Des Moines Man Seeks End To Street Wine Bias
A Des Moines man aims to fight street wine discrimination by presenting his case to Senator Dick Clark. The article notes state subsidies for commuter airlines under a House Transportation Committee bill, supported by Spencer and Pocahontas businessmen as essential for future transport needs, and highlights Iowa small districts facing potential reorganization as lawmakers review a Senate proposal.
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Des Moines
Dick Clark
Iowa
House Transportation Committee
Spencer
Pocahontas
Senate
Ulcer worries and CPA tips on tax deadlines
Reader concerns about anxiety and stomach issues are noted. The Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants offers tips for managing stress and staying on track with taxes during the year.
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The
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
Timeline of Equal Rights Amendment stalls in Congress
Five years after passage by Congress and recommendation to states the Equal Rights Amendment remains three states short of ratification. The article questions why the measure has been delayed and notes a shift toward metrics as a practical part of life with experts saying the transition is easier and cheaper than expected.
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Congress
Harmless or risky cannabis use questioned by readers
Page 20 raises questions about whether consumer marijuana smoking is harmless with Doctor Neil Solomon weighing in. Page 11 reports China's grain purchases and grain policy critiques by Rep. James Leach. Page 10 notes trucking firms paid over 80 million for federal licenses in four years, versus lower fee estimates.
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Neil Solomon
USDA
James Leach
Iowa
Indians Rally Tops Red Sox 13 Runs in Eighth
In a remarkable baseball surge, the Cleveland Indians exploded for 13 runs in the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox, turning a 19 to 9 lead into a historic onslaught. The weather page notes Cedar Rapids enjoying 82 degrees and mostly cloudy skies with rain chances through Tuesday, highs near 70 to 75.
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Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
House Fire Damages Rafferty Family Home
A Monday morning fire caused extensive damage to the rear, siding, kitchen and dining room with pervasive smoke in the residence of Donna Rafferty at 315 Avenue NW. She and her three children, ages 3 4 and 9, were at home and uninjured. The Red Cross assists. Bertha Perkins owns the house at 817 Eighth Avenue SE. Fire cause under investigation.
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Donna Rafferty
Avenue NW
Rafferty
Bertha Perkins
Eighth Avenue SE
The
Red Cross
Wet Wind Brings Showers and Wind to Eastern Iowa
Forecasters expect a 30 percent chance of showers Monday night and 50 percent Tuesday as a windy warm front moves through Eastern Iowa. Monday morning temps near 80 with gusty winds, Cedar Rapids hits 83 Sunday, low 55 at start of Monday. Lows Monday night in the 50s with Tuesday highs 70 to 76.
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Iowa
Weather Service
Cedar Rapids
Detentions of Second Soviet Ship Raise 200 Mile Fishing Questions
The Taras Shevchenko docked at Boston after being seized for exceeding its river herring quota inside the 200 mile limit. A second Soviet vessel, the Antanas Snechkus, was ordered into Boston from east southeast of Nantucket and may face civil or criminal charges after cargo seizure while the ship remains under its crew.
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Boston
Coast Guard
United States
Taras Shevchenko
U.S. Attorney's Office
Antanas Snechkus
Nantucket
Cmdr
William Norris
Antanas
New York
U.S
Decisive
U.S. Coast Guard
Sherman
Carter Inflation Program Seen as Modest and Low Key
Washington officials describe an anti inflation plan planned for release soon with modest goals to slow price and wage rise. The approach stresses quiet government intervention and aims to avoid grandstanding while relying on improved manufacturing cost data.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Hopkins gets two 60 day jail terms in Johnson County
Donald Hopkins owner of Continental Mortgage Investment Co pleads guilty to two misdemeanors for improper sale of securities. Sentences run concurrently, maximum 60 days. Begin by May 7. Civil suit seeking 7 million dollars unresolved. Hopkins subpoenaed to produce records on CMI operations.
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Iowa City
Donald Hopkins
Continental Mortgage Investment Co
CMI
Johnson County
Hopkins
Wichita
Harold Vietor
Vietor
Nuclear policy isolates U S and risks treaty
Delegates at the Iran Conference on Transfer of Nuclear Technology said President Carter's plan to end commercial reprocessing of spent fuel and delay fast breeder reactors isolates the United States from atomic allies and could threaten the non-proliferation treaty. Robert Thorne of ERDA called the move “somewhat isolated” from Japanese and Western European nuclear policies.
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Persepolis
Iran
UPI
Carter
United States
Robert Thorne
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
T Shirt Action Provokes Suit In Cedar Rapids Federal Case
Administrators of North Linn high school in Troy Mills face a $160,000 lawsuit in Cedar Rapids federal court over their displeasure with T shirts worn by 14 year old student Yvonne Harvey of Walker.
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North Linn High School
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Yvonne Harvey
Walker
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