Gazette Pages Highlight Names and Opinions Across Topics
Columnist Russell Baker explains urban life to a visiting Iowan in New York City. Editorials discuss Amtrak service cuts and Sen. Dick Clark support. City Hall Notes cover local public employees training. Meet Kim Galligan and her ambitions in public affairs.
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Russell Baker
Lowan
New York City
Amtrak
Dick Clark
the Gazette
Mike Dupree
Kim Galligan
Swine condominium called the Piggy Bank in Newhall
Eastern Iowa farmers build a swine condominium named the Piggy Bank in Newhall as part of ongoing rural energy and farming innovation coverage. Other notes include focus on an atomic clock in Boulder and local education leaders shaping Kirkwood College plans.
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Iowa
Newhall
Iowa Democrats weigh futures from six district straw polls
Straw polls at six Iowa district conventions forecast primary races for governor lieutenant governor and secretary of state. Key margins show Fitzgerald leading Whitney for governor while Doderer tops Palmer for lieutenant governor Griffin defeats Hines for secretary of state and Clark dominates the U.S. Senate race. Results capture early momentum though not official.
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Iowa
Jerome Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Polk County
Tom Whitney
Des Moines
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
William Palmer
Walt Griffin
Fayette
Fitzgerald
Whitney
Robert Ray
Ray
Warren Strait
Charlton
Griffin
Hines
Clark
Robert Nereim
Gerald Baker
Cedar Falls
Monticello
Strait
Doderer
Palmer
Legislators End Session In Late Night Budget Clash
In Des Moines at 4 a.m. members vented over unfinished bills and a surprise 400000 tax break for John Ruan of a major trucking firm. The Senate offered a take it or leave it plan to form a probe committee while recessing to June 30, as final actions on many items were shelved.
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Des Moines
Tom Gilloon
D-Dubuque
Gilloon
Senate
House
John Ruan
Ruan
State Revenue Department
Iowa
Ryan
Indiana
What is a mother a special caring figure
A reflective Mother's Day piece by Maxine DeGarmo celebrates mothers as caregivers and role models. It humorously sketches mothers' traits and faults, from tireless dedication to occasional forgetfulness, urging readers to honor their mothers with appreciation today.
Carter warns detente hurt by Soviet Cuban action in Africa
President Carter says Soviet military aid in Africa strains trust in the American people and hinders detente. He accuses Cuba of acting under Soviet domination, sending troops to Africa and the Middle East to block peaceful settlements. He cites racism and atheism as factors shaping African leaders' distrust.
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Washington
Carter
Soviet Union
Africa
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Middle East
United States
Leonid) Brezhnev
Cyrus) Vance
West Coast
Sunny and Warm With Weekend High Near Seventy
A forecast calls for sunny skies and a high around 65 to 70 today with a mostly clear night and Monday ahead. Tonight’s low will near 40. A quoted line reflects a father telling his son to learn from age and time.
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Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa News
Iowa State University
Boulder
Colo
Bill Stewart
Kirkwood College
Dorothy Sapp
Kirkwood Community College
Bay City Series
San Francisco
Oakland
General
City Hall
Trend Finance & Show
Neal Hines
Nevada
U.S
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo Courier
Waverly
Iowa Daily Press Association
Council Bluffs
Creston
Cherokee Times
Storm Lake
Baker
Nereima
State Central Committee
Phyllis Hughes
Manchester
Delaware County
Washington, D.C
Office For
Performance Office
Iowa National Guard
67Th General Assembly
National Guard
Performance Audit Office
Arthur Small
Kespasre
Maxine DeGarmo
Gazette
White House
Castro
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