Willits accuses Senate of being misled over blind nominee
Sen Earl Willits says Gov Ray overstated neutral grounds for nominating Jeannette Eyerly to the Iowa Commission for the Blind. He suggests longtime director Kenneth Jernigan may have influenced the move and seeks assurances she will act independently and curb Jernigan's sway.
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D-Des Moines
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Robert Ray
Iowa Commission For the Blind
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Jeannette Eyerly
National Library Week
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Crime rates steady in 1976 report shows auto theft drop
The 1976 crime rates for rape robbery assault theft and burglary were about the same as 1975 with one exception a 15.5 percent fall in automobile thefts. The data come from a nationwide poll of 60 000 households and 42 000 businesses.
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Washington
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Blouin presses to restore RSVP funding amid cut plan
Rep. Mike Blouin urged the House Aging Committee to restore funding for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, criticizing President Carter's proposal to cut RSVP from 20.1 million to 15.4 million. He testifies in April before the House Appropriations Committee, urging alignment of RSVP with elderly programs and noting ACTION admitted haste in the cut.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Winneshiek County Crosslines, Clinton Seniors Inc. and Dubuque Area
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Peace Corps
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Spy's death penalty upheld in North Korea spy ring case
The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for 60 year old Kang Woo kyoo a native of North Korea who spied for the North. He headed a ring that infiltrated schools and firms while ten other members received prison terms from 18 months to life.
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Road funds plea as Iowa Senate balks at bill
C W Sloan of the Iowa Good Roads Association warns the road funding bill, approved by the House, stalls in the Senate Ways and Means Committee. He says delaying action could deprive Iowa counties and cities of needed funds to fix roads and bridges amid severe winter conditions and worsening problems. The proposal would raise 55 million dollars via a three cent gas tax and a 3.5 cent diesel tax, costing the average motorist less than one fifth of a cent per mile.
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Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Iowa
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Iowa Good Roads Association
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Ray cool to interest rate cut in Iowa debate
Des Moines Gov. Robert Ray voiced coolness toward lowering credit interest rates though open to arguments. He warned against constraining what businesses can charge and noted consumer confusion as a reason for government limits on revolving credit. A House bill would trim rate caps from 18 and 15 percent, citing lower costs and Minnesota’s flat 12 percent as references. Ray will review information before final decision. ON THIS DATE in 1845 Florida became the 27th American state.
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