State GOP shake up shocks Iowa politics
The Iowa State GOP ousted Central Committee Chairman Steve Roberts after eight ballots, elevating Bennet Webster amid a split between moderates and conservatives. The move spurred backlash, with critics accusing it of anti unification and speculation about 1981 gubernatorial ambitions.
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Tofte
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Roger Halvorson
George Steinbrenner
Detroit Tigers
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Carroll
Neu
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Terrace Hill
Central Committee
Charles E. Curry
Kansas City
Democratic National Committee
Pope John Paulii
Anchorage
Alaska
Rome
Philippines
Guam
Japan
Tim McCarthy
Peg Cass
Iowa Legislature Action Highlights Third Week 69th Assembly
Senate approved bills on motorcycle fees handicapped parking and minor measures while both houses held committee meetings. Key items include SF 106 corrections to appointment law SF 86 school funds SF 80 correction law SF 58 consumer credit law HJR 12 13 constitutional amendments HF 237 238 243 education breakfast gifts inheritance tax and unemployment changes SF 153 154 162 163 166 open records juvenile cases per se drunk driving. House also debated home rule and introduced HF 251 252 253 254 257 261 262 264 265 270 273 282 286 289 294 298 299 300 302 304 SF 174 176 179 and 211 233 with various floor votes and committee actions.
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Welden
Ritsema
Brandt
Lind
Poncy
Hutchins
Tieden
Jensen
Spear
Shimanek
Brandt and Lind
Iowa Development Commission
Robert Anderson
Rapp
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Jochum
Commission seeks bigger funds to boost Iowa tourism
Iowa officials urge a two year 25 million dollar appropriation for the Tourism and Travel Division to expand advertising and printing. If approved the budget would rise to about 1 million for 1981 82 and 1.5 million for 1982 83 with 500 000 annually for advertising.
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Drake University
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Iowa Development Commission
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