaced by Archbishop Quinn sparks church debate
Archbishop Quinn launches an open dialogue within the Catholic Church over artificial birth control, arguing for conscience and reform while affirming Humanae Vitae. He notes U.S. Catholic women show high usage, while many priests dissent, signaling a wider global discussion led by Western Europe and Third World leaders.
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Washington
John Quinn
San Francisco
Conference of Catholic Bishops
United States
Vatican
Quinn
Third World
Catholic Church
Europe
George Basil Hume
Westminster
John Roach
St. Paul- Minneapolis
Nestlé boycott debate and diabetes bike ride noted
A reader cites Nestlé advertising debates and third world formula concerns, linking church calls for boycott to HR 4093 and WHO challenges. The same letter covers the sixth annual Diabetes Bike Ride in Cedar Rapids with 432 riders and statewide totals, thanking sponsors McDonald’s and North Towne Schwinn and praising the American Diabetes Association’s efforts.
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Lutherans
Presbyterians
Methodists
Nestlé’s
House
World Health Organization
Gambia
WHO
I Am
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jane Yock
Cedar Rapids Bike Ride
CB Club
Unethical letters from Lt. Gov Branstad targeting Grassley support
A reader objects to official campaign literature mailed on government letterheads supporting Rep Charles Grassley. The letter from Lt. Gov Terry Branstad is described as an unethical assault on voters and inappropriate regardless of financing.
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Terry Branstad
Charles Grassley
Iowa Conventions and the 1857 Debate on Public Vote Power
A historical account recalls early Iowa constitutional conventions. Delegates like J C Traer of Vinton argued for direct public choice on future conventions, while H D Gibson of Knoxville urged legislative control. The 1857 convention established Article 10, Section 3 empowering the people to decide on conventions in years ending in 0, a mechanism later refined in 1964. The piece traces Iowa Territory conventions in 1844 and 1846 leading to statehood and notes flaws in the 1846 constitution that spurred the 1857 revision.
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Traer
Iowa
Iowa City
H.D. Gibson
Knoxville
Tracr
Gibson
Territory
Congress
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John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
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Jimmy Carter
Reagan
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Roscoe Drummond
Los Angeles Times
Syndica
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Dean Hoge
Catholic University
Washing
Ton
Stouffer Corp
Ohio
Stouffer
Presbyterian Outlook
Zaire
Nestlé
Presbyterian
Diabetes Campaign
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North Towne Schwinn
Roxie Koftan
American Diabetes Association
North Park Place
Rhode Island
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