Regents Brace for Higher Tuition as Enrollments Rise
The Iowa Board of Regents plan a 1984-85 tuition increase beyond 7 percent due to record enrollments and tight funding. Current students face about a 110 dollar jump from 1 104, with aid shrinking and dropout risk rising as costs grow. Despite recession, federal aid remains substantial and colleges pledge early warning.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Regents
Iowa
Iowa State
University of Iowa
Smoking ban on short flights sparks safety debate
The Civil Aeronautics Board considers banning smoking on flights under two hours citing secondhand smoke and fire risks. Critics warn a rushed rule may push smokers to restrooms, a dangerous area, and suggest alternative measures to protect health and safety.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Reagan U.N. conduct blamed amid Flight 7 controversy
The column argues Reagan and state leaders overstoked anger over the Korean Air Lines Flight 7 shootdown. It criticizes executive and gubernatorial moves at the United Nations, warns against hasty national decisions, and questions linking the incident to missile plans and Nicaragua policy.
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Reagan
United States
Korean Air Lines
Congress
Miss America pageant’s first Black winner prompts beauty debate
The essay questions whether Vanessa Williams’ Miss America win signals real progress or reinforces lighter skin and straighter hair norms. It argues that color remains tied to beauty standards and notes industry endorsements nudging black girls toward Eurocentric looks, while Williams seeks a nonissue stance.
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Vanessa Williams
America
Alvin Poussaint
Harvard Medical School
Williams
Guion Bluford
Baby's Cry Over National Debt Echoes Through Time
A columnist recalls an old squib about a newborn entering a debt laden world. The piece contrasts $2,000 with later figures, noting a trillion dollar debt and per minute interest, and asks readers how they and their children would fare under growing obligations.
Mideast flashpoint warns of prophecy and war risk
The writer links current Middle East tensions with biblical prophecy. He cites Iran in Beira Valley and Russian missiles near Syria, Libya aiding the PLO, and warns a miscalculated overflight could trigger war. He predicts a May deadline and argues revival is needed to avert disaster.
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Persia
Libya
Ethiopia
Israel
Lebanon
Beira
Syria
PLO
Russia
Letters to The Gazette Reader Suggests Dakota Practices for Iowa
A reader who recently moved from South Dakota to Iowa praises Dakota practices such as using alfalfa along highways for feed, avoiding road salt in winter, and minimal road maintenance. The letter notes cost savings from not buying equipment or enforcing state income tax and urges Iowa to consider similar measures to trim the budget.
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South Dakota
Iowa
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