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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1980

Page

15

East Iowa County election results overview

County results show numerous races with multiple candidates and many unopposed posts. Notable tallies include Kenneth Popenhagen 7 092 for Sheriff with no opponent listed and Florence Hetzler 9 253 in Keokuk County races, while tax question on Henry Sabin School failed 15 008 to 14 830.

Iowa County Board of Supervisors Henry Sabin Iowa City Johnson County Bush Anderson Lacey Culver Charlies Grassley

Swearingen holds 88th District in Iowa House race

Statehouse race results show Swearingen, 57, defeating Democrat Steve Burnett 5 702 to 4 564 to retain the 88th District seat. Swearingen cites focusing on state finances and budget scrutiny while opposing a tax increase for now. Van Maanen wins 91st District race defeating Nicholas Novotny 7 946 to 3 182 and plans to push inheritance tax and coal use bills.

R-Sigourney Steve Burnett Iowa House of Representatives Swearingen Burnett The Gazette van Maanen Mahaska County Nicholas Novotny Oskaloosa Novotny Keokuk Lucas Mahaska Marion Monroe Poweshiek Harold van Maanen Roskaloosa

Fire guts 4 units of Tama building

A fire gutted four apartments in the Fifth Street Apartment Building in Tama on Tuesday night. Residents were away. two floors suffered only minor damage elsewhere. Firefighters from Tama and mutual aid departments fought the blaze for five hours, aided by onlookers and local responders.

TAMA Fifth Street Paul Hopper Toledo Toledo, Traer and Vining Tama Hatchery Charles Culler Linda Mark Curtis Roseann Gladys Thomas Ted Roth Thomas Ruth Sjostrom Sjostrom Robert Baier Baier

Sadaharu Oh retires as Yomiuri Giants star and coach

Sadaharu Oh ends a 21 year career with the Yomiuri Giants and moves into a coaching role. The left handed slugger belted 868 home runs, including the 756th which surpassed Hank Aaron. Oh’s retirement dominated Japanese front pages even as US voters headed to the polls.

Tokyo UPI U.S Japan Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron Mainichi Asahi Yomiuri Ronald Reagan Carter United States

Jackson says he's open to Reagan cabinet offers

Senator Henry Jackson of Washington says he has not agreed to join Ronald Reagan's transition team. He offers to help the president regardless of party and notes no direct talks about a secretary of state or defense post. He cites mixed media reports and questions the likelihood of a cabinet role given Reagan's landslide and a new Senate majority.

Seattle UPI Henry Jackson D-Wash Ronald Reagan Jackson CBS Reagan Defense Washington Warren Magnuson Senate Soviet Union Congress OPEC

Johnson clerk ousted by woman she fired

Mary Conklin, a Republican, defeated incumbent Clerk Susan Flaherty to reclaim the Johnson County clerk of court post. Conklin won 21,476 votes to Flaherty's 15,488 after being dismissed by Flaherty in July for insubordination. Flaherty filed a civil complaint alleging political dismissal. no hearing date set.

Iowa City Johnson County Mary Conklin Conklin Susan Flaherty Flaherty U.S. District Court Johnson Gary Hughes William Kidwell Hughes Kidwell Tom Slockett Cathrine Finley Slockett Betty Ockenfels County Board of Supervisors Lorada Cilek Donald Lehr Ockenfels Bob Vevera Cilek Lehr Vevera Spank Broders Audrey Jordahl James Barfuss Cynthia Bergquist Keith Lamont

Wayne Hays Career Ends After Defeat in Ohio House Race

Wayne Hays 69, long a congressman, loses re election bid to Robert W. Ney, a Bellaire safety director and former embassy officer, amid scandal fallout. Ney ran on action for Ohio's coal and steel communities, criticizing Hays for losing touch with voters.

Columbus Ohio UPI Wayne Hays Ohio House U.S Iran Robert W. Ney Bellaire Hays Congress Ney James A. Rhodes U.S. House Elizabeth Ray Achiraz

Recording star Johnny Horton dies in Texas crash

Twenty years ago the popular country music singer Johnny Horton was killed when his car collided with another vehicle on a railroad overpass in Milano Texas. The tragedy cut short a rising career and stunned fans across the region.

Johnny Horton Milano Texas

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