Digging up Oswald impostor theories fuels book sales
The piece mocks renewed claims Oswald was a Soviet agent using a killed impostor, noting the lure of sensational books. It cites the House Committee review comparing fingerprints handwriting and photos, deeming the impostor theory baloney while acknowledging public gullibility and promotional value.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
P.T. Barnum
Oswald
Lee Harvey
House Assassinations Committee
Dallas
Iowa Health Commissioner Faces Ethics Inquiry Over Seminar Ties
Iowa Public Health Commissioner Norman Pawlewski faces scrutiny as a Senate investigation examines his role in coordinating an anti abortion seminar in Des Moines. The inquiry, led by Sen. John Murray, probes whether personal beliefs affect policy at the Department of Health.
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Iowa
Norman Pawlewski
Des Moines
Sen
John Murray
Ames
Department of Health
Pawlewski
Murray
the Gazette
The
Health Department
Advertising turns elections into a market driven spectacle
Russell Baker argues presidential campaigns resemble beer marketing with market tests and slick ads. He cites Nixon and Carter as examples of products designed to sell, not govern, noting the rise of branding over policy and questioning voters’ gullibility amid inflation worries.
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Nixon
Carter
Navy at risk as ships dwindle amid strategic winds
The article argues the real threat to national defense is naval decline, not SALT II. It notes a halving of U S Navy ships since 1964, with 455 active and 59 in reserve by 1980, urging expansion of ship programs and prioritizing rebuilding the fleet over strategic arms. It cites Stennis and Hill-Norton warnings and details planned 1980s procurements and current budget concerns.
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Senate
White House
United States Navy
Soviet Union
Smithereens
Soviets
Kremlin
John Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Indian Ocean
Sen. Stennis
Navy
Featured speakers and the fetish of two words
A critical column lampoons the repeated use of featured and guest before speaker. The author urges plain language in notices and programs, arguing that superfluous words inflate importance and blur clarity, with social critique threaded in.
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Carl Kane
Benton Education Association outlines contract stance in inflation fight
The Benton Community Education Association explains their view of current contract talks with the school board. They frame negotiations as a joint effort against rising costs, noting district quality and shared finances. A 19 year veteran teacher could receive a $386 raise next year amid Iowa tax concerns.
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Benton Community Education Association
Inflation, pupil pay gaps and abortion ethics in editorials
The letter discusses inflation eroding take home pay for long serving teachers and questions wages for less experienced teachers. It argues inflation is a third party in negotiations, defends teachers, and links abortion to child welfare, citing a saline abortion case and pro life advocacy while critiquing public figures and a banker.
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Texas
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Russia
Ruby
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Charles O’donnell
Iowa Family Planning
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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HEW
Planned Parenthood
By Russell Baker
New York
Pentagon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Oval Office
Kennedy
Rea
Gan and Brown
Golden State
John
New York Times Service
Britain
Lord Hill-Norton
West
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Clude
Iran
Universe Press Syndicate
Terry Branstad
Paul Mulhollen
Cargill Inc
International Trade Bureau
Mulhollen
Donnie Duncan
Iowa State
Hayden Fry
U.S
Boards of Directors
Supreme Court
Omaha
Bonnie Laschanzky
12Th St
Marion
Carl Riblet Jr
New Hampshire
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