Iowa candidates race to Iowa caucuses with marathon shows
Ten presidential hopefuls lay out last week campaign moves to win Iowa voters and attract media. Howard Baker hosts a Cedar Rapids barbecue. John Connally plans a 36 hour talk marathon ending in Cedar Rapids. Kennedy and Reagan air half hour TV programs as campaigns peak.
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Tennessee
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Republican Central Committee
Peoples Bank
Texas
Connally
Reagan
Ted Johnson
Ely
Johnson
New Hampshire
Des Moines
Roosevelt Hotel
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Kcci-Tv
Kwwl-Tv
Waterloo
Woc-Tv
Davenport
Wowt-Tv
Omaha
Kimt-Tv
Mason City
Ktvo-Tv
Ottumwa
John Anderson
Illinois
ABC
Ames
Baker
Coralville
Clinton
Cornell College
King Chapel
Mount Vernon
Longbranch
Clayton County
Union State Bank
Jerry Brown
California
Pat Brown
George Bush
Coe College
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Ann Wexler
Carter
NBC
Phil Crane
Moline
Tours Alcoa
Bettendorf
de Witt Community Center
Wqad-Tv
Holiday Inn
Muscatine
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Fort Madison
Robert Dole
Kansas Republican
Dubuque
Teddy Jr
Maquoketa
Bellevue
Beckman High School
Dyersville
Edgewood-Colesburg
Maquoketa Valley High School
Delhi
Guttenberg High School
Postville High School
Center Point High School
Parking revenue up use of some lots down
Cedar Rapids city reports total parking revenues for 1979 rose 22 percent to 1,049,431 while overall income including fines reached 1,267,305 up 22 percent from 1978. Five Seasons Parkade led with 274,400. First and Third Avenue parkades fell, meters slipped 1 percent, and off street lots declined.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
City Council
Meyer
First Avenue Parkade
Third Avenue Parkade
First
Third Avenue Parkades
Westdale Mall
Lindale Mail
Kennedy Camp Objects Prompt Cedar Rapids Caucus Move
The Linn County Democratic Committee moved the 28th Precinct caucus from Cedar River Tower cafeteria to Veterans Memorial Coliseum dining room after Kennedy campaign objections. Officials said accessibility concerns and a Carter majority in Cedar River Tower prompted the switch, with organizers promising help for elderly and handicapped attendees.
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Cedar Rapids
Carter
Edward Kennedy
Cedar River Tower
Linn County Central Committee
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Ed West
Linn County
Democratic
Kennedy
West
Kennedy Camp
Dale Nicoson
Jack Corrigan
Nicoson
Corrigan
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Maureen Reagan
Tipton Country Club
Landmark
Williamsburg
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Toledo
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Vinton
Gordon Humphrey
Caucus
Dale Kueter
Seichow and Righter Co
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Larry C. Easley
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