Governors Involved in Great River Road Route Decision
Iowa highway commission members on Tuesday voiced support for Governor Ray's involvement in whether to build a 12 mile scenic section of the Great River Road in Lee county. They cited Ray's awareness of highway projects, while cautioning about priorities and funding.
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C R Woman To Head Iowa City Telephone Office
Leone Corkery of Northwestern Bell in Cedar Rapids has been named manager for the Iowa City office. A Rowley native, Clarke College and UNI alumna, she joined Northwestern Bell in 1953 and rose to service supervisor and district instructor before becoming assistant manager in 1970. She serves on United Community Services board and participates in Catholic Daughters and Beta Sigma Phi activities.
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Cycle Car Crash Kills Iona Mother and Daughter
INDIANOLA AP A Runnels woman Tina Kathleen Voss 43 and her daughter Vivian Kay Voss 16 were killed when their motorcycles were struck by a car on Highway 5 between Hartford and Pleasantville Monday night. Gerald L. McDonald 30 Des Moines faces drunk driving charges.
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Third Breakin at Marshalltown Firm
Tama county sheriff investigates a third breakin this year at Carlson's Agricultural Service in Marshalltown Iowa. Don Carlson reports a car seen near the firm between 11:30 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. July 20. a half inch bar pried open a south door. Affected were $25 in change from a pop machine and a candy-proceeds drawer.
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Franzenburg unveils Iowa tax plan with property relief credit
Des Moines. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Franzenburg proposed a new Iowa property tax relief credit within the state income tax and a two step revenue refund. The plan shifts about 98 million from high to low income households and expands tax progressivity with rate hikes and broad tax bases. He urged Gov. Ray to adopt similar measures noting the wealthier would pay more under the plan.
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Jepsen to lead GOP platform subcommittee in Miami
Lieutenant Governor Roger Jepsen was named to head the community and national development subcommittee of the GOP platform committee for the Miami convention. He joins Joan M. Crawford of Missouri in leading the panel as it drafts planks while he had earlier dropped his bid for Iowa governor.
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Mezvinsky calls for drastic tax reform and closing loopholes
Davenport discusses a new tax system with fairness and equity. Ed Mezvinsky, Democratic candidate for First district, urges tax reform based on ability to pay and elimination of special-interest loopholes. He says the current system is regressive and favors large corporations.
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Clark Backs Mills Tax Plan
Clark urges adoption of Rep. Wilbur Mills tax reform plan during a campaign stop in Fort Dodge. He argues major exemptions should be reviewed by Congress to curb special interests and ensure the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share. Brookings Institute cites over 70 billion dollars lost annually to loopholes.
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Schmidhauser Reports Campaign Contributions Totals
Iowa City Democrat John Schmidhauser filed a second report showing 93 new contributors totaling 742.45, part of a two period and pre period campaign tally exceeding 2,213 from 1,112 contributors. He criticized ICC actions on a rate increase and called regulators pawns of industry.
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John Schmidhauser
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First District
U.S. House of Representatives
East Iowa
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Ed Geers
West Point
Guy Myers
George Miller
Solon
Robert Corrigan
John Colloton
Ina Loewenberg
Maurice Lampe
James Kinney
Oxford
James A. Ryan
Marengo
Steve Bianco
Lee Dewey
Gerald Nordquist
Ted Rittenmeyer
Jas. F. Corrigan
Ray Stratton
Morton Roser
North Liberty
George J. Ormsby
Wilton
Lamont Dawn
Riverside
James J. Rogers
Ruth Becker
Richard Braddock
Charles W. Ruppert
Thomas Lillis
Williamsburg
Paul Morano
Ivan Struzynski
Iowa
Tapscott Criticizes ICC Over Utility Bond Policy
Des Moines Davenport Democrat reports John Tapscott, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, alleging the Iowa commerce commission acted against its counsel and consumer interests by allowing Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. to continue $400,000 monthly bond collection. The company has gathered over $3 million since its November 1971 rate increase request.
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John Tapscott
Davenport
Iowa Commerce Commission
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Bartel Seeks Sheriff Patrol Rebalance in Johnson County
Democratic candidate Richard Bartel presented a study on the Johnson county sheriff's patrol division. He argues rural towns Lone Tree Oxford North Liberty Tiffin and Shueyville are overtaxed and underprotected, with Solon getting excess hours while funds go to the county general fund.
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Richard Bartel
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Lone Tree
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Shueyville
Solon
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Deputies Face Scrutiny Over Patrolling Pace in Johnson County
Bartel questions Schneider's booklet showing patrols average three times weekly per mile at 10 mph. He alleges uneven protection and urges supervisors to end small town contracts, directing the sheriff’s office to provide equal, diligent coverage to all citizens without county pressure.
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Independent Democratic Candidate Explains County Supervisor Role
Lorada Cilek, Democratic candidate for the Johnson County board in 1974, says many voters do not know what the supervisors do. She emphasizes the role levies and spends several millions yearly on roads social welfare ambulance library and mental health services.
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Johnson County
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Truman commutes Oscar Collazo sentence to life in prison
Twenty years ago President Truman commuted the death sentence of Oscar Collazo, a Puerto Rican nationalist who killed a White House guard on November 1, 1950, during an assassination attempt on Truman.
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