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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1978
Page
10
Dr Norman Borlaug and Iowa Governor Robert D Ray presided over the Iowa Award ceremony at Iowa State University in Ames. Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1970 and Cresco native, received the plaque amid cheers from attendees.
Iowa Legislature bills SF2092 to HF2159 cover unemployment benefit rules joint tenancy inheritance tax changes firearm permits by sheriffs public notices on attachments sales tax on school events and discounted admissions to museums. Other measures address probate reform debt collection welfare shelter for battered women regional planning open meetings labor disputes open meetings and ethics rules with varied sponsors.
The Iowa House defeated an amendment to restrict state funds for travel to meetings in non ratifying states by a 70 to 18 vote. Rep Joan Lipsky sought to bar travel to meetings worldwide to oppose the ERA, but the move was altered to target any state or country not ratifying the amendment.
The Iowa House backed a constitutional ERA proposal and the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a Feb 27 public hearing. A subcommittee, led by Sen. Coleman and others, will study the House measure and hold the public event in the Senate chamber at 5 30 p m.
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