U N United Nations funding shift gains cautious U S support
Editorial urges rebuilding U S U N backing after earlier cuts. White House and State Department seek restored funding to strengthen American influence. Reform includes staff cuts and streamlined budgeting amid 159 member states. Pérez de Cuéllar supports reform while U S objections focus on fairness and leverage.
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White House
State Department
U.N
U.S
State Shultz
United Nations
Pérez de Cuéllar
Congress backs resolution against cancer discrimination at work
A sense of the Congress resolution condemns job discrimination against present or former cancer patients. Testimony cites millions of cases of prejudice, while a Metropolitan Life study shows cancer histories do not raise turnover or disability rates. Lawmakers aim to add teeth to fairness in future legislation.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Congress
Johnson County workers voice job satisfaction concerns
Job Service of Iowa and the Greater Iowa City Chamber of Commerce conduct a Johnson County survey to capture views of underemployed and those stuck in dead end jobs. Questionnaires sent last week aim to reveal how many workers seek new opportunities, guiding potential employers.
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Johnson County
Job Service of
Iowa
Greater
Iowa City
Chamber of Commerce
Curbing Customs Thought Police at U S Borders
The article recounts Customs Service abuses against Americans returning from Nicaragua and Cuba, including seizures and intimidation over political materials. It notes a new directive limiting searches to material that incites imminent violence and calls the policy a return to constitutional protections.
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Boston
U.S. Customs Service
Nicaragua
United States
Customs Service
Reagan
Thomas W. Walker
Ohio
New Orleans
Special Customs Service
Walker
CIA
Center For Constitutional Rights
New York
Miami
U.S
Cuba
Newark
Fidel Castro
Celebrity gossip speculative column mocks aging stars with spoof plotlines
A satirical column answers reader questions about stars like Matthew Broderick and Sylvester Stallone. It absurdly claims Broderick is actually Peter Lorre aged to look 16 and imagines a montage of Hollywood feuds and a spoof Kane II project with Arnold Schwarzenegger. It lampoons age, remakes, and marriage trends among icons like Zsa Zsa Gabor and Elizabeth Taylor.
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Matthew Broderick
Broderick
Peter Lorre
Lorre
Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Gristle and Gore Studios
Siberia
Stallone
Schwarzenegger
Detroit
Rodney Dangerfield
Kane
Dangerfield
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Elizabeth Taylor
Zsa Zsa
Liz
Celebrities Snub Roles in Humorous Movie Plot
The piece jokes about Russell Baker and others declining roles in a spoof about a giant turkey from outer space. It notes Paul Newman and George C. Scott refused the turkey part for allergy and dialogue reasons, Stallone ditched featherless makeup, and John Wayne avoided combined western and comedy casting after past on-screen spanking concerns.
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Teen Flick Magazine
Sylvester Stallone
Matthew Broderick
Reverend Falwell
Peter Lorre
Paul Newman
George C. Scott
Outer Space
Newman
Scott
John Wayne
Red River
Montgomery Clift
Clift
Wayne
Duke
Letter: Belts, Meddling and Safety Laws
A reader recalls a 1965 car crash in Florida with four occupants wearing seatbelts. He notes no lasting injuries aside from a brief skull fracture to his brother and reflects on new Iowa seatbelt laws and public safety rules.
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Florida
Iowa
Rock Williamstown City
Ultralight pilots and regulators spark debate on safety
Reader letters challenge ultralight regulation arguing few inspections exist and flying rules are overly restrictive, citing liability problems and market shrinkage. They claim federal rules limit two seat rides, and altitude limits and helmet mandates burden enthusiasts while preserving safety.
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Gazette
Eipper Industries
U.S
FAA
Adoption Privacy Debate Moves in Iowa
A statewide group forms to monitor efforts to open all adoption records and end privacy for adopted children birth parents and adoptive families. A public meeting of the Adoptive Parents Coalition is set for 7 30 p m on Sept 25 at Peoples Bank East Community room Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
Adoptive Parents Coalition
Peoples Bank East
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
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