Time Marches On for Demos in Iowa Fundraiser Tale
Des Moines notes Jake More of Harlan attended A. Small FundRaiser for Attorney General Richard Turner near the state house. More, once Iowa Democratic chairman, joked a Democrat sponsor helps a Republican run for senator or governor. Turner may seek either GOP nomination, pending Gov. Ray’s plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Arthur Small
Lown City
Richard Turner
Statehouse
Jake
Harlan
Small
Jake More
Iowa
E.H. Birmingham
Sioux City
Turner
Israel
U.S
Robert Ray
Clark urges targeted human rights policy for violators
Senator Dick Clark says the United States should apply President Carter's human rights policy to the worst violators, notably countries known for torture. He warns that the main challenge is implementation and cautions against overreaching beyond policing to preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Dick Clark
Iowa
Carter
United States
Clark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Africa
America
Free World
U.S
United Nations
World Bank
Congress
South Africa
Thomas Jefferson
Soviet Union
Iowa faces stalled bill for compulsory measles vaccination
Iowa health officials warn a measure requiring immunization for school entrants may stall in a legislative committee. Dr. Martin Myers says measles epidemics threaten the state, while Health Commissioner Norman Pawlewski calls it a serious outbreak. Senator Charles Miller controls the bill amid conscience clause debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman L. Pawlewski
Iowa
Idaho
Wyoming
Charles Miller
Burlington
Akron disaster claims 73 crew in Barnegat Bay storm
On this date in 1933 the U S Navy airship Akron broke up in a storm and crashed into the Atlantic off Barnegat Bay New Jersey. Seventy three crew members perished in the tragedy that stilled a pioneering airship program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnegat Bay
N.J
Ray Urges Legislature To Act on Priority Items
Governor Robert Ray praised early appropriation work by the 1977 Iowa legislature and urged action on tax, land use, bottle deposit, and other substantive bills. He warned election-year delays could push issues to next year. He also supported reform of road-use tax distribution and praised a new state penitentiary training facility in Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Ray
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Iowan mother denied visa to Ames student’s mother
Miriam Rodriguez, Iowa State University student, seeks her Salvadoran mother's visit for childbirth but U S embassy visa officials deny the request. Ambassador Ignacio Lozano reportedly rejected letters from Iowa leaders and burned documents, citing concerns the mother would not return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Miriam Rodriguez
Rodriguez
U.S
United States
el Salvador University
Vicecounsel
Iowa student group wins NASA grant for COMMSATT 6 project
The Student Producers Assn. at the University of Iowa received a $17,000 NASA grant to use COMMSATT 6 in research and experimental programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Nye
Gazette
Duke Norberg
Albia
Miller
Senate Human Resources Committee
Northbrook
Culligan
Hey Culligan Man
12Th St
Marion, Iowa
Envoy
Culver, Clark and
Harkin
Ons
E- Control Data Corporation
Center Point Road
N.E
Credit Life
Vantage
FTC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!