Evolution of Iowa lobbying through annual sessions
The piece traces lobbying in Iowa from Free access in the 1950s to today’s restricted, 12 month cycle. It notes shifts in legislators’ backgrounds, staffing, and the rise of policy making, with more female lobbyists and tighter gift laws shaping modern access and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilson
Wilson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Jim West
West
Richard Thornton
Right to Life group hosts Jepsen reception
Linn Area Chapter of Iowans for Life hosted a reception for Sen elect Roger Jepsen at Cedar Roads Knights of Columbus Hall. About 150 attendees from across Iowa gathered to hear him outline legislative hopes and share views with followers. Des Moines coordinators Carolyn Thompson and Robert Dopf attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Area
Iowans For Life
Roger Jepsen
Cedar Roaids
Knights of Columbus
Iowa
Michial Kane
21St St. NE
Jepsen
Right To Life
Davenport
Dick Clark
Carolyn Thompson
Robert Dopf
Des Moines
Dubuque Packing Blames Layoffs on Fewer Vacations
Dubuque Packing Co lays off 143 production workers effective today as erratic vacation schedules are blamed. 247 workers are on vacation this week with only 22 taking vacation next week. The company vows to hire back many or all during 1979 as vacation numbers rise. Local 150 president Carl Davis notes workers used up vacation time and urges spreading vacations through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Dubuque Packing Co
Amalgamated Meatcutters Union
Carl Davis
Board approves 1979 80 wage increases for county officers
Buchanan County supervisors authorize July 1 increases of 5 and 6 percent for county officers. The 5 percent raises apply to the county attorney, sheriff and supervisors. The 6 percent boosts raise the auditor, clerk of court, recorder and treasurer with specific salary jumps from 15900 to 16854 and others detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
County Compensation Board
Des Moines boy dies from head injuries in garage fall
Police investigate the death of 14 year old Edward Patton found with a head wound in a neighbor's garage. Autopsy cites head injuries and brain hemorrhaging as the cause. Two other youths aged 12 and 15 were with him. they said he slipped on lumber while looking at traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Edward Patton
Northwest Community Hospital
Patton
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
Cable car to hibernate in Dubuque for winter
The Fourth Street Elevator, Dubuque’s historic 1883 cable car, will suspend service for the winter for the first time since 1912. Operator Fenelon Place Elevator Co. says the line will close at 11 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Fourth Street
Dorothy Huntoon
Fenelon Place Elevator Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roger Munns
Gazette
Statehouse
Chuck Wiggins
Iowa State University
Wiggins
GOP
Ists
Rank and File
Tim McCarthy
Catholic Conference
Board of Regents
Max Hawkins
Capital Hill
Hawkins
Mation
Legislative Service Bureau
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Ray Edwards
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Deere & Co
Deere
Betty Biondi
Charles Walker
Marcia Hellum
Kathy Cashaman
Iowa Savings and Loan League
Judy Perkins
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Sally McCormick
Common Cause
Louise Moon
League of Women Voters
Jeanne Nesbet
Iowa Department of Social Services
Right To Life Group
Davis
Buchanan
Life OF the Party
2Nd Ave
Trilly Cole
Chmage
Idance Mor
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Starship
Bookworld
Ays
West Post Rd
S.W. Pale Patea
Charmin
Ord
Collins Rd
Machine
Joy Ree Cab
Ponderosa Ballroom
Walford
Razor
Marion
6Th Ave
Joyce's
Joyce’s
3Rd Ave
Paramount Theatre
Rose
Rone Oses
Wwe
AC Royae
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!