Reagan honored in House and Senate votes on June 9
The week ending June 11 included House approval of H Res 664 mourning Ronald Reagan and Senate approval of S Res 373 memorializing the 40th president. Remarks from Rep. Gil Gutknecht and Sen. Ted Kennedy highlighted Reagan's legacy and Cold War leadership. Contact details for Iowa senators and representatives are listed.
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Congress
House
Ronald W. Reagan
United States
Gil Gutnecht
R-Minn
Ronald Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Rush Holt
D-Mj
Reagan
Senate
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Dixon
America
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Gorbachev
Kennedy
Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Kiowa
Washington
Hart Senate
D.C
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Waterloo
Tom Harkin
Diona
First Ave. NE
E. Fourth St
Dubuque
Jim Nussle
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
W. Main St
Manchester
Kimball Ave
Jfk Rd
Jim Leach
Rayburn House
Third St. SE
W. Fourth St
Plaza Centre
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Leonard Boswell
Longworth House
Tom Latham
Steve King
Historic U.S. and world events span 1888 to 1971
A chronology notes key moments from 1888 Congress creates the Department of Labor to 1971 when the New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers. Entries include Boxer Rebellion violence in 1900, Lindbergh’s 1927 ticker parade, FDR’s 1942 war office, 1944 German V- bombs, Marshall’s 1967 Supreme Court nomination, and the Pentagon Papers release.
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Congress
Department of Labor
China
Charles Lindbergh
New York City
Franklin Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Germany
Britain
Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
New York Times
America
Vietnam
Associated Press
Europeans favor opposition parties across EU voting
Italians vote in the European Parliament amid U S alignment concerns while Latvia Malta and the Czech Republic Ireland and Latvia push opposition parties. Exit polls show center right Civic Democratic Party leading in the Czech Republic and rising discontent with EU powers in Latvia and other nations.
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Rome
Czech Republic
Ireland
Latvia
European Union
Malta
Karlis Streips
Britain
Netherlands
Europe
Luciano Filippo Bracci
Civic Democratic Party
Communist Party
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