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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1979
Page
4
Iowa lawmakers faced a heated week as an unlobbied amendment aimed at easing home purchases passed the Senate by a narrow margin. The measure would prohibit lenders from denying a borrower the right to assume a prior loan on a home and would fix interest terms, provoking alarms among financial interests and prompting predictions of renewed lobbying next week.
Iowa House passed a resolution urging Congress to start a balanced federal budget amendment, with a compromise delaying a constitutional convention for 18 months. The plan, amid heated debate, now awaits Senate concurrence on an amended version with a 53 to 43 final tally.
State Park Officer Mike Brewer says the most probable cause of a fire in Wapsipinicon State Park is an electrical wiring short in a conduit. The blaze destroyed a three and a half stall garage office building housing supplies and ICC records. Losses include two cars, tools, tractors, and 18 years of ICC records with total damage still undetermined.
A $137,200 lawsuit was filed in Fayette District Court seeking damages after a November 20 1977 two car collision on Highway 150 near West Union. Joseph and Rose Gruver of Waterloo sue Delbert Hageman of Ossian and Norman Einck of West Union for injuries they suffered when Einck s car sideswiped a third vehicle and struck theirs.
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