What Price Safety Fails to Justify $53 Million Compliance
Preliminary figures from the state board of regents estimate about 53 million dollars needed to bring Iowa regents institutions into compliance with new occupational safety and health act requirements. The bill lacks funding from state or federal sources, risking tuition hikes or tax increases. The piece argues for re examining costs versus benefits, urging delays or waivers until further legislative review.
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State Board of Regents
Iowa
Congress
Culver Says Edges Restrictions Frighten Citizens
Representative Culver completed a tour of the Second district's 11 counties during the congressional recess and generalized that many people are upset over an edge they see as a restriction on individual liberties and freedoms.
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Culver
Planning for a tighter future amid shortages and shocks
The piece critiques the shift to shortages in food and fuel, urging tighter national planning and forward thinking beyond reactionary fixes. It notes the paradox of temporary abundance declarations followed by shortages, calls for clearer terms than planning, and stresses the need to think ahead to avoid future dilemmas.
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United States
Watered Down Grocery Costs Shrink Packages and Labels
A reader notes pressure on processors to improve ingredient descriptions as packaging sizes shrink and prices rise. The piece mocks terms like moisture for water and calls for creative substitutes, hinting at replacing air with new phrasing and questioning labeling practices.
Couple Helps Family After Child Falls From Slide in Bever Park
A grateful West Amana family thanks a stranger who offered directions to a hospital after their 2 year old daughter fell from a large slide and sustained a skull fracture. The man and his wife aided by parking the car and checking on the child, but name unknown.
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Bever Park
Iowa County
Ken, Genesa
Marcy Moyer
West Amana
Mrs. Moore Questions Women Voter Role in Watergate Hearings
Mrs Earl Moore Cedar Rapids questions Martha Mitchell testimony before the senate committee and notes women are voters in the Watergate era. She asks if the hearings are an all male proceedings and urges senators to consider female voters in their deliberations.
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Martha Mitchell
Senate
Mrs
Earl Moore
Cedar Rapids
Woman Defends Song Controversy Over Dirty Lyrics
A reader recalls a prior letter to the Peoples Forum debating the perceived dirtiness of the song Hot Diggity. The writer notes his mother argued the track is not dirty and questions how a current Twitty record Never Been This Far Before could be judged as filthy.
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Leverals
Twitty
People's Forum
FDA Regulations on Vitamins Sparks Free-Society Debate
James J. Kilpatrick criticizes FDA vitamin mineral labeling rules as overbearing. He contrasts Schmidt’s scientific claims with concerns about government overreach, arguing regulations restrain personal choice and warn that culture of paternalism erodes freedom.
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Dr. Schmidt
FDA
Congress
Papa
Nixon urged to take extended vacation amid Watergate toll
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report insiders say President Nixon needs a month off to recover from the Watergate stress. He has grown inaccessible and roaming, sharing limited access with confidant Bebe Rebozo, while key policy aims lag in his second term as the crisis deepens.
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Ashington
Nixon R Ts
Nixon
Charles G
Bebe) Rebozo
Richard Nixon
Hall Syndicate
Nixon's travel spree shows search for calm amid constant moving
The record spans August trips to the White House Camp David and elsewhere as Nixon shuttles eight times in three weeks. Allies say the motion hinders work in the Oval Office while he studies the Watergate hearings in depth for the August press conference, yet discussions with aides and officials have lagged.
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White House
Camp David
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
Nixon
Oval Office
Word Round and Till Use Not in Proper Writing
Theodore M Bernstein explores common word stresses and apostrophe pitfalls in ordinary usage. He argues til is unnecessary, round is rarely a contraction, and phrases like every one versus everyone hinge on stress and meaning.
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