Senate Defeats Balanced Budget Amendment Move
The Iowa Senate votes down two changes to a call for a constitutional balanced budget amendment, failing to reach a final vote on deficit spending. Palmer warns of deep social and road-works cuts, while Small opposes praising the concept. The debate stretches late into the first major floor fight of 1979.
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Palmer
Senate
Arthur Small
Lown City
Congress
Sen
Jack Nystrom
Iowa Gov Ray blasts federal rejection of snow aid
Gov. Robert Ray criticized the federal government after another denial of Iowa's request for aid for 39 eastern counties hit by blizzards. A Davenport-backed bill seeks $5 million to cover unexpected snow removal costs, with legislators proposing aid by city population.
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DES Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Senate
William Palmer
Ray
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Davenport
Robert Bina
Gregory Cusack
Robert Arnould
Water system grants boost Mount Auburn and Traer
Mount Auburn will receive a $395 400 grant and a $140 800 loan for a community water system, to be in operation next spring. The project covers distribution, wells, storage and treatment with a typical monthly bill around 14.64 dollars for 79 users. In Traer a grant of 453 000 and a loan of 845 000 will modernize the treatment plant and build a 250 000 gallon elevated tower, raising monthly charges by about four dollars for 742 patrons.
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Mount Auburn
Harry Palmer
Farmers Home Administration
Tama County
Traer
Fmha
Tracr
Kevin O’malley
White House to fund rural elderly housing project
The White House announced an experimental rural elderly housing plan at a Des Moines conference. Jack Watson Jr. said urban bias hurts rural seniors and outlined interagency funding, with Farmers Home Administration allotting 6 million dollars over three years and the Administration on Aging reserving 1.5 million for support services.
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Des Moines
White House
America
Jack Watson Jr
National Association of Area Agencies On
Watson
Farmers Home Administration
Administration On Aging
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Mary Burke Gazette Eastern
Henry Witwer
Valenta’s
Ibruary
GTE Sylvania Incorporated
VALEN
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Amer
Ica
DiaiPlan
Savings and Loan
DialPlan Money Center
DialPlan Money
Algona
Bettendorf
Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Council Blutts
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
West Moines
DialPlan, Inc
Dial Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
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Monte Carlo
Chevrolet
First Avenue
Heart of
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Rapids
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