Pro Lifers weigh boycott of Democratic caucuses in Iowa
Iowa anti abortion activists debate boycotting the January 21 Democratic precinct caucuses. Pro Life Action Council leader Carolyn Thompson says candidates aren’t good enough and may vote uncommitted or flood meetings. Some members may attend GOP caucuses to back a preferred candidate while opposing Kennedy’s Catholic campaign venues.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carolyn Thompson
Pro-Life Action Council
Dick Clark
Thompson
Ronald Reagan
Philip Crane
Robert Dole
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Pro-Life Council
Sean Downey
Provo
Utah
Downey
Political Action Committee
Organized Labor
Carter
California
Jerry Brown
Iowa’s juvenile code seen underutilized says professor
Iowa law professor Josephine Gittler argues the new juvenile justice code aims to keep families together but the state lacks sufficient counseling and family services to realize that goal. She cites Families Inc and Iowa Children and Family Services while noting costs and gaps. She favors expanding family therapy and cautions foster care as alternative. Des Moines report discusses Mann defeat and race debate among Democrats and the role of organizational problems in the campaign.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Josephine Gittler
University of Iowa
Gittler
Families Inc
West Branch
Iowa Children and Family Services
Des Moines
Thomas Mann
Senate
Mann
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Gary Baugher
Ankeny
Earl Willits
Gas price forecast raises concern for Iowa in 1980
Doug Gross of the Iowa Energy Policy Council predicts gasoline could reach 1.25 a gallon by spring and 1.50 by next fall. A mild recession could curb non essential driving and ease price hikes. Iran oil cutoffs may affect Iowa in six to eight weeks and diesel supplies for planting season. Natural gas remains ample with fewer interruptions, while home heating costs may rise up to 20 percent by mid winter. Propane supply is adequate and prices rise slowly.
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DES Moines
Doug Gross
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Gross
Iran
Iowa
Hearings for 17 Iranians in Nebraska and Iowa
The INS says 17 Iranian students in Nebraska and Iowa are out of status and face deportation hearings on December 10. About 480 of roughly 1,100 Iranian students in the two states have been interviewed. interviews finish by December 14. Violations include work without authorization and not being enrolled full time.
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Omaha, Neb
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Nebraska
Iowa
Dennis Holm
Omaha
Carter
Iran
Holm
Doctors Ought To Care combats tobacco ads in the South
Dr Alan M Blum founding DOC argues advertising shapes smoking norms and press bias. DOC runs counter ads on bus benches TV spots and radio and develops SuperHealth 2000 programs to discourage smoking and premarital sex. Blum travels nationwide as a DOC speaker and JAMA fellow.
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Iowa City
United States
DOC
Alan M. Blum
Miami
Miami Herald
Herald
Blum
Iowa Family Practice Club
Highlander
The
United
South
SuperHealth 2000
Fishbine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Chicago
DOC and
SuperHealth
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Smale
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Amana
U.S
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