Grassley targets Culver at Detroit GOP convention
Detroit notes by Ken Sullivan describe Senator Grassley leaving Detroit July 18 to confront Democratic incumbent Senator Culver. Grassley and allies Baker and Heinz discussed replacing Culver, labeling him too liberal alongside Church, McGovern, and Bayh. Grassley later said he was glad he came and highlighted meetings with Haig and Singlaub, who criticized Culver on military issues.
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Grassley
Detroit
John Culver
Culver
National Assembly
Joe Louis Arena
Howard Baker
Senate
Tennessee
John Heinz
Pennsylvania
Baker
GOP
Heinz
National Republican
Frank Church
Idaho
George McGovern
South Dakota
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Iowa
Alexander Haig
White House
Nixon
John Singlaub
U.S
Korea
Carter
Singlaub
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Culver Uses Book to Aid Senate Campaign Efforts
Culver expands outreach with Elizabeth Drew's Senator circulating to moderate Republicans. A Des Moines architect via a letter supports Culver, while a Maryland pastor counsels clergy in Bettendorf and Davenport to sway Catholic leaders on his pro choice stance. Two Iowa interns join Rep Tauke in Washington for the summer. A Gould for Supervisor breakfast in Cedar Rapids features Rep Tauke and Grassley delegates.
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Associated Press
William Dikis
Des Moines
Tom Stoner
Grassley
Culver
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Washington
D.C
John Cooney
Cedar Rapids
Paul Cole
Clinton
U.S. House of Representatives
Cooney
Bernard Cooney
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LaSalle
University of Notre
Grassley targets funds as 1978 Senate race heats up
Confidence grows that Heinz aims to build a Republican Senate majority. The piece details fundraising, strategy, and Grassley’s Detroit trip to court Eagles PACs and GOP donors. It notes Grassley has raised 349000 by March, Culver 635000, and projects a needed 1.1 million to finish the campaign against Culver. Grassley also engages with Inner Circle and Senate Trust and emphasizes outside money as a key hurdle.
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Iowa
Detroit
Grassley
Culver
GOP
The
Eagles
Republican National Committee
Heinz
Tom Stoner
Inner Circle
Senate Trust
Senate
Political Action Committee
PAC
Reagan Life On Film Turns Public Image Into Power
A film tracing Ronald Reagan’s life from Illinois childhood through Iowa radio work and California film and military careers to his rise in politics is shown at the GOP nomination event. The piece emphasizes how his adult life has been meticulously documented in moving pictures.
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Ronald Reagan
GOP
Illinois
Iowa
California
Gum
Leach taps Davenport curator as 1980 campaign chief
Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa's 1st District gears up for a 1980 campaign against Democrat Jim Laren. Kitty Donahue of Davenport is named campaign manager with Benita Dilley as field staff coordinator and Gary Reed as finance director. Debates with Laren and socialist Gloria Williams are planned for Cedar Rapids and Davenport, with dates to be arranged.
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Jim Leach
Jim Laren
Iowa City
Leach
Kitty Donahue
Donahue
Davenport
Benita Dilley
Gary Reed
Andy Burton
Mitch Malcolm
Belle Plaine
Leach and Larew
Socialist Party
Gloria Williams
Cedar Rapids
Jepsen shines in CALL Scorecards amid Culver critique
Jepsen, the Republican who unseated Dick Clark, earned a perfect CALL Scorecard score of 100 percent for defending conservative positions on defense, economy, regulations, and social issues. Culver received a zero percent rating from CALL, seen by conservatives as aligned with liberal Clark, based on the first session of the 96th Congress.
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Jepsen
John Culver
Roger Jepsen
U.S. Senate
Dick Clark
Culver
Clark
Call
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