Antique corner cupboard joins Musser Museum collection
An old corner cupboard owned by Mrs Barbara Cox, made by a local cabinetmaker’s grandfather in Germany, has moved to Musser Museum in Muscatine as part of a rising American antiques display. The piece is among the county’s early glazed-door cupboards. Cedar Rapids bonds fail on stadium turf and school needs. Voters rejected 1.25 million in two measures, approving two 300000 and 950000 bonds fails. Phyllis Anderson leads drive for POW letters. 5000 addressed to North Vietnam. Johnston votes 1.5 million high school bond rejected narrowly. The Hague approves aircraft hijacking penalties. Venus 7 reports from Moscow.
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Iowa Supreme Court upholds 60 percent bond rule
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld the 60 percent requirement for general obligation bond issues. The ruling, written by Justice Harvey Uhlenhopp, rejects the idea that simple majority rule is absolute for public bonds and notes the long term debt burden on taxpayers. Justice Becker dissented, arguing the rule discriminates against yes votes and dilutes their weight.
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Urges more day care centers in the United States
Washington report from the White House Conference on Children notes about one million American children spend days home alone as working mothers lack day care. Theresa Landsburgh backs a nationwide system costing about 10 billion annually by 1980, while critics cite crowded centers and staffing shortages.
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Griffin urges unilateral prisoner releases before new year
Senate Republican Whip Robert P. Griffin called for the United States and South Vietnam to release 1,500 able bodied North Vietnamese prisoners and all sick and wounded detainees before the Vietnamese new year. He suggested the move could prompt a sympathetic response from the Communists and noted no direct talks with President Nixon. Griffin also proposed Red Cross interviews to confirm prisoners wishes and cited North Vietnamese rebuff of an 8,200 to few exchange offer.
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UAW ratifies Ford pact in three-year contract
UAW approves a three-year contract with Ford Motor Co covering about 160,000 Ford hourly employees. The agreement mirrors a GM deal after a 67-day strike and leaves Chrysler as the remaining Big Three to bargain in the United States. The pact becomes effective Monday.
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Jeers and violence shadow Saigon amid antiwar protests
In Saigon youths bombed a U.S. officers' quarters and attacked two American jeeps amid rising anti American sentiment. In Cambodia fighting intensified near Phnom Penh with 2,000 North Vietnamese casualties claimed. In Seattle six months jail for contempt in the Seattle Seven case. An explosion in Saigon and grenades in the Mekong Delta killed and wounded several Buddhists. The Saigon command ordered 100 percent security.
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Nation’s GNP hits one trillion as inflation fuels rise
Washington The economy reaches 1 trillion dollars as inflation pushes up GNP figures. President Nixon unveils a new GNP clock at the Commerce Department and calls in Fed Chairman Burns for White House talks on boosting money supply to spur recovery amid a prolonged slump. Burns had urged steps including arbitration and looser oil import quotas.
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IOWA Freezing Rain Warning For Afternoon Into Night
Weather bulletin from United Press International notes a freezing rain warning central this afternoon and evening and northeast tonight. Snow or freezing rain may change to snow in the northeast and extreme north with occasional rain elsewhere tonight. Lows teens north to the 20s south. Wednesday forecast partly cloudy with highs in the 20s to 30s, colder in the extreme northeast.
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Station assessing plans for annual property listings
Washington County will again use mailed and station assessing for personal property. Taxpayers must list property by February 15, reporting to a station or mailing forms to the Assessor in Washington Iowa.
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Supreme Court law and the burden of simple majorities
A terse reflection on judicial reasoning noting that a simple majority can prove frail in the Supreme Court. The text hints at the fragility of majority rule in landmark decisions and the implications for constitutional interpretation.
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