Iowa News Briefs on Closings and Proposals
Iowa city coverage notes Cedar Rapids opponents of the Eisenhower School closing propose an alternative plan. Linn County Board of Supervisors eases road construction requirements for developers. State officials release derailment figures, plus a look at an old promise tied to a major assessment law. The panel weighs a proposed Iowa Equal Rights Amendment. A ruptured rail tank car carried more chlorine than expected. Senate leaders push to conclude Panama Canal debate.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Motorcycle defect prompts new recall notice
A motorcycle defect that could cause accidents without warning triggers a fresh recall. The item appears on page 16 alongside discussion of a rise in interest rates for single family FHA mortgages.
Editorials on crime, tuition grants and CIA rights
Gazette pages discuss inferior literature policy, a proposed college tuition grant bill, and editorials on intelligence gathering versus civil rights. Columnist Anthony Lewis weighs CIA needs against individual rights amid broader national debate.
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Gazette
Anthony Lewis
CIA
Park testifies before House panel in ethics inquiry
Tongsun Park testified before the House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged influence buying. He pledged to clear the air and said he hopes the matter will be terminated quickly. The deposition was conducted in a near-silent hearing room with metal detectors and guards surrounding Park as reporters watched from the corridor.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
House
Ethics Committee
Park
Congress
Carter seeks 24 percent boost in education aid
President Carter asks Congress to raise federal aid to education by 24 percent to 12.9 billion annually and to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. He backs a separate Department of Education, targets districts with high poverty, and seeks greater private school participation while opposing private school tax credits. He plans 400 million more for programs aiding 3,500 districts and 6.5 million poor children, with focus on urban and rural systems.
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Carter
Congress
U.S
Department of Education
Office of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Utah
Idaho
Montana
KUTV
Salt Lake City
LaMar Smith
Smith
D.H. Lawrence
NBC
Bob Krueger
KTVB
Boise
Miller denies knowledge of bribe in Iran air deal
G William Miller defending his nomination as Federal Reserve Board chairman said he had no knowledge of alleged bribes tied to Textron Inc. deals in Iran. He testified he would not have approved payment if he knew Gen Khatami owned Air Taxi Inc., which brokered a $500 million helicopter sale and $2.95 million fee.
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Washington (Ap
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Iran
Miller
Senate Banking Committee
Imperial Air Force
Textron Inc
Banking Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Mohammad Khatami
Shah of
Air Taxi Inc
Air Taxi
Bell Helicopter
Khatami
Bell
James Atkins
Atkins
Economic index drops as weather hits work week
The Commerce Department said the leading indicators index fell 1.9 percent in January, the largest drop in three years. The decline was driven by a drop in average weekly hours from 40.5 to 39.7, with cold weather and heavy snowfall likely reducing hours and construction activity.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
NBC series mixup prompts nationwide viewing disruption
A technical error on NBC caused almost 17 minutes of the wrong episode of the mini series Loose Change to air in the eastern two thirds of the U.S. Viewers were told the correct episode would air tonight and the incident drew criticism over station control of edits and content.
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NBC
Iowa
Sara Davidson
James Bess
Bess
Woc-Tv
Davenport
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