Iowa Delegation Receives Mixed ICLU Civil Liberties Ratings
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union released ratings showing Berkley Bedell and Tom Harkin at 63 percent, Grassley 13 percent, Neal Smith 43 percent, Blouin 47 percent, and Leach 31 percent. Senators Clark and Culver earned 90 percent while opposing one 10 vote revision. All six reps opposed abolition of federal abortion funding restrictions.
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Congress
Iowa
ICLU
Berkley Bedell
Tom Harkin
Charles Grassley
Neal Smith
Mike Blouin
Jim Leach
District of Columbia
Grassley
Dick Clark
John Culver
Consumer Federation backs Clark and Meyers in Iowa races
The Consumer Federation of America endorsed Sen. Dick Clark and Dick Meyers in Iowa races, pledging publicity support but no direct funding. The group, representing about 30 million Americans, says endorsements aim to counter what it calls an anti consumer trend in Congress.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Iowa
Consumer Federation of America
Dick Clark
Dick Meyers
Kathleen O'Reilly
Federation
Clark
House
Senate
Congress
Iowans Join 18 Day Agricultural Tour of China
Twenty one Iowans will join a lengthy Iowa Agricultural Tour of China departing August 29. Led by Herb Plambeck and his wife, the group will visit rural areas including farm communes veterinary clinics schools and hospitals. Stops include Kowloon Shumchun Kowloon, Kwangchow Shanghai Nanking Chengchow and Peking with visits to the Forbidden City and Great Wall plus Hong Kong Tokyo and Honolulu.
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Iowa Agricultural
China
Iowa Group
Herb Plambeck
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Prc
Kowloon
Shumchun
Kwangchow
Shanghai
Nanking
Chengchow
Peking
Forbidden City
Great Wall
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Honolulu
Iowans Named to Safety Board by Carter
President Carter named twelve to the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee. William D. Keith of Carroll and Sheila D Sidles of Centerville join Thomas J. Corcoran of Topeka and Daniel P. Kavanaugh of Oklahoma City as new members.
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Carter
National Highway Safety Advisory Committee
William D. Keith
Carroll
Western Association of Railroad Passengers
Sheila D. Sidles
Centerville
Iowa Consumers League
Thomas J. Corcoran
Topeka
Kan
Daniel P. Kavanaugh
Oklahoma City
Iowa towns push to curb federal rule burden
Three Iowa communities Mason City Sioux Center and New Hampton testified at a Senate hearing on Culvers bill to require federal agencies to gauge small business and town views before issuing regulations. Officials described regs as costly confusing and a daily monitoring burden.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Senate
John Culver
Iowa
Mason City
Sioux Center
New Hampton Tes
Senate Administrative Practices Subcommittee
Small Business Committee
Culver
Darrel Rensink
Sioux City
Iowa League of Municipalities
Iowa City
Elaine Gundacker
New Hampton
Ken Kew
Federal Register
Center Point Schools Hire Two New Teachers
Center Point The school board approved contracts for two teachers at the regular meeting. Ann Stewart with seven years of St. Cloud Minnesota teaching experience was hired as elementary learning disabilities resource room teacher at 12131. She replaces Shirley Finger who resigned due to her husband's job transfer. Bonnie Schuller a 1978 Mount Mercy College graduate will teach second grade at 10025. She was hired after Judith Anderson resigned due to family responsibilities while on leave last year.
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Center Point
Ann Stewart
St. Cloud
Minn
Shirley Finger
Bonnie Schuller
Mount Mercy College
Judith Anderson
Anderson
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