Litmus test divides GOP conservatives and moderates
In Cedar Rapids the June GOP convention highlighted a litmus test for conservatives and moderates. Firm conservatives backed 100 percent stances on abortion ERA gun control budgets and capital punishment. They aim to control Iowa GOP by 1984 while moderates resist factional purity and seek pragmatic votes.
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Iowa Republicans set 172 plank state platform in Des Moines
A 36 member platform committee led by Rep. Larry Pope meets in Des Moines Veterans Auditorium to debate 172 planks with potential clashes over constitutional convention calls and the Equal Rights Amendment. About 3 505 delegates may attend as Gov Ray and Rep Grassley weigh positions and a Friday fundraiser honors GOP candidates.
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Doctor attacked by redwing blackbird in Decorah scene evokes Hitchcock
A jogger in Decorah Winneshiek County Dr John Hart of Shawano Wis son of Bill Hart Decorah was swooped by a redwing blackbird near the Iowa 9 US 52 intersection. The incident left two red bruises on his head as witnesses noted the dramatic avian attack.
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Roosevelt Tops Football Reform Amid Rough Play
Theodore Roosevelt pressured reforms to curb brutality in football after warning the sport could be banned. The era sparked changes including outlawing the flying wedge and pushing for safer play. England also saw unrelated trimmings in embroidery and butterfly naming from 1702.
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