Jepsen Reverses on AWAC Sale Citing Israel Security
Iowa senators stirred a Washington storm by backing Reagan on the AWAC sale to Saudi Arabia after earlier opposing it. Jepsen said classified briefings and broader national interests guided his change, while Grassley remained largely ignored amid the controversy and critics called the move shameless.
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U.S. Senate
Roger Jepsen
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Charlies Grassley
Jepsen
Reagan
White House
United States
Israel
Middle East
Marion
Master plan for Mississippi river projects outlined
Public hearings across Missouri Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin reveal three years of study by the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission. The plan calls for a new $210 million lock near Alton Illinois, rehab of the lock and dam system, habitat restoration on the 13 000 mile river, and other lock improvements costing 12 4 million with annual per lock costs of 1 3 to 2.3 million.
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Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
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Alton
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Upper
Army Corps of Engineers
Commission
Unions milestone spans past and present in labor lore
A historical overview traces bootleg hours, yellow-dog contracts, and labor battles from early unions to the AFL CIO merger in 1955. It notes the 1935 NLRA outlawing such contracts and recounts Iowa's union rise from 1854 with Local 22 ITU in Dubuque and later Cedar Rapids milestones.
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Organized Labor
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American Federation of Labor
Gompers
John L. Lewis
AFL
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Iowa
International Typographical Union
Dubuque
ITU
Cedar Rapids
ORC
Amboy
W.P. Daniels
Linn County to vote on 7.2 million jail plan
Voters face a $7.2 million referendum to fund a new jail on May's Island adjoining the courthouse. The plan adds a two story jail over a parking ramp, housing up to 142 inmates while the existing jail remains for booking and supplies. Cost estimated at $7,217,793 with about 65 cents monthly per $50,000 home for 15 years.
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Citizens Jail Advisory
Dan Rogers
Tolles Family Campaign Seeks Mayor and Council Seats
Wanda Tolles runs for mayor of What Cheer with husband Vernie and son Mike seeking City Council seats. They say a united family would bring openness to government, deny conflict concerns, and keep town leadership in one household. The trio faces questions about potential influence if all three win.
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Vernie
Mike
Tolles
Wanda
Tolleses
Tollesville
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Hiawatha
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