Iowa Faces 580 Million Dollar Gap in Federal Farm and Military Aid
A 1985 study by Employment Research Associates finds Iowa residents paid 2.19 billion dollars more in federal military taxes than military spending in the state, while farm programs brought 1.61 billion dollars more in spending than taxes. Polk County shows the largest net loss, with 357.9 million in military taxes versus 64.7 million in military spending. The study covers 92 Iowa counties and notes Linn County leads in Pentagon spending within the state.
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Des Moines
Iowans
Employment Research Associates
Lansing
Mich
U.S
Pentagon
James R. Anderson
Michigan State University Humanities
Anderson
David Rohde
Michigan State
Rohde
New York City
Iowa
Illinois
California
Linn County
Pottawattamie
Nebraska
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
Middletown
Appanoose
Black Hawk
Bremer
Clinton
Henry
Story
Wapello
Polk County
Scott County
Dubuque County
Johnson County
Woodbury County
ISU chief calls for redefined focus and tighter growth
ISU President Gordon Eaton urged redefining the university’s emphasis to a leaner profile. He outlined a sweeping reorganization with possible tuition raises, tougher admissions, and targeted fund raising for endowed chairs to attract top faculty and raise department prestige.
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AMES
Iowa State University
ISU
Gordon Eaton
Eaton
Omaha Indians vow to reoccupy Blackbird Bend land in Iowa
Omaha Tribe leaders threaten to set up tents next week at Blackbird Bend near Onawa if federal officials do not return the 6 390 acres the tribe claims. The group, meeting in Omaha, cites misrepresentation by Evan Hultman and Myles Flint and James Clear, and aims to energize justice and interior officials to reclaim land once sold or ceded.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha Indian Tribe of
Nebraska
Blackbird Bend
Onawa
Iowa
W. Wade Miller
Evan L. Hultman
U.S
Northern
Myles E. Flint
James J. Clear
U.S. Justice Department
Missouri River
Macy
Hultman
Flint
Clear
Miller
State of
Midwestern leaders cool to regional presidential primary
At a four day Midwestern Legislative Conference meeting in Lake Ozark Missouri lawmakers from 12 states showed little support for creating a regional presidential primary in 1988. Some said their states would resist ceding influence to larger neighbors while others cited fixed state schedules and potential polarization.
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Lake Ozark
Stanley Aronoff
Ohio Senate
Council of State Governments
Fred Risser
Wisconsin Senate
Illinois
Robert Garton
Indiana Senate
Indiana
Cleveland
Chicago
House
Bob Griffin
Missouri
Griffin
Aronoff
Iowa
New Hampshire
George Bush
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Junk bond ads spark Branstad Junkins clash in Iowa race
Des Moines report details Branstad attacks on Lowell Junkins bonding plan calling bonds junk. It cites a memo by Doug Gross saying the $500 million plan is unworkable and possibly unconstitutional while Junkins aide Joe O’Hern defends the issue and questions ad accuracy.
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Judy Daubenuier
Wazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Terry Branstad
Lowell Junkin
Junkins
Branstad
Doug Gross
Gross
Jenkins
Iowa
John Peterson
John Nuveen & Co. Inc
Chicago
Jack Evans
SCI
Cedar Rapids
Peterson
Joe O’hern
Bond
O'Hern
O’hern
Susan Neely
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Hole
Rockwell- Collins Electronics
Justice and Interior Departments
U.S. Supreme Court
Lowell Junkins
Baby
Sears
Ye Square Mall
Ray
Westdale Mall
Lindale Mall
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