Lure of the outdoors a look at parks under pressure
National parks and 243 historic and recreational areas face unprecedented crowds and growth. Overuse, litter, and pollution strain the system as park leaders consider higher fees and new controls. Experts urge wilderness designation and near-city recreation to ease demand.
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America
Interior
National Parks and
Walter Hickel
Expan
National Park Service
NPS
Interior Department
Washington
Yosemite
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Great Smoky Mountains
Daniel J. Tobin Jn
NPS Western Region
UPI
Tobin
Themistocles Remembered Amid Greek exile Heritage
Athens reports that Themistocles, architect of Salamis victory, remains largely forgotten in modern Greek commemorations. Exiles including King Constantine and Karamanlis are noted, with mention of Mikis Theodorakis and others abroad. Historian Spyros Markezinis compares Themistocles tactics to Khrushchev in Cuba and warns of missile proximity to Suez.
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UPI
Themistocles
Salamis
B.C
Persia
Greece
Mikis ‘Theodorakis
Ste
Plutarch
Spyros Markezias
Nikita Khrushchev
Sparta
Cuba
United States
Markezinis
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Suez
Canal
Abrams studies Laos drive amid heavy fighting in Laos
Gen. Creighton Abrams met with U.S. and South Vietnamese officials to review the South Vietnamese push into Laos bogged by heavy opposition. The 30th Ranger Battalion suffered heavy losses as U.S. helicopters were shot down and air cover intensified while reports surfaced of increased truck traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Aides noted the operation remained a week behind schedule and gunfire and artillery in the area continued through the day. Separately, Cheryl Hinman, a 22-year-old Iowa music teacher, won the Iowa district Met auditions and advances to regionals in Minneapolis with a potential Met contract if successful.
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Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Air Force
30Th Ranger Battalion
U.S
U.S. Command
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Saigon
Lz* Ranger
Dennis Fujii
Hawaii
Cheryl Hinman
Lone Tree
Iowa
Metropolitan Opera
Minneapolis
Cheryl
Met
New York City
Checks and balances in the early U S government
The text notes the three branches began separate operations with Washington's 1789 inauguration for the legislative and executive, while the judiciary organized February 2, 1790. It explains independence among branches and the need for cooperation to fulfill government duties, plus the devised system of checks and balances to prevent tyranny and power concentration.
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Washington Wass
Love and definitions in February reflections
Iowa State University expert notes love defined by actions and feelings. Commercials, art, and scholars shape love, urging a humane shift in schools and courts. True love involves giving, opening up, vulnerability, and caring for another’s growth.
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Nancy Meredith
Iowa State University
Lana
High cost of paperwork real problem
UPI business writer Leroy Pope notes that Civil War Navy orders relied on six page handwritten contracts with few copies, costing about five dollars in paperwork. Today buying a large warship can involve hundreds of thousands of dollars in paperwork, says Howard Chapelle of the Smithsonian Institution, reflecting rising administrative costs.
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Leroy Pope
UPI
New York
U.S. Navy
Navy
Howard Chapelle
Smithsonian Institution
Iowa House to consider 18 year old voting bill
Des Moines reports Rep. Richard Drake plans to file a 14 page measure to align Iowa law with federal 18 voting rights for national offices. The bill would let 18 to 21 year olds vote using paper ballots and allow 30 day movers to vote if registered, with later tallying if machines are used. It signals a stopgap step toward constitutional amendment for 18 year olds.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Congress
Supreme Court
Richard Drake
Towa
Drake
Republican State Central Committee
Local News Emphasizes Newspaper Role in Community Reporting
Local newspapers remain the trusted source for complete reports on city councils schools and bonds. The Iowa press association notes strong readership among adults and teens, highlighting newspapers’ quick timely saturation of town news.
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Arthur Luck
Washington Evening Journal
Rod McKuen
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