Iowa Amendment No 1 Removing Judges in Iowa
The Gazette backs ratification of the amendment to empower the Supreme Court with power to retire judges for disability or good cause via a commission on judicial qualifications. It outlines the amendment, its legislative path, and a California example of similar practice, arguing for a streamlined, nonpartisan process.
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General Assembly
Supreme Court
Judicial Qualifications Commission
California
Commission
Iowa
Jackie Robinson Defined Baseball Hero and Civil Rights Pioneer
Jackie Robinson shaped a changing order by fighting racial barriers in baseball and advocating for black advancement. He spoke out after others broke through, proving his lifelong, largely unheralded effort to curb discrimination. Robinson’s legacy extends beyond sports to civil rights until his death last Monday night.
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Jackie Robinson
NAACP
Los Angeles
Robinson
Larry Doby
Luke Easter
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Plea bargaining debate and railway concerns in Gazette letters
Readers critique a Gazette report on candidates night noting plea bargaining lets defendants plead to lesser offenses, harming criminal deterrence. The writer urges Linn County to elect a prosecutor who will pursue full convictions and cites rail transportation policy critiques alongside Churchill and McGovern mentions.
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the Gazette
Lloyd Humphreys
Faches
Job
Linn County
Truthful politics and the burden of words
Carl Riblet Jr argues that politicians fall into three types based on how they source and feed the public. He condemns plagiarism and the push of publishers to claim authorship. He cites Exodus and quotes, noting society’s constant push to do or avoid actions, ending with a reflection on a good night's sleep.
Nixon Scorecard Leads But Underscores Election Uncertainties
Louis Harris, in a Chicago TribuneNew York News Syndicate piece, notes that Nixon holds a wide lead but polls may overstate margins. He cites doubts about Nixon’s confidence ratings, young voter turnout, potential split-ticket voting, third-party candidates, and a four-point poll margin of error to temper poll-to-vote predictions ahead of November 7.
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Nixon
George McGovern
Harris
Gallup
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
White House
Nix McGow
Eee Scack Ss Ae
Mr. Nixon
Senator McGovern
North
McGovern
Congress
John Schmitz
American Independent
Benjamin Spock
People’s Party
Schmitz
Spock
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
Tracks Indispensable To the Editor
A reader takes issue with an Oct 17 editorial on the Fourth street railroad tracks and a new city parking ramp. The letter asks who bears responsibility for the blunder and questions whether railroads or the city created the view obstruction and the related traffic inconveniences.
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Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
C. D. Wulf
Fourth Street
Churchill Unrevered Letter to the Editor Contends on Churchill
A reader criticizes a Oct 21 article about Dr. Norman Vincent Peale for overstating Winston Churchill s speech impediment. The writer recalls Churchills stutter at Harrow and disputes the portrayal of him as leader of his people.
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Norman Vincent Peale
Iowa aims to turn abandoned rails into public recreation
The piece urges Iowa to convert abandoned railroad right of ways into state property to expand free cross country skiing biking and hiking for residents. Rep. Small of Iowa City proposes the needed legislation and calls for public support.
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Iowa
Small
Iowa City
Exhilarated Lovers and Fire-Breathers in Anti America Drift
William F Buckley Jr analyzes critics like Kurt Vonnegut and Norman Mailer as anti American voices who mock Nixon and the nation. He argues these writers frame America as irredeemable, preferring to criticize it regardless of electoral outcomes. He contrasts Vietnam era debates with Dresden bombing history and predicts ongoing anti American rhetoric.
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United States
Richard Nixon
Nixon
America
McGovern
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
Vonnegut
Art Buchwald
Republican Party
Vietnam
Norman Mailer
Miami
Execution Square
Vonneguts
Kurt Vonnegut
Dresden
Hanoi
Winston Churchill
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
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She Gedur Lupids
Gusette
the People's Forum
Churchill
Britain
Hitler
John McMillan
Twelfth Street
By Carl Riblet, Jr
Edmund Burke
Exodus
E. W. Howe
InterOcean Press Syndicate
Louis Harris
Harris Survey
Stayskal
Socom
Fellows
William F. Buckley, Jr
Harper’s Magazine
William F
Buckley, Jr
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