Governors Stand Tight Against Long Trucks in Speed Limit Bill
The governor warns Iowa House members against attaching a long truck amendment to extend the 55 mph limit beyond June 30 on state and local roads. He would call a special session if such a bill passes, preserving DOT concerns and federal highway funding. The DOT recommended against legalizing 65-foot twin-trailer trucks.
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Ray
Iowa
House
Department of Transportation
DOT
Varley
Lawmakers weigh IPERS stock broker commissions in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers on an appropriations subcommittee learned brokers earned about 400000 in commissions since 1967 for IPERS stock trades. Federal law requires fees. options to exempt public bodies or join a stock exchange reflect limited action. A suggested fix is congressional exemption, with little consensus on others.
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Legislative Appropriations
Iowa
Stock Exchange
Congress
Proxmire challenges MSU sex study grant
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development spends 342378 in federal funds to study the sex lives of Michigan State University students with interviews of 1200 participants. Sen. William Proxmire raises privacy, waste, and noncompetitive grant concerns while noting the high cost and potential overreach.
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Michigan State University
Suffering Beyond My Budget A Personal Medical Parable
Russell Baker recalls a bizarre illness that freezes the right side of his body while the left stays warm, forcing awkward social moments and a doctor’s sharp remark about wealth and medical costs. The piece satirically hints at excess in healthcare expenses and personal vulnerability.
Recession rebates spurring brisk yet mixed consumer move
The piece surveys widespread rebate offers across industries from autos to apartments as a response to recession. It notes that February 1975 auto sales edged up from a weak 1974 month, loan backed rebates, and fears of price controls driving temporary price adjustments. It also contrasts tax rebate plans with doubts about real wage gains amid high unemployment.
Priorities for action in sustained democratic participation
A reader argues for broad citizen involvement in setting political priorities, urges long term planning, and calls for reforms in election financing and legislative structures. The letter notes upcoming off year caucuses, stresses coordination of voter registration with taxes and licensing, and seeks improvements to support for lawmakers and a more responsive democracy.
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Democratic State Central Committee
No ski bus for Prairie students trip to Galena Ill
John Terpkosh of Swisher describes a dispute over using a school bus for a 35 student trip to Galena Illinois on Sunday March 9. Officials refused the bus citing no educational value despite parental forms and plans for gas costs.
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Galena
Ill
School Transportation Department
Prairie
Jefferson
John Terpkosh
Swisher
Time and the value of each moment
A reflective meditation on time noting that all ages share the same one moment to live now. It contrasts the irrecoverable past with the future unseen and urges purposeful use of each sixty second interval for a happier, richer life.
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McGuffey
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