Iowa Governor Heads to Washington on Propane Shortage Talks
Governor Ray meets White House energy adviser John Love to press for propane scarcity solutions for Iowa drying needs. He seeks help from Senators Hughes Clark and Congressmen Mezvinsky Culver Gross Smith Scherle and Mayne to secure favorable allocations, while Iowa's legislative council works with the delegation to coordinate a unified approach.
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Overnor Ray
White House
John Love
Iowa
Washington
Hughes and
Clark
Mezvinsky
Culver
Gross
Smith
Scherle
Mayne
Ray
Inequalities Fought School Pressures Rise
Editorial examines the shift in public education amid disenchantment, questioning the value of spending, the role of schools in social mobility, and the push for open admissions and minority representation. It links educational outcomes to home environment and stresses ongoing inequality from grade school through college.
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Ashington
Benjamin Bloom
Horace Mann
Sidney P. Marland
Health, Education and Welfare
Hovard
Christopher Jencks
America
Jencks
Should Congress Set Its Own Pay Raises
Congressional Quarterly weighs the long awkward issue of who should approve member salaries. The piece notes a 1973 House vote against automatic raises and discusses a 1989 proposal to require a President to act on a federal commission's recommendations, potentially raising pay to 55 000 with impacts on staff and judges.
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House
Federal Commission
Federal
Congress
Senate and
30 Acre Rule Rips Farmers Home Plans In Iowa View
An Iowa reader argues Linn County farmers with 20 acres should be allowed mobile homes. The writer condemns a 30 acre minimum and warns the nation risks a dictatorship as retirees seek affordable housing. The letter urges others to speak out.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Harris Poll Finds Public Credits Press Over Senate on Watergate
A Harris survey shows 66 percent credit the press for exposing Watergate, 22 percent favor the Senate committee. Public confidence in media coverage grows though saturation concern rises, with 47 percent saying the committee’s role was essential to expose the facts.
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Nixon
Select Committee
U.S. Senate
Harris
Senate Watergate Committee
Senate
Senate Committee
White House
Opinion: Wrong Time for a Large Congress Pay Raise
The Gazette questions a $12,500 congressional raise arguing that the timing and size are ill justified. It notes inflation pressure and compares the pay hike to public restraint, urging persuasive answers on performance and merit before such increases are approved.
Congressional pay raise sparks debate over value and accountability
The essay argues a $12,500, nearly 30 percent, salary increase for Congress amid 1973 price hikes. It condemns the predecessors use of a federal commission to set raises, urging senators and representatives to vote openly so voters know their stance and justify the higher pay.
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Congress
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Colorado
Iowa Legislative Council
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Harris Survey
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Tot Pub
Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate
Scovcdeuner
the Gazette
Capitol Hill
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