Iowa Farm Prosperity Brightens With Rising Receipts
Iowa’s 1972 farm report shows livestock receipts up 21 percent and crop receipts 12 percent, placing Iowa top in livestock and high in crops. The 1973 outlook looks stronger despite feed price hikes as farmers gain by higher prices, with city residents recognizing benefits of a thriving agrarian sector.
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Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
California
Illinois
Texas
Development Commission
House rule changes spark push for faster roll calls
The U S House adopted electronic voting to speed roll calls, shaving about 15 minutes per vote. A proposed change would raise the margin to force a record roll call to 44 members in the House, with similar rules in the Senate. Critics say such requests can be used for trivial matters. Congressman Bin Deat Hers argues against tightening access, stressing voters deserve transparency on how representatives vote.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Hers
Quiver
House
Eastern baseball pennant chase centers on losses
Eastern teams in the National League chase post season by the size of their defeat column. Expos Cards Pirates Mets Cubs Phillies slug through a season where losses, not wins, seem decisive as they face Western division rivalries and a September inner league stretch.
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The
Expos
Cards
Pirates
Mets
Cubs
Phillies
Key Presidential Requisite Moral Vigor
Anthony Lewis analyzes James Barber's Presidential Character thesis linking leaders' patterns to conduct. Nixon appears in active negative terms, with image focus and crisis-driven tactics. Watergate exposes rigidity and risk of drastic actions, with calls for deep character change in future presidents.
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James David Barber
Duke University
Barber
Nixon
Woodrow Wilson
Lyndon Johnson
San Clemente
White House
John Mitchell
Byrne
United States
Wisén
Senate
Johnson
Wilson
Agnew
Richard Nixon
World Magazine
Driving in Cedar Rapids Sparks Forum Crackdown
An Iowa reader complains Cedar Rapids drivers are rude and slow to yield to emergencies. He details a left lane habit and rubbernecking on Blairs Ferry road NE that blocked an ambulance and drew gawkers, contrasting with courteous California drivers and urging local change.
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Cedar Rapids
California
Orange
Riverside
Blairs Ferry Road
Beating at City Park Sparks Family Outcry
A mother recounts a brutal incident at a city park where six boys blocked a tornado slide and assaulted her 9 year old son injuring his kidney during a chase and tackle. The boy has undergone a third kidney operation and remains hospitalized as police respond and officials consider parental responsibility.
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Jet Hin Sa
Phillip Brundrett
Atetsaat Su
Gazette Editorial Page Guidelines For Readers Letters
The Gazette invites reader letters with a 400 word limit and one letter per writer every 30 days. Edits may condense content without changing meaning and no anonymous publication. Include the writer's name address readable signature and non printed telephone number for authentication.
Tolerance and Normalcy in Crime Debate by Kilpatrick
In a reflective column Kilpatrick weighs National Crime Commission ideas decriminalizing minor offenses and rethinking drunkenness laws. He warns such shifts strain public morals and examines private acts, gambling, vagrancy, and sexual conduct, arguing policy must balance liberty, order, and social standards.
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Ashington
National Crime Commission
National Advisory Commission On Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
Commission
Washington Sar Syndicate
Cigaret Ban Proposed by New Federal Safety Commission
Roscoe Drummond notes astonishment at a bottom-page headline about Richard O. Simpson of the new U S Consumer Product Safety Commission seeking a ban on all or some cigarettes by regulatory action rather than legislation or constitutional amendment. He recalls Prohibition era parallels and questions the wisdom of bypassing Congress.
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Ashington
United States
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
OT & Federal Regulatory Agency
Richard O. Simpson
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Mr. Simpson
John E. Moss
Utah
Commerce Committee
Mr Simpson
Surgeon
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Prohibition Echoes in Cigaret Warning Debate
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate column questions applying prohibitory logic to cigarettes, arguing a general health warning is sufficient and noting potential conflicts with Prohibition era laws. The piece suggests using existing hazards labeling and cautions about broader bans on tobacco and alcohol.
Editorial Praise Sparks Letter to Editor
Reader Helen MacC Taylor thanks the paper for an Aug 24 editorial condemning modern TV diction as audio mumbo jumbo. She writes the piece alleviated fears over her hearing and signs from 310 Fifth Avenue SE.
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Helen Macc. Taylor
Fifth Avenue SE
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New York Times Service
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By James J. Kilpatrick
Phil News
James J. Kilpatrick
Roscoe Drummond
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