Parenting education campaign launched in Iowa
DES MOINES Parents seek guidance in a statewide parenting education drive. Jane LaGrange of Vinton and Mary Grefe of Des Moines announced the effort with Gov. Robert Ray at the state house. A brochure titled 50 Ways To Help You Be a Better Parent will be distributed via Friends of the Family in Washington DC, funded by a 200000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. A May 6 teleconference on family stresses is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jane LaGrange
Vinton
Iowa
The
American Association of University Women
Mary Grefe
National Organization
Statehouse
Robert Ray
LaGrange
Washington
AAUW
Grefe
National Endowment For the Humanities
Mild tornado season ahead for Iowa if drought lingers
Iowa could see a milder tornado season if the fall and winter drought continues into spring, says Fred Ostby of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center. He notes 11 deaths and 229 injuries from 169 tornadoes in five years, and outlines new detection gear including satellite-ground data fusion and the portable Totable Tornado Observatory to be tested in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Iowa
National
Fred Ostby
Ostby
Weather Service
TOTO
Oklahoma
Dear Abby letters about concentration camps and a wedding
Readers debate the term concentration camp used for Japanese American internment and share a personal wedding story. Abby endorses the dictionary definition while one letter-writer recounts a strained friendship over missing a ceremony.
Iowa Democrats Gear Up For Low-Key Off-Year Caucuses
Iowa Democrats prepare for off-year caucuses with far less fanfare than 1980. About 3 000 to 5 000 expected statewide, far short of the 100 000 at peak in presidential years. Party officials point to national losses and local fatigue but expect spirited discussions among county chairs and voters. News: Lynn Cutler elected national vice chairman, Chuck Manatt a former Iowan takes leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
DES Moines
Iowa
Democratic Party
Ed Campbell
Maria Menne
Lynn Cutler
Waterloo
Chuck Manatt
AGRI pours 175000 into Pickett Brewing skips other Dubuque project
AGRI Industries has invested 175000 in Pickett Brewing Co improvements in Dubuque and will delay plans for a 500000 bushel river grain terminal near the brewery due to higher interest rates. The project may still proceed later. tours could start by Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
UPI
Agri Industries
Pickett Brewing Co
Maurice van Nostrand
AGRI
Mississippi River
van Nostrand
Pickett’s
Interstate 35
Iowa
Pickett's
Spring continues with vengeance in Iowa forecast
The Associated Press reports spring moves with vengeance as Iowa and the Midwest enjoy generally sunny skies and mild temperatures. Highs yesterday reached 52 to 58 degrees in several cities while overnights dipped to the low to mid 20s. Today’s highs may reach the mid to upper 50s with little change expected this week. Early temps included Des Moines 29 and Spencer 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Iowan
Northwest
Plains States
Midwest
Dubuque
Mason City
Ottumwa
Spencer
Sioux
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dear Abby
Abby
Hayakawa
Canada
Chicago
Hisako Takami
Takami
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
Los Angeles
Calif
Abigail van Buren
Universal Pret Syndicate
Demos
White House
Senate
John Culver
Charles Grassley
Campbell
Pickett Terminal
Dysart
Toledo
Tama County
George John Knobbe
Trucr
George Stein
Knobbe
Robert E. Ford
Independence
Bremer County
Buchanan County
Vandenberg Chevrolet Buick Ltd
Highway 150
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Des Des Moines
Phillip E. Burks
Iowa Legislative Service Bureau
Burks
Iowa Department of Soil Conservation
Fort Dodge
Lawrence Angelico
Sharon
Michael Stitt
Webster County
Stitt
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Bob Thompson
EPC
4Th Ave
Ne— Geiger Annex
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!