Reapportionment plan gains support at Iowa hearing
At a Sioux City hearing 36 witnesses testified on the Iowa reapportionment plan drawing criticism and praise. Support came from former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Maurice Rawlings while opponents warned against packing townships across 18 counties and potential court action. The five member Redis tricting Advisory Commission plans further hearings in Iowa City and Des Moines as the Legislature weighs the plan and possible alternate drafts.
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Sioux City
UPI
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Jim Leach
Iowa House
Senate
Iowa Supreme Court
Maurice Rawlings
Harry Smith
Iowa Federation of Labor
Iowa General Assembly
Montgomery
Iowa City
Des Moines
East Iowa GOP leader urges defeat of remap plan
East Iowa Republican Marian Pfaff argues the reapportionment plan is poor and likely to harm Republicans by reshuffling districts and appearing partisan. Iowa AFL-CIO President James Wengert defends the plan as fair and voting equal. The clash follows Democratic and GOP reactions and notes free speech rights amid legislative debate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative Service Bureau
GOP
Labor Movement
Iowa Afl-Cio
James Wengert
Marian Pfaff
Dubuque
Republican Central Committee
2Nd District
House
Don Avenson D-Oelwein
Tim Hyde
Avenson
State Central Committee
Hyde
Pfaff
Republican Party
Lightning strike victims back in class after hospital stay
Two Jackson Junction high school students from Turkey Valley, Carol Schmidt and Lynette Reicks, survived after being struck by lightning near the track. Both suffered burns and internal injuries. Carol recovered from a brain clot and recalled little of the event. CPR at the scene saved their lives.
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Associated Press
Carol Schmidt
Fort Atkinson
Lynette Reicks
Waucoma
Jackson Junction
Turkey Valley
Carol
Lynette
Federal switchboard in Cedar Rapids to shut May 1 1981
The Federal Government Telephone Switch board in Cedar Rapids will be permanently closed at 5 00 p m on May 1 1981.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Iowa public schools earn high grades in ISU study
A statewide survey by the Research Institute for Studies in Education at ISU shows 56 percent of respondents rate Iowa public schools A or B, with elementary schools scoring higher (60 percent) than secondary schools (48 percent). Universities and colleges also receive favorable marks.
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Research Institute For Studies In Education
College of Education
ISU
Iowa
Iowa lawmakers consider film used in teacher in service
Iowa legislators plan to meet House leaders this week over a two minute film titled A Quickie used in an adolescent sexuality course at Iowa State University. Rep. James Clements and Rep. Karen Mann seek an amendment to bar state funds from supporting vulgar materials while DPI funding is debated.
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DES Moines
James Clements
R-Davenport
Department of Public Instruction
Department of Home Economics
Iowa State University
DPI
del Stromer
R. Garner
Clements
Karen Mann
Scranton
ISU
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