Iowa House approves elder utility shutoff moratorium
The Iowa House passed a measure by 59 to 37 to shield residents over 60 from gas or electric disconnections from November 1 to April 1. Critics questioned the scope and timing, while supporters argued fixed incomes make heat costs a burden for the elderly.
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Judy Daubenmie
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Betty Hoffmann-Bright
R-Muscatine
John McIntee
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
McIintee
Reagan rules out early get acquainted summit with Chernenko
The Reagan administration signals interest in constructive cooperation with the Soviet Union but rejects an immediate get acquainted meeting. Chernenko succeeds Andropov and pledges peaceful coexistence while signaling readiness to counter Western military power. Reagan cites Johnson Kosygin meeting as cautionary precedent.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan
Konstantin Chernenko
Regian Repeentiv
Knight- Ridder
Chernenko
Kremlin
Old Guard
Soviet Union
Yuri Andropov
Communist Party
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lyndon Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
George Bush
Andropov
Black bowler barred from Moose Lodge banquet over race
Thad Rowe, a substitute bowler, was told he could bowl but not attend the Moose Lodge awards banquet, cited as a longstanding racial policy. The ban spurred outrage among Rowe and league members as the banquet location was shifted due to scheduling conflicts.
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Thad Rowe
Moose Lodge
Rowe
Bowling League
North Pointe Drive
Moose
Lyle Offerman
Offerman
Chris Williams
Williams
David
Charles McClurg
the Gazette
Second St
Iowa Senate approves ban on pension sex bias
The Iowa Senate voted 46 to 0 to ban pension discrimination by sex and require equal contributions for men and women. The bill, already passed by the House, heads to Gov. Branstad who is expected to sign. It applies to new retirees from July 1 and doesn’t affect the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System.
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Iowa
Senate
House of Representatives
Terry Branstad
Bob Carr
D-Dubuque
Iowa Supreme Court
Carr
Douglas Aizeema
Orange City
Today’s Chuckle Blame shift if first try fails
A light columnist quip jokes that when a plan stumbles, the blamed party is moved blame rather than fixing the issue. The joke plays on the familiar saying and offers a wry smile about accountability.
Valentines Day Mail Volume in Iowa Grows Ahead
The post office in Eastern Iowa handles rising Valentine mail with at least 175000 boxes receiving cards and Cedar Rapids processing over 200000 in recent days. Officials say Valentine mail volume is a major seasonal business, echoing a 19th century practice of selling valentine missives and caricatures.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
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