Optimism on state remap hinges on legislative plan
Iowa Senate Republicans say nonpartisan Legislative Service Bureau plan for 100 House and 50 Senate districts has decent support in a special session, while the fate of a companion congressional plan is clouded by Rep Cooper Evans opposition. Plan 3 favors compact districts with few county splits, and House Republicans plan a caucus before the August 12 session.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Senate
Legislative Service Bureau
Service Bureau
Cooper Evans
Cal Hultman
Red Oak
Hultman
Neal Smith
Tom Harkin
Evans
Johnson and Poweshiek
Johnson County
Mick Lura
Marshalltown
Lura
Republican Party
Legislative Service Bu
Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Drake
Ray cautions over rail liquidation in Iowa
Gov. Robert D. Ray warns against rushing Rock Island Lines liquidation as Iowa weighs a $200 million rail bonds plan to buy and repair track. He fears premature sale could derail state efforts and expose shippers to costly uncertainties while court challenges loom. Chicago & North Western is the current bidder for several hundred miles of Iowa Rock Island track.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Rock Island
Iowa
Kansas
John Carlin
Ray
Carlin
Way Bank
William Gibbons
John
Chicago & North Western
Dear Abby column letters on office moocher and family issues
Letters discuss an office moocher who eats snacks without paying and a harsh candy prank. Other readers share experiences with disabled spouses, a former wife’s perspective, and a stepdaughter causing marital strain, with Abby urging empathy and family counseling.
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Abby
IN the Hole
Lax
Ethel
Melbourne
Fla
Where Have All The Gas Pumps Signs Gone
A reader recalls the once common signs of the local gas company now vanished from pumps. The note laments the company’s disappearance and wonders what happened to the familiar branding.
Training school may close early
Social Services Commissioner Michael Reagen announced a two step plan to close Mitchellville Training School by April 1982. Boys programs move to Eldora by Oct 1. delinquent girls transfer to the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo by April 1 as 48 residents remain.
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Des Moines
Reagen
Mitchellville
Department of Social Services
Eldora Training School
Iowa
Toledo
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Eldora
DSS
Court ruling expected on Iowa jog test for officers
A Polk County District Court judge is slated to decide this week on a suit seeking to bar the Aug 10 implementation of a 1.5 mile jog test for Iowa Department of Public Safety officers. The suit argues health and safety risks. the state contends it sets proper standards.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Ray Hanrahan
State Police Officers Council
Charles Gribble
Council
Gary Hayward
Our Blue Cheese Dressing Made In House
A restaurant emphasizes its craft approach by making Blue Cheese Dressing in house with whole chunks of cheese, not from bottled brands, highlighting freshness and signature flavor.
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