Legislative Notes Light Side of Legislature
Des Moines report notes pages in the Iowa legislature lightening floors with sweaters to honor Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Sloan. The photo shows page Sandy Schmidt and Carol Cox who are described as Bills Angels and Senate Sweethearts. Sandy is 18 from Zwingle and a Maquoketa high school senior. Carol is 17 and a Fort Dodge junior.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Bill Sloan
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Charlie’s Angels
Sandy Schmidt
Carol Cox
Bill
Sandy
Zwingle
Maquoketa High School
Carol
Fort Dodge High School
Fort Dodge
Polk County Legislators Lose Weekly Mileage Reimbursement
Some lawmakers in Polk County commute from distant homes and do not receive mileage for weekly round trips to the statehouse, unlike peers living outside the county who are reimbursed for travel costs.
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Polk County
Statehouse
Legislature
Des Moines Apartment Fire Leaves 22 Homeless
A weekend fire at the Clarkson apartments in downtown Des Moines caused over 300000 in damage and left 22 residents homeless. Two residents remained hospitalized in fair to good condition, with families seeking shelter at the nearby YWCA and Red Cross aiding relocation efforts.
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DES Moines
UPI
Clarkson
Des Moines Ywca
Iowa City
George Zaffir
Broadlawns
Polk County Hospital
Charlotte Griffith
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Curtis
American Red Cross
Alan Harris
Monte Anitisdel
Graham Realty
Robbery at Green Pepper Leaves Two Injured
Two Coralville residents Eleanor Jeffery and William Gerhard were shot during a Sunday morning armed robbery at the Green Pepper restaurant. They remained hospitalized in fair condition at University hospitals as police pursued the gunman who fled on foot after taking night receipts.
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Coralville
Iowa City
Green Pepper
Eleanor Jeffery
William Gerhard
Iowa City Man Charged With Rape
Iowa City police charged 20 year old Joe Martinez with rape after a 20 year old Iowa City woman reported a June Sunday assault at her home around 5 a.m. The suspect was to be arraigned and is held in the Iowa City jail.
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Iowa City
Joe Martinez
Martinez
High Court Faces Three Statewide Iowa Issues
Iowa Supreme Court to hear three major cases in a single day. AAA Motor Club of Iowa challenges a rule legalizing 65 foot double bottom trucks. The court also reviews spending limits on cities from the 1976 legislature and a medium security prison at Mt Pleasant. Decisions could affect many Iowans.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
C. Edwin Moore
High Court
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Moore
AAA Motor Club of Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Idot Commission
Robert D. Ray
Waterloo
Supreme Court
Ames
Polk County District Court
Iowa Mental Health Institute
The
Mental Health Assn. of Iowa
Association
Proposed Rule Aims to Shield Homosexuals in Iowa City
The Iowa City human relations commission plans an ordinance to ban discrimination against homosexuals in employment public accommodation housing and credit. The measure also covers age and marital status protections while the council weighs concerns about affectional preference and potential conflicts with state laws.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Human Relations Commission
Linda Ragland
the Gazette
Iowa
Human Relations Commission
Candy Morgan
United States Supreme Court
California
Supreme Court
Morgan
Lesbian Alliance
Mary Newhouser
Newhouser
Last Roosevelt Valentine Dinner Ends Due to Rights Rules
DES MOINES AP The annual Valentine Daddy Daughter dinner at Roosevelt high school will end as civil rights guidelines push schools to remove activities seen as gender biased. Officials say districts are reversing events to avoid discrimination while staff debate future programs and mixed participation in clubs and drills.
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DES Moines
Roosevelt High School
Mary Seaver
Roosevelt
Wesley Chapman
North High
Rolland Brownell
Brownell
Hoover High School
Hoover Singers
Hoover
Gerald Dockum
Sue Vickery
Roosevelt Girls’ Club
Five Thousand Six Hundred Iowa Cancer Deaths in 1977
The American Cancer Society estimates 5,600 Iowans will die of cancer in 1977 with breasts lungs kidneys and bladders most affected. Deaths rise from 1976 while treatment improvements slow the growth rate.
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Iowa
ACS
Des Moines
UPI
Mason City
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Latagilekee Jad
Eighth and Grand
Bankers Rubber Stamp, Inc
General Finance Loans
Optometric Office
T.E. Ward
Helen Curtis
University
Cedar Rapids
Eeenene Atlantic
Belmond
Cedar Falls
Davenport
Denison
Fairfield
Maquoketa
Storm Lake
Herbel CO
Eater Point Rd
IDOT
General Assembly
Scott County District Court
Atty
Richard C Turner
Black Hawk
State Appeal Board
Story County District Court
Ford Clark Gazette
Maurice Griffel
Iowa Cancer Epidemiology Research Center
Griffel
Health Service System of
Dairy Maid
Don’ Best
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
Sixth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
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