Perot Deficit Message to Drive Politics Says Luce
Texan Tom Luce, Perot campaign manager, tells a conference that the national debt will force politicians to negotiate. He notes Perot did not create voter concern, but rode a growing deficit anger amplified by high TV ratings and debates. The issue rises on the radar as hard choices loom in military health care and entitlements.
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Perot
Luce
National Conference of Editorial Writers
Lexington
Ross Perot
Clinton
Bush
Paul Tsongas
Warren Rudman
Aiv.sea Independent
Beems Helped Fund Cedar Rapids Public Library Beems Auditorium
Edna Erickson Beems died at 83 after quietly supporting Cedar Rapids libraries. Her gifts helped drive a 2 million dollar fund drive tied to a 6.9 million grant, funding the Beems Auditorium named for her late husband Buel Beems. She worked as a librarian locally and supported Coe College and Mount Mercy College libraries.
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Edna Erickson Beems
Hall Foundation
Beems
Cedar
Canada teeters on brink of constitutional crisis vote
Donald E Nuechterlein analyzes Monday's Canadian referendum as Quebec and Western provinces show signs of rejecting the Charlottetown accord. A split outcome could trigger renewed demands for independence, a looser confederation, or even territorial realignments with Ontario and Atlantic provinces left to cope.
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Donald E. Mechterlein
Canada
Meech Lake
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Charlottetown
Liberal
New Democrat
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Atlantic
Ottawa
Europe
District 55 race heats up amid poll controversy
Readers learn how the Des Moines Register effectiveness survey works with 150 legislators, staff, and lobbyists voting on the 10 most and 10 least effective. Critics say the method invites self-serving bias and targeted attacks while veterans back Chuck Larson challenging Joyce Nielsen.
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Des Moines Register
Joyce Nielsen
the Register
Register
House
Senate
the Gazette
Charles Larson Jr
Iowa
Nielsen
Branstad
Larson
Perot Rally in Cedar Rapids Saturday Noon
Cedar Rapids supporters plan a noon rally at the Main Library to show support for Ross Perot for president. A volunteer scroll drive invites signatures and addresses from Iowa supporters with papers collected at the Freeburg for U.S. Senate office.
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Ross Perot
Cedar Rapids
Perot
Iowa
Freeburg
U.S. Senate
Newport Dr
Ters
United States
Reader supports water use limits amid shortage
A reader argues for restrictions during a water shortage while noting that some needs require water. They fear public backlash and petitions if limits are imposed, but maintain citizens should conserve as much as possible.
Deadline for letters to run before November elections
The Gazette sets a noon Wednesday deadline on October 28 for letters on the election subject. Shorter letters have a better chance of being published.
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Gazette
Abortion Counseling Debate Sparks Free Speech Clash
Letter from Susan Christiansen of Iowa City urges overturning abortion counseling gag rules and defending access to federally funded clinics. She argues women deserve medical care and that professional clinic staff should determine counseling, warning against Christian right imposition.
Static and misread meaning in everyday language
Communication theorists describe static as distractions that impair transmission not by signal loss but by misinterpretation and unresolved phrases. Examples include confusing blurbs about an actress’s favorite film, literal misread death charts, and debates over whether animals sold as pets die cruelly.
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Fred Astaire
Rita Hayworth
Hayworth
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Robert Kocher
Duane Carr
United States
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Charlottesville
Queen's University
Kingston
Washington Post
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Ames
Marshalltown
Iowa Peace Institute of
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Peace Institute
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Chuck
American Legion
Rep. Nielsen
Statehouse
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Richard Dr. NE
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N. Clinton
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