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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1976

Page

13

Klaus Files For Seat on Kirkwood Board

Iowa City man Robert J. Klaus filed nomination papers for an unexpired term on the Kirkwood Community College board representing the Iowa City area. He challenges Richard Foerstner for district three. winner of the Sept 14 election serves until October 1977.

Iowa City Kirkwood Community College Board of Robert J. Klaus Iowa Humanities Board Richard Foerstner Foerstner Kraus University of Iowa Mezvinsky Congress Ed Mezvinsky Chicago Klaus Tas Klaus Kirkwood

Local Colleges Renew Criminal Justice Grants

Grants totaling more than 46000 dollars renew funding for Mt. Mercy 34906 and Kirkwood Community College 11652 under the Law Enforcement Educational Program. LEEP offers up to 400 dollars per semester grants and loans up to 2200 dollars yearly for tuition and books. Mt. Mercy projects 39 students this fall and Kirkwood 120. The program totals 426000 dollars across 16 institutions. Admiralty Island Alaska hosts the United States’ largest bald eagle nest count with more than 750 nesting pairs.

Mt. Mercy College Kirkwood Community College Law Enforcement Educational Program LEEP Kirkwood Admiralty Island Alaska United States

Carter Ends Two Day Washington Campaign

Carter wraps two days of unofficial campaigning with a Washington dinner and fundraiser. He quips about Udall and Ford, pledges closer work with Congress, and outlines plans for governance if elected. He predicts Ford likely to win the Republican nomination and stresses nonpartisan foreign policy.

Carter Washington

Ford Third In All-Time Veto Losses

Washington AP Ford becomes third US president to lose 16 or more veto battles after Congress overrules his coal leasing bill veto. Johnson leads with 15 overrides in a 29 veto presidency, Truman second with 12 overrides in eight years. Ford has 54 vetoes since Aug 9 1974, 10 overridden, 15 sustained, coal bill override latest.

Washington Ford U.S Congress Andrew Johnson Harry Truman Johnson Truman Interior Department

Schweiker Receives Cool Reception in Mississippi

Reagan and Schweiker faced a cooler welcome in Mississippi as they campaigned ahead of the national convention. Ford backers projected a statewide unit rule win, while Schweiker defended a liberal record amid delegate battles in Mississippi, Alabama, and beyond.

Schweiker Mississippi Reagan Billy” Mounger Swan Yerger Hunter Ford Kansas City Associated Press Jackson Alabama Northeast

Connally Defends VP Bid Against Critics in Cleveland

John Connally rejects campaigning for the Republican vice presidential nomination while defending himself against critics who say he was too close to Watergate. He calls Cohen of Maine and Railsback of Illinois misguided as he answers questions in Cleveland after an acquittal on a bribery charge.

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