Lawmakers turn focus to child protection issues in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers spanning parties and branches push child protection reforms after missing children cases. Gov Branstad, Atty Gen Miller, and Democratic leaders advocate measures from abuse prevention to easier child testimony to raise convictions. House committees advance a bill to protect children.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Tom Miller
House
Robert Arnould
Davenport
Judiciary
Gazette sponsors Town Meeting on child abuse
The Gazette plans a 5 p m Sunday Feb 17 televised Town Meeting on child abuse with a four member panel including Dr Charles Abel Brent Harstad Diane Wyckoff and Joan Minney plus moderator Denny Frary. An insert in Feb 17 paper will offer signs of abuse and list agencies with contact details. The program aims to discuss rising abuse reports and related causes and treatments.
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Iowa
The
Gazette
Kcrg-Tv
Charles Abel
University of Iowa
Brent Harstad
Linn County
Diane Wyckoff
Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Joan Minney
Johnson Elementary School
Denny Frary
Today’s Chuckle Wit Makes a Man Out of Fool
A light quip notes that for every woman who makes a fool of a man there is another woman who turns a fool into a man. Copyright statement follows.
Soviets Show Interest in Expanding Trade With United States
The Soviet Union indicates strong interest in widening trade with the United States and agrees to curb discrimination against American firms. A government report on Moscow talks notes that U S security and foreign policy interests will guide allowable trade while hinting that Jewish emigration could rise if relations improve. The report links trade to renewed arms control talks, and remarks by State Bank chairman Vladimir Alkhimov about emigration are treated cautiously.
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New York Times
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Moscow
Vladimir Alkhimov
State Bank
Lionel Olivier
Vladimir Sushkov
Alkhimov
Congress
Judge Edward J. McManus retires after 23 years on bench
Judge Edward J. McManus of the northern district of Iowa retires on his 65th birthday after a 23 year federal career noted for reform and a moral stance on misused prosecutions. Colleagues recall his insistence on fair process and ethical standards in court.
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Edward J. McManus
U.S. Attorney’s Office
McManus
Iowa
U.S
Jim Hodges
John Kennedy
Kim Dae Jung Says He Won't Be Imprisoned Upon Return
South Korean opposition leader Kim Dae Jung says American and Korean sources told him he will not be jailed when he returns to Seoul this week after two years in exile but he fears life under the military dictatorship. He travels Wednesday and arrives Friday with Americans hoping to avert a dangerous reception.
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Kim
U.S
Washington
Kim Dae Jung
Seoul
Philippines
Aquino
Chun Doo
Hwan
White House
Chun
Reagan
United States
Lee Keun Pal
Americans wounded in Glyfada bar explosion near Athens base
An explosion at Bobby's Bar in Glyfada near Athens hospital complex wounded 34 Americans with seven in serious condition. About 27 Americans were treated at the base hospital and the rest moved to local Greek hospitals. The base of 7206th Air Force Support Group confirmed no one was listed as critically hurt.
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Greece
U.S
Air Force
Glyfada
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