Grassley and Jepsen Split Over Radio Marti Filibuster
Washington report notes Sen. Grassley of Iowa joins Sen. Jepsen in the filibuster against the Reagan administration’s plan to fund Radio Marti with up to ten million dollars. Sen. Zorinsky leads the opposing bloc seeking a floor vote while warning of jammed U.S. stations and costly damages. Exon says the bill is a waste of Senate time as Baker weighs options in the lame duck session.
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David Lynch
Auzette
Washington
Edward Zorinsky
Dneb
Reagan
Cuba
Senate
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Zorinsky
Iowa
Percy
Florida Keys
House
J.J. Exon
D-Neb
Howard
Charles Grassley
Radio Marti
U.S
Roger Jepsen
WHO
Exon
United States
Firefighter and resident injured in Waterloo high rise blaze
A Waterloo firefighter Lt. Carl Campbell and resident Edward Hanzlik, 75, were injured when a sixth floor fire at the 85 unit Park Towers spread smoke to the fifth and seventh floors. Hanzlik is in critical condition at Allen Hospital, Campbell kept overnight at Scholtz Medical Center.
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Gazett
Waterloo
Park Towers
Edward Hanzlik
Carl Campbell
Hanzlik
Campbell
Allen Hospital
Scholtz Medical Center
Stan Stapella
Frances Seiffert
Grase Gravatt
Pearl Woolsey
President Hotel
Elders Inc
Man Dies in De Witt Highway Collision
A two car crash on Highway 61 four miles south of De Witt left Robert L. Arp dead and his wife Patricia Jo Arp and Bruce William Haylock seriously injured. The collision occurred near a bridge over the Wapsipinicon River as Arp's car crossed the center line.
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DE Witt
Iowa
Dixon
Robert L. Arp
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Arp
Bruce William Haylock
Maquoketa
Patricia Jo
Haylock
Clinton
Clinton County
Clayton Center launches KTCN FM 100 in old schoolhouse
A new radio station KTCN FM 100 began broadcasting from a Clayton Center brick schoolhouse between Elkader and Garnaville. Owned by Lloyd and Mrs Berg of Dubuque, it features country music Clayton County news and sports and farm reports with live local sports. General manager is Chet Roth of Garnaville. The Bergs also plan an AM station in spring. Polish Solidarity trade union leaders called for overthrow of the government.
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Clayton Center
Ktcn-Fm
Elkader
Garnaville
Lloyd Berg
Dubuque
Clayton County
Chet Roth
Berg
WDBQ
Jepsen calls hearing on natural gas pricing bill
Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen announced a Monday hearing in Washington on a bill to let the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission intervene in pipeline utility contracts. He argued current contracts and marketing practices keep prices high despite ample supply and consumer conservation. He criticized Energy Secretary designate Donald Hodel for delaying action and warned of government involvement if private measures fail.
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Judy Daubenmiergazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Roger Jepsen
Iowa Republican
Congress
Washington
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Jepsen
Energy
Donald Hodel
Midwest
New England
Hodel
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Cedar Rapids
Green Bay
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