Tax indexing move edges toward Iowa adjournment
Iowa lawmakers rush to finish the session with a House passed tax revision that would index income tax brackets to a percentage of the prior year's cost-of-living rise for two years. Senate leaders back the plan amid concerns from Sen. Rolf Craft about potential fiscal straitjackets and possible emergency tax hikes before the 1980 election. The Senate also sent a $600 million social services and corrections bill to the governor as adjournment nears.
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Des Moines
68Th General Assembly
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Senate
Rolf Craft
Craft
Robert Ray
Zipper snafu sidelines Iowa lawmaker Miller sues for vote
Rep Kenneth Miller of Independence missed the first day of the 68th Iowa General Assembly after hospital convalescence. A zipper mishap in the House lounge left Miller unable to vote, with Rep Horace Daggett first offering to cast his ballot and later Miller's wife Shirley stepping in. The episode drew laughter and ended with Miller's standing ovation upon returning to the floor.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Miller
Independence
Iowa House of Representatives
68Th General Assembly
Miller
Horace Daggett
R-Lenox
Daggett
Shirley
Kyle Hummel
R-Vinton
Buchanan County
Linn-Mar Educ Association seeks arbitration over board decision
The Linn-Mar Education Association plans arbitration after a school board action. Salary hikes averaging 7.58 percent have been approved for four Kirkwood Community College groups.
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Linn-Mar Education Association
Kirkwood Community College
Pope John Paul II Eyes Exercise Push at Castel Gandolfo
The article notes a precedent-breaking addition planned for Castel Gandolfo and reports Pope John Paul II hopes to gain more physical activity as a result.
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Castel Gandolfo
John Paul II
Iowa Air Quality Commission Approves Rural Dust Plan
The Iowa Air Quality Commission approves a rural dust allowance as part of a compromise plan. The Legislature works late to wrap up business ahead of adjournment, signaling a busy end of session.
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Iowa Air Quality Commission
County reform to save Linn taxpayers money
A $20,000 appointment is expected to save Linn County taxpayers about $16,000 a year. This item appears on page 7A.
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Linn County
Magic Johnson Reveals Plans Before Midnight Deadline
Earvin “Magic” Johnson announces his plans ahead of a strict midnight deadline. The page 2B note hints at a sly quip about smiling through chaos, attributing it to a witty observer. Copyright lines appear at the end.
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Earvin
Magic” Johnson
Carter shocked by House defeat on gasoline rationing plan
President Carter called the House vote a shock and embarrassment as 246 members rejected his standby gasoline rationing proposal. He urged Congress within 90 days to draft its own contingency plan while accusing Republicans of political timidity and promising to assist. The article notes related steps on diesel allocation for farmers and possible antitrust actions tied to a gasoline station shutdown.
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Carter
House
Congress
Oval Office
SALT II signing set for June Vienna summit
President Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev will meet June 15 to 18 in Vienna to sign the SALT II treaty. Brzezinski announced the plans as agreement on the pact was reached this week. A White House official noted the meeting could initiate regular U.S.–Soviet leader talks and said discussions addressed missile test signal coding and verification issues.
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Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Vienna
Zbigniew Brzezinski
White House
U.S
Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
Vietor to be sworn in as U S judge May 21
Harold Vietor cleared by the Senate for a federal judgeship in Iowa's Southern District. Swearing in set for 2 p m May 21 at the U S Courthouse in Des Moines. Vietor, 47, will resign his Iowa district court seat to join the federal bench.
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Parkersburg
Harold Hughes
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