Six Woods children buried after fatal Christmas Eve fire
In Memorial Park Cemetery Sioux City six Woods children Natasha 14 Alejandro 11 Cubie 10 Angel 8 Edward 5 and Clarence 9 months were laid to rest beneath pine trees on a windy hilltop. Police and fire officials attributed the blaze to vapors from a grease pot left on a gas stove after the family had gone to fetch Christmas gifts.
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Curtis Hayes
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Angel
Clarence
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Morningside Tightens Graduation Requirements
Morningside College boosts to 41 semester hours with a third in specific disciplines including foreign language philosophy social sciences and more. Faculty say today students face tougher economic fears and seek a practical broad education to adapt to rapid changes.
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Sioux City
Morningside College
Edward Shane
Shane
Carol White
Ms. White
Iowa eligible for seven million rail funding
An Iowa Department of Transportation report makes the state eligible for seven million dollars in federal funds to upgrade branch railroad lines. Proposed work includes Milwaukee Road lines Davenport to Eldridge and Amana to Cedar Rapids, Illinois Central Gulf Cedar Rapids to Manchester, Rock Island Manly to Cedar Rapids, and C&NW Grand Junction Gateway around West Des Moines Perry Fort Dodge and Albert City. The Federal Railroad Administration will decide funding based on line traffic benefits and shipper and railroad interest.
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IDOT
Federal Railroad Administration
Congress holds economy as top issue for 1981
Iowa's eight-member delegation cites the economy as the principal priority for Congress entering 1981. Grassley and Leach stress a mandate for change, while Harkin and Tauke call for energy, regulation reform, tax policy, and spending controls to revive growth and curb inflation.
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Grassley
Ronald Reagan
Neal Smith
Smith
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Berkley Bedell
Lowa
United States
Tom Tauke
Tauke
Reagan
Reagan Administration
Executive Branch
Iowa ERA Issue Dormant But Not Dead In Iowa
Lawmakers survey indicates the ERA may stay dormant this session after Iowa voters rejected the proposed amendment. Some support legislative action or restarting ratification later, while others urge waiting years or rewording to avoid abortion or gay rights links. Key figures include Gov. Robert Ray and Rep. Lyle Krewson.
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Iowa
Associated Press
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Maurice Dingman
Richard Welden
Lowa Falls
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Arne Waldstein
Storm Lake
Rollin Howell
Marble Rock
L.J. DeKoster
Hull
Dorothy F. Carpenter
West Des Moines
Sen
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Interest rate dispute ends with $90,000 refund to Iowa customers
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announces Aldens, a Chicago mail-order firm, will refund more than $90,000 to 17 000 customers after court rulings requiring adherence to Iowa interest rate laws. The case affects all mail-order companies doing business in Iowa and could save buyers hundreds of thousands yearly.
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Tom Miller
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