Nation Republicans near half of House takeover seats
The Nation Republicans could gain nearly half the 27 seats needed to control the House through reapportionment. Belize gains independence next month amid fears Guatemala may invade after British troops leave. Iowa lawmakers end special session heading home with 14 interim committees appointed, and a University of Iowa president successor selection seen as too secretive by a law professor.
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U of Law
ASAC expands services and opens two new offices
East Iowa fire last February destroyed client records but ASAC reports growth and expansion. The treatment agency has added services and opened two new branch offices as part of its ongoing development.
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Area Substance Abuse Council
ASAC
Lisbon Sauerkraut Days Spotlight and More
Picture Page highlights Lisbon's Sauerkraut Days with varied events beyond food. The item notes the event's breadth, while other briefs mention adoption investigators, Iowa law enforcement, golf standings, and a Marion ecumenical youth project at North House Breakline drop-in center.
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Breakline
Marion
Marengo Opens New Printing Plant and Press
Marengo unveils a new printing plant valued at five million dollars with a three million dollar building. The facility is equipped to print Sunday magazines and slick advertising inserts for local papers and brands.
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Marengo
University Theaters in Iowa City offer varied season
Arts and leisure coverage highlights an Iowa City season with plays from Duck's and Geese to Shakespeare plus an original work and a rock opera. Merlin Gendelmann and son Kim top Iowa dairy at the state fair for the second year, while a Van Meter resident slashes heating fuel use with a wood stove but pays a $100 low usage penalty. Quasars mysteries are advancing as radio observatories worldwide, including Iowa's near Lake Macbride, contribute explanations.
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University Theaters
Iowa City
Geese
Merlin Gendelmann
Clarence
Kim
Iowa
University of Iowa
Lake Macbride
Community events calendar showcases fairs and plays
Market Day runs 1 to 4 p.m. at Seminole Valley Farm. The Harley Van Dyke Tour starts 8 a.m. at Bever Park. Open Fun Show at Verne Upmier Stables Ely begins 10 a.m. Gate free. Tee-Off Against Cancer golf entry ends today with $5 score card. Finals Aug 23 at Ellis Park. Iown State Fair ongoing at State Fairground Des Moines. Mesquaki Pow Wow concludes Tama with 1:30 and 7 p.m. performances. Rowley Fun Days ends with worship at 10 a.m. and softball at 1 p.m. Sleuth at Old Creamery Theater Garrison 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets $6 and $5. Getting Out at Studio Theater Garrison 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5. Piano recital 7 p.m. at Carol A. Rohr home 4008 Glen Elm Dr NE. Abbe Creek School open 1 to 7 p.m. Movies listing on page 4E.
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Linn County
Ellis Park
Weather Summary for Tonight and Week Ahead
Wind directions vary with NW at 6 mph at 9 p m. Sunset 8 06 pm. sunrise 6 16 am Monday. A year ago today high 74 low 59. precipitation 1.47. Record high 102 in 1936. record low 41 in 1929. Extended forecast calls for little or no rain Tuesday through Thursday. Seasonal temperatures with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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Iowans Favor Exams for Teachers and Students
A Iowa State University poll shows 4 of 5 adults support teachers passing a state board exam and 68 percent want competency tests for high school students before graduation. Most respondents rate Iowa schools A or B, with 16 percent saying they fail in reading and related skills.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa State University
Iowa School Board Association
Extreme Temps Hit Coastal West and Desert South
National temperature extremes show a low of 37 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana and a high of 110 degrees at Palm Springs California on Saturday. This contrast highlights a broad weather swing across the region with unusually cold air in the mountains and intense heat in the desert.
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Mont
Palm Springs
Calif
Storms Rock Central Plains and West with Flooding
Showers and thunderstorms spread across much of the nation by mid afternoon through Saturday evening. A severe thunderstorm watch lasted until 9 p.m. MDT for parts of Montana South Dakota and North Dakota. Flooding occurred in southwestern Utah with mudslides in Cedar Canyon and a flash flood watch remained for southern and eastern Utah. Heavy rains drenched Nebraska with a 6.7 inch rainfall near Crawford causing Squaw Creek flooding. Damaging winds approached 60 mph in several locations with 70 mph gusts near Enid Oklahoma. Hail reached around a half inch in Dexter Missouri and golf ball size hail hit Dickinson North Dakota.
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Cedar Canyon
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Squaw Creek
Blackwell
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Felfield
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Owasso
Dexter
Dickinson
Iowa reports four confirmed Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases
Four confirmed cases and four suspected cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are reported across Iowa this summer. Dr. Nicholas Lerche of the Iowa Health Department says cases span Polk Crawford Buena Vista and others with no deaths so far though up to 20 percent can be fatal if untreated.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nicholas Lerche
Iowa Health Department
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Crawford
Buena Vista
Benton
Carroll
Clinton
Lerche
Iowa July traffic deaths fall to 49 with helmet belt note
Iowa officials report 49 traffic fatalities in July, down from 58 in 1980. Eleven motorcyclists died, eight earlier. Only one of the riders wore a helmet. Of 32 motor vehicle victims, at least 28 were not wearing seat belts. The reports do not show belt use for the remaining four.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
State Department of Transportation
Iowa farm cash receipts could double by 1990s
Iowa farm cash receipts, already the second highest in the nation at 10.4 billion dollars a year, could double in the 1980s if growth keeps pace with the nation. An agricultural economist study projects U.S. farming income rising to about 239 billion by 1985 and 245.5 billion by 1990, with Iowa’s share near 22 billion in 1990.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lowa
U.S
Iowa
Bob Lounsberry
Salvation Army Opens Thrift Store in Independence
Capt Edwin Seger administrator of Cedar Rapids adult rehabilitation center announces a new Salvation Army Thrift Store opening Saturday in Independence at 218 First St The Cedar Rapids center expands thrift stores to fund the program which serves about 50 men weekly with meals lodging work and demanding costs totaling 1 5 million dollars.
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Salvation Army
Independence
Edwin Seger
Cedar Rapids
First St
Seger
Eight-year-old dies in Newton highway crash
An eight-year-old boy, John Provenzano of Albia, was killed when a car on Iowa Highway 14 north of Newton went out of control and rolled into a ditch. Passenger Izaac Provenzano, 6, is in serious condition along with the driver Twila Provenzano, 25, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Newton lies about 30 miles east of Des Moines.
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Helen Bargenquast
David Dutton
Waterloo
Bargenquast
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UPI
Iowa Highway Patrol
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Albia
Iowa
Twila Provenzano
Izaac Provenzano
Iowa Methodist Hospital
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