Iowa Energy Council criticized for slow set aside rulemaking
The Iowa Energy Policy Council faces critique for slow development of administrative rules for the petroleum set aside program begun during the Arab oil embargo. With a surge in petitions in spring 1979, the council struggled to handle verbal requests and lacked a formal appeals process and records of denials, prompting calls for timely rules and better record keeping.
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Iowa Energy Policy Council
Stanek
Iowa
Energy Policy Council
Soviets Guard Cuban Tech Bridge to U.S. Data
Soviet 3,000 man armored brigade in Cuba aims to protect a newly built communications intercept facility. The system would allow monitoring of most U.S. phone calls and data between computers and missiles from satellites. Troops also serve Castro protection and act as a tripwire to deter U.S. response to Cuban provocations.
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Castro
Russia
Africa
U.S
Carter
Brezhnev
Cienfuegos
Supreme Court ends jury trial erosion sparks applause
The piece argues the Supreme Court has halted the slide away from unanimous six and twelve person juries for serious crimes. It notes precedents like Williams v Florida and Apodaca and Johnson, and warns of ongoing trends toward smaller, nonunanimous verdicts. It also discusses Soviet intelligence bases and U.S. policy debates surrounding SALT II.
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United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Williams
Florida
Ballew
Georgia
Burch
Louisiana
Iowa
State seeks soil conservation changes amid erosion concerns
Iowa faces topsoil loss of 9.9 tons per acre annually far above the allowable one to five tons. A four hearing series by a joint house senate subcommittee on soil conservation laws begins Monday in Washington with stops at Red Oak Spirit Lake and Waverly. Co chairs Sen Forrest Schwengels and Rep Wendell Pellett seek farmer input on adequacy of current laws and potential changes to boost soil preservation efforts. Some voters recall the Ford Tri Motor era of air travel.
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Iowa
House
Senate
Washington
Red Oak
Spirit Lake
Red Fox Inn
Waverly
Fairfield
Wendell Pellett
Atlantic
Is headline ellipsis proper in this chase story
The piece discusses whether the headline One arrested, one hunted after high speed chase uses proper ellipsis. It notes readers expect is before arrested but hunted in passive form may jar readers. The question asks editors to judge grammatical parallelism.
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North Liberty
Highway 218
Amtrak Rolling Stock on Long-Distance Routes
A reader notes Amtrak trains on long distance routes use a 30- car consist and criticizes Mike Deupree's Sept 2 article for not mentioning this fact. The letter references the San Francisco Zephyr trip from Chicago to Mount Pleasant over Labor Day and cites membership in the National Association of Railroad Passengers.
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National Association of Railroad Passengers
San Francisco
Editor Questions Amtrak Aging Trains And Policy
The writer critiques aging cars and maintenance needs while noting Amtrak plans 284 Superliner cars delayed by mismanagement and a Pullman-Standard strike. He cites ridership surge, USA Rail Pass withdrawal and anticipated fall return, and urges greater federal funding for rail as an alternative to highways and airports.
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Amtrak
U.S.A
Deupree
Proposal to Share Blame in Palo Nuclear Plant Shutdown
The author lists four groups involved in the Palo nuclear plant shutdown and argues for starting by eliminating IE customers from blame. They contend IE, as a customer group, can never be at fault and suggest a blame-shift toward the other parties. The letter advocates a blunt, though rhetorical, reassessment of responsibility.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
General Electric
Chicago Bridge and Iron Works
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