Iowa Faces No Strong Rail Safety Rules For Hazardous Shipments
Iowa officials warned a year ago about phosgene gas trains moving through with weak safeguards. Derailments on similar routes highlighted track maintenance issues and limited state funding hampered inspections. Officials urged a unified safety agency and broader federal-state action to curb dangerous rail shipments.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Towa
Robert D. Ray
Iowa Commerce Commission
Benda
State Department of Transportation
Ray
Saéty Transportation
Culver and McMartin See Issues Differently
In the 1970 Second District race Republican Cole McMartin and incumbent John Culver clash over policy. McMartin backs Nixon era Vietnam withdrawal and media outreach, while Culver emphasizes his record and domestic reforms. Both favor voter contact and pace of campaigning. Culver cites campaign limits on ads.
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Jim Farrell
Associated Press
John Culver
Culver
Cole McMartin
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
McMartin
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Warning on Sold Out Sales Tactics Warns Shoppers
Des Moines AP Iowa consumer protection warns shoppers to beware bait and switch in advertised bargains. Assistant AG Douglas Carlson says stores lure customers with low prices then switch to higher priced merchandise when the sale item is sold out.
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DES Moines
Consumer Protection
Iowa
PGA Championship Highlights On KCRG TV Schedule
Taped highlights air Friday at 9 30 PM in color on KCRG TV 9. Live color coverage runs Saturday at 5 PM and Sunday at 4 PM.
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Kcrg-Tv
Air Commission Rejects Ottumwa Burn Plan
The Iowa air pollution control commission denied Ottumwa's request to burn rubble from 150 derelict houses, ordering burial instead due to extreme air pollution risks. The panel approved burning three railroad cars near Peru and allowed further car fires in Diagonal and Melbourne if inspections deem areas safe.
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Air Commission
Fort Dodge
Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission
Ottumwa
Peru
North Western Railroad
Diagonal
Melbourne
Fasteeth Denture Adhesive Promotes Comfort and Fit
A denture ad touts FASTEETH Adhesive Powder as non acidic with no gummy taste. It claims the product helps hold uppers and lowers firmer longer and more comfortably while aiding natural eating. The copy urges regular dentist visits and availability at drug counters.
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