Culver predicts high tech weaponry to reshape future wars
U S Senator John Culver foresees 2000 battles featuring precision guided missiles unmanned aircraft and sensor networks transforming land and naval warfare He argues for mobile cost efficient ships and warns nuclear proliferation remains the key global risk while economic factors could rival military power by century’s end
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Harrison Veeper
Des Moines
IDPA
U.S
John Culver
Cedar Rapids
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Public Administration Review
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Atlantic
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Nine Die In Weekend Iowa Highway Crashes
Nine people died in a New Year weekend of Iowa highway crashes. Fatalities included Frank Rounceville and Phillip Ireland in a head on crash on highway 63 near the Missouri line, with others from Des Moines, Estherville, Ottumwa, Mediapolis, Ionia, Marshalltown, Archer, and Sioux City among the victims.
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Bloomfield
Frank Rounceville
Ottumwa
Phillip Ireland
Fremont
Missouri
Rounceville
Kathryn
University of Iowa
Jimmy
Centerville
Margaret Ireland
Amy
Rickey McKeever
Wapello
Highway 61
Mediapolis
Ionia
Vincent Rausch
Harold Peterson
Estherville
Susan Bunce
Des Moines
Sense of Outrage Over Iowa Laws for Homemakers
Iowa laws provide little protection for homemakers against spousal abuse and leave many economically dependent after divorce. The study urges lawmakers to recognize homemaking as valuable work and notes minimal alimony and inadequate insurance coverage for injured homemakers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Roxanne Barton Conlin
International Women’s Year Commission
Conlin
Iowa Supreme Court
No Favoritism in Des Moines Property Assessments
Des Moines City Assessor Andrew Regis says assessors do not favor the city's most expensive homes. He notes 1974 and 1975 sales averaged 98 percent of tax valuations, while 1976 sales for four homes averaged 62 percent above valuation, with citywide 1976 averages 25 to 30 percent over assessed value. Regis ordered deputy Michael Horman to investigate.
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Des Moines
Andrew Regis
Des Moines Sunday Register
Regis
Michael Horman
Manning school board OKs hidden tape to curb rowdy class
Manning Indiana officials say a secret tape was used in a boys only home making class to prove rowdy behavior toward a first year female teacher. The school board voted 3-2 to validate the surveillance as a disciplinary measure despite privacy concerns.
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Manning School
Roy Struve
George Opperman
Larry Miller
Clinton Residents Face Pot Counts
Five Clinton residents faced marijuana possession charges after a weekend raid at a local residence. Michael Mumm, 25, was charged with controlled substance possession and possession of marijuana for resale with a $2,000 bond. The others Terry Hein 24 Judy Wessels 21 Mark Richers 22 and Ronald Marsh 22 faced simple possession with bonds from $500 to $1,000.
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UPI
Clinton Law Enforcement Center
Michael Mumm
Terry Hein
Judy Wessels
Mark Richers
Ronald Marsh
Longer Operational Period Possible for New Prison Facility
Social Services Commissioner Kevin Burns said the Mt. Pleasant 144 bed medium security prison may operate beyond its 18 month limit set by the 1976 legislature. He noted a possible permanent role for the Mt. Pleasant facility and said the 1977 legislature may be asked to consider another prison near Newton.
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Kevin Burns
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Burns
Iowa
Newton
Social Services
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MHI
Coen Plasberg
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