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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1987
Page
17
The piece argues Iowa's caucuses sparked national media scrutiny since 1976 yet remain crucial for early presidential testing. It defends caucus virtue, notes voter turnout gaps, and urges Iowans to participate to influence the nomination path despite criticism from U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, and New Republic.
Vice President George Bush argued liberals in Congress are to blame for the federal deficit as he campaigned in Van Horne. Bush said Reagan proposals could reduce deficits, while ABC News and Washington Post polls show 46 percent blame Reagan and 41 percent blame Democrats for the deficit.
Grinnell College will host one of nine Scoville Visiting Lecturers for a three day program of public lectures and class meetings in the 1987 88 academic year. The lectureship honors Herbert Scoville Jr the late president of the Arms Control Association. Scoville Lecturers are former senior officials who shaped arms control policy negotiations or legislation.
Jewel Kintzinger of Grinnell was chosen chair of the Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority succeeding Marilyn Tucker of Cedar Rapids who remains on the board. The authority funds student loans for Iowa private colleges and universities and a facilities loan program for those institutions. Kintzinger also serves on the University of Dubuque Board of Trustees. Other officers elected include vice chair Judith Bowstead Nye of Luther College and secretary Burt Day, president of Benton County Savings Bank.
The Gazette lists presidential candidates appearances in Iowa for the week starting June 12. Campaigns submit items to the Metro-Iowa Desk by Friday noon for inclusion in the Sunday edition.
Joe Biden plans a two day sequence in Iowa with a Monday program at Sioux City airport area and Des Moines churches and clubs, including a 2:50 p.m conference and a 8 p.m Q and A at St. Augustin’s Church. Tuesday features a morning press conference in Dubuque and a riverboat luncheon in Davenport with a 6:20 p.m. Democrat reception in Indianola.
Dick Gephardt schedules a public forum at Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines from 11 a.m. to noon on July 19 followed by a Polk County Democratic Picnic at Ewing Park from 2 to 5 p.m. and a Dallas County Steak Fry at Adel Park from 5 to 7 p.m. in Adel.
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