Iowa Democrats win two House seats as resignations loom
In Des Moines, Democrats Ralph Rosenberg and Don Knapp were sworn in after defeating Republican incumbents. A Republican lawmaker, Larry Kirkenslager, is expected to resign, triggering a likely Dec. 29 Davenport special election. Democrats hold 43 of 100 seats, with potential 45 by 55 if Davenport and Burlington seats flip.
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Psychologist sought as expert witness in McSparen case
Iowa City attorneys asked Johnson County District Court to appoint Dr. Jacob O. Sines, an Iowa City psychologist, as an expert witness at public expense in the case of Mildred McSparen. She faces first degree murder charges over arsenic deaths of her sons Stephen and Michael.
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Dee Jepsen joins Reagan private sector task force
Dee Jepsen named as one of the 35 members of President Reagan's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives. The White House said the panel will promote voluntary leadership and public private partnerships, with a news conference planned following a White House lunch.
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Bedell Unveils Three Part Social Security Reform Plan
U S Rep Berkley Bedell a Democrat from Iowa announced a three part package to save billions and restore stability to Social Security He based the plan on forums held in his 6th district last June The measures bar prisoner benefits use CPI or wage growth for COLA and fund health insurance from general revenues rather than the Social Security Trust Fund.
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