Doderer Launches Campaign for Iowa Lieutenant Governor
Iowa City State Senator Minnette Doderer announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. She outlines her 14 years in the Legislature and says she expects a primary battle with possible Kinley challenge while noting early financial support and a poll showing Democratic momentum.
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Iowa City
Minnette Doderer
Iowa
Johnson County
Doderer
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Roger Jepsen
George Kinley
Kinley
Terry Branstad
Lake Mills
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Brice Oakley
Clinton
Political flap lingers over Iowa ombudsman post
In Des Moines the fight over appointing the state citizens aide drags on after 11 months with the Legislative Council’s interview process stalled. Democrats blame the split council and Republicans brand the delay as poor governance by the legislature.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative Council
Citizens Aide
Robert Ray
Dale Cochran
D-Eagle Grove
Ray
Tom Mayer
Clinton
Council
Des Moines Register
Jerry Szumski
William Palmer
D-Dés Moines
Szumski
House
Dan Dudley
Senate
Dudley
Mosher
Neu
Ed Redfern
Calvin Hultman
Red Oak
Cochran
Effigy Mounds Film Festival Opens Its 15th Year
The 15th annual Winter Film Festival at Effigy Mounds opens Saturday with Monument to the Dream about the Gateway Arch. Colter's Hell shows Yellowstone hydrothermal features, Mesquakie presents an Indigenous group’s philosophy and rituals. An arts exhibit from MFL Community School runs Saturday to Jan 16, with hourly film showings 11 AM to 4 PM and a Monday 1 PM showing. Effigy Mounds National Monument lies north of McGregor and Marquette on Highway 76.
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McGregor
Effigy Mounds
S. Louis
Colter
Yellowstone National Park
MFL Community School
Ethelyn Herrmann
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Marquette
Highway 76
Iowa Releases First All-Inclusive Crime Report For 1976
Governor Ray announced Iowa’s Uniform Crime Report 1976 showing total serious crime up 3.1 percent from 1975 to 116,097 while violent crimes dropped 6.4 percent from 4,044 to 3,787. Deaths, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults are detailed with per 100000 population rates. State Safety Commissioner Larson notes 2.9 percent overall rate rise, despite improving violent crime figures.
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Des Moines
ICPR
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Charles Larson
Larson
Iowa crime report highlights larceny dominates statewide offenses
The Iowa Uniform Crime Report shows seventy one percent of total crimes are larceny. Rural areas have the lowest rate but highest increase in 1976 with 16.4 percent. Polk County led offenses. Cerro Gordo had the highest rate per 100000 and Floyd the lowest. Juvenile arrests remain significant across serious, property, and violent crimes.
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Larson
Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
Floyd County
Carter Lake
Council Bluffs-Omaha
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Dubuque
Linn
Johnson
Poweshiek
Washington
Buchanan
Tama
Allamakee
Jones
Fayette
Benton
Keokuk
Winneshiek
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
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Arthur Neu
Carroll
Stuart
Andrew Varley
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Ruth Mosher
Killian
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van Buren County
Oweis
Terry
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Iowa City Mall
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