Mt Pleasant prison clash draws mock Keystone Cop echoes
A legal fight over locating a new Mt. Pleasant prison near the mental health institute erupts after a government raid for minutes. Commissioner Burns ordered a deputy to fly to Mt. Pleasant to seize committee records amid resistance from Institute sup t. Plasberg. Lawmakers condemn the raid as overbearing and a threat to free speech.
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Catherine Williams
Calvin Auger
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Pricelessness of human life sparks cost comparison
A Yale physicist priced human body components at thousands of dollars per gram while arguing life itself is priceless. The piece contrasts market values with historical mass killings and notes a 200 pound person could be worth about 6 million, a four ton hippo around 240 million, highlighting the absurdity of monetary scales.
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Harold J. Morowitz
F.O.B
New Haven
Resegregate by sex above sixth grade
William V. Shannon argues for returning to coeds separated by sex from sixth grade onward arguing it would shield children from peer pressures and the new sophistication pushing marijuana alcohol and sexual experimentation. He cites declines in youth health and calls for parental authority and school reform.
Mondale donations and voting record cited in forum
A Minnesota friend cites Congressional Record figures showing Walter Mondale receiving 85025 dollars from organized labor surpassing Humphrey and Clark but below Culver. The piece lists Mondale votes on foreign aid funding NSF, Mideast delegation, pay raises, education bill, busing, canal bailout, Egypt Israel buffer zone, NYC bailout, and farmed sites. It laments low voter turnout and argues a candidate won with only about 23 percent of registered voters.
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John Culver
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Blind Amateurs Respond to Gazette on Max Otto Story
A reader objects to Sept article about Max Otto and amateur radio, refuting flowery wording and noting units of work. The letter asserts net control duties on the Iowa net and current role as secretary-treasurer, clarifying not calling the net daily and historically calling about once per week as many people collaborate.
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Gazette
Max Otto
Iowa City
Max
Iowa
Which way now make a network like this function not just one outstanding figure
A graduate of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving school challenges implied ties between amateur radio and school curriculum. He notes his ham radio interest came from his brother, not classroom instruction, and that student amateurs aided peers in licensing without schoolroom involvement. He rejects the idea that blind students need specialized study to obtain licenses and calls for reporters to verify statements with the involved party.
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Iowa Braille and
Hadley School For the
Justify firing To the Editor about Cedar Rapids police chief
The letter argues for objective criteria to evaluate Chief LaPeters performance and urges replacing Safety Commissioner Colton if he cannot provide justification. It calls for citizens to demand accountability and to act promptly to halt government delays.
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LaPeters
Police
Cedar Rapids
Chief LaPeters
Space promise to put Earth in true scale
Space is the new ocean and humanity will push farther into space. Mars, the moon, and Earth orbit become permanent steps as humanity builds lifelike habitats, colonies, and even space arks. The century will judge whether conflict fades as exploration expands.
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John F. Kennedy
Space
Moon
Mars
Taxing Ordeal Internal Revenue Man Hints at Scrutiny
An IRS agent pressures a taxpayer over expense claims asking if they want a line by line review or to back out now. The exchange signals intensified audit tension as officials probe documentation and receipts for deductions.
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Internal Revenue
The people’s right to truth and the American ideal
A concise statement asserts that truth is a fundamental right alongside life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, framing an ethical baseline for civic governance and individual freedoms. The message emphasizes transparency as essential to democratic society and personal dignity.
Back to School Pride and Picket Lines in Fall TV
Mark Russell quips about back to school items and teaching tensions as union picket lines flare amid fall television season. References Eleanor Roosevelt and Churchill moment foreground a satirical tone from the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
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Eleanor and
Franklin
Hyde Park
Roosevelts
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