Iowa to receive 32 million in federal home heating aid
Autumn fuel aid shortfall coincides with a rise to 32 million for Iowa from a 1.8 billion national program. The 1980-81 maximum will be 700 per household, up from 400, with distribution by zones and delays possible. HACAP and others fear added need as fuel costs rise and weather darkens the outlook.
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Benton
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Tom Miskimen
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Linn Health Center
United Way
Miskimen
Ryan
Coggon
Delaware County
Woodbury
Sioux City
ADC
Disclosure ruling questions con con donors in Iowa campaign
The Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission ruled that donors to ballot issue campaigns must be disclosed. The Yes for Less Taxes committee reported 226000 in outlays, 96 percent from Iowans for Tax Relief whose donors were unnamed. The commission seeks a detailed showing of contributors and applies to anti con con donors as well.
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Emmetsburg bellwether county flips on final eve
In Emmetsburg Iowa the Palo Alto County voters 8000 cast ballots as Reagan clung to a slim lead over Carter. Local sentiment shifted from Labor Day optimism to a fluid race with hostage issue doubts and a wary electorate, prompting observers to call the final result a coin flip.
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Four Year Election for Mr Average Man’s Kingdom
A satirical urges personal political change by election. It portrays Mr Average Man as ruler of a self centered state facing external, internal and moral struggles. It frames a spiritual conversion via a three ballot system with Satan voting against, Christ for, and the individual as decisive voter.
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Imperfect futures and the tense debate in prose
A critic examines evolving tense usage in newspaper prose noting open house plans and events described in present versus future forms. Examples debate "are performing" versus "will perform" and discuss hosts and hosting in future contexts with varied phrasing. The piece argues for clarity over stylistic experimentation.
Public apology demanded for misnaming radiation researcher
In a letter titled Radiation decay a reader mocks Rep Tom Tauke for misremembering the name of Dr Radha R Ray a University of Arizona physicist researching a process to render radioactive materials harmless The Gazette reported this AP piece on Nov 4 1979 Tauke deserves a public apology for the misattribution
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Influence of a Danish Professor on Conservatism and Politics
The essay reflects on Anders Myrhman, a Danish sociology professor, whose simple method of asking how who where when and why prompts open minded analysis. It argues that firm leadership is rare, warns against poll driven policy, and explores reconciling liberal and conservative strands by reorganizing parties or discarding labels. It concludes that applying Myhrman’s principles to politics may be utopian.
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