Iowa Lawmakers Push Through Beer Sales And Age Bill
Des Moines reports a weary Iowa legislature near end of the 131st session as Friday moves see bills on Sunday beer sales and raising the drinking age to 19 approved. Legislative action includes property tax measures, education funding talks, and a 15.5 million utility projects authorization for state universities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Ray
Education Agency
State Board of Regents
Maurice van Nostrand
State Commerce Commission
van Nostrand
Lincoln school rebuilt into learning center with new life
The Lincoln school built in 1910 as an elementary school has been recycled into a learning center offering activities for all ages. The page note highlights guidance on preserving wedding bouquets and using dry ice in graduation punch, as part of the Consumer Answer Line. Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted two Johnny Cash era concerts reviewed by Gazette Staffer Duane Crock.
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Lincoln School
Johnny Cash
June Carter
Carter Family
Tommy Cash
Jan Howard
Tennessee
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Gazette
Duane Crock
Mondale cancels Yugoslav talks over stomach ache
Vice-president Mondale cancels talks with Yugoslav leaders Friday due to a stomach ache. Dr. Clarence Greene cites gastroentritis from a heavy schedule but Mondale should keep a Saturday appointment with President Tito. Federal judge signs order allowing Concorde test landings at Kennedy but delays enforcement pending appeals. Port Authority appeals, seeks stay. court schedules hearing for Tuesday on SST landings.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
Mondale
Clarence Greene
Tito
New York
Kennedy Airport
Port Authority of
New Jersey
U.S. District Court
Milton Pollack
Kennedy
Weather showers and storms likely today and tonight
A forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with cloudy Sunday. Highs near the lower 70s and overnight lows in the upper 50s. A local remark notes a man trying to pressure money from a colleague.
Soviet US move to begin talks on new strategic arms treaty
The United States and the Soviet Union reached a basis for negotiations on a strategic arms treaty after three days of talks between Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko. Officials said progress was made and that serious negotiations have begun, but many issues remain unresolved and no final agreement exists.
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Geneva
Switzerland
America
Soviet Union
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Vance
Carter
Gromyko
Washington
White House
Moscow
Kremlin
Railroad Tracks and Yards a Dangerous Playground
Area railroad officials warn that tracks and yards become a tempting playground as warm weather brings more traffic. They cite frequent dangerous acts by youths and adults, the risk of being struck by trains, and the difficulty of judging a train’s speed from far away.
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Richard E. Spearman
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
High Tide Cars confront flood at busy Iowa intersection
After a thunderstorm dump nearly two inches of rain on the city Friday. Police reported more stalled cars than responders as flash flooding hit low areas around Eastern Iowa. An Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. spokesman said outages were scattered across the region.
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Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Iowa
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Loving Care Helps Sam The Robin Survive Eight Years
Sam the robin, adopted by Lillian Eige of 401 Foote street SW, has lived eight years with a crippled body due to chemicals from elm tree spraying in the sixties. The story highlights his care, unique bond with a human family, and possible environmental illness linked to modern agricultural practices.
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Sam the
Robin
Lillian Eige
Florence Nightingale
Animal Kingdom
Sam
Eige
Foote Street
Lillian
Gaylord
Warns of Iowa Water Shortage
State Geologist Stanley Grant warned Iowans to prepare contingency water supplies as dry weather persists. He noted several municipalities with marginal underground supplies facing possible emergency rationing, with Center Point What Cheer and Belle Plaine already experiencing shortages this spring.
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Iowa City
Stanley Grant
Grant
Iowa
Center Point
What Cheer
Belle Plaine
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