Fire damages Cedar Rapids home after cigarette start
Julie Hover and her 2-year-old son Andrew were out when a fire began shortly after 5 p.m. at 1060 Center Point Road NE. Hover returned to an orange glow and smoke. the living room suffered most fire damage with smoke throughout. No injuries. The rental house is owned by Slayman Murray of Cedar Rapids.
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Julie Hover
Center Point Road
Hover
Andrew
Slayman Murray
Cedar Rapids
Equal pay to cost state 55 million under budget plan
Budget chief says eliminating salary discrimination costs Iowa 55 million next year as policy expands beyond merit employees. Comptroller Krahl projects general fund rise to 30 million and non general fund 25 million, while lawmakers doubt the figure.
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Judy Daubenmier
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Charles Bruner
Ames
Iowa
Krahl
University of Iowa
Today's Chuckle Turns Dime Into Handy Screwdriver
A humorous line notes that a dime is not wholly useless as it can still function as a makeshift screwdriver. The quip highlights pennywise pragmatism and a playful view of everyday objects.
Iowans vote in 1984 presidential and senate races
Voters across Iowa go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. to elect the president and vice president, a U.S. senator, legislators, county officers and some city officials. The Gazette offers a Voter's Guide with a thorough race overview. Major party candidates are listed.
Political Figures Mentioned in Party List
A fragmented roster lists political figures including Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale Roger Jepsen Tom Harkin Tom Tauke Joe Welsh Robert Lockard Neal Smith Jim Lightfoot Jerry Fitzgerald Darrel Rensink Berkley Bedell alongside party affiliations. The text presents a mixed mention of Republican and Democrat names without a cohesive event or context.
Reagan bids for a second term in final campaign
President Reagan closed the final day of his 1984 bid with a 22 minute speech pledging nuclear disarmament and a continuation of his conservative policies into the next decade. Mondale finished in Iowa with a large crowd at the North Iowa Fairgrounds and urged rural prosperity.
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Gazette Wire Services
OS Angeles
Reagan
North Iowa Fairgrounds
Mondale
America
Mason City
Abortion death claim sparks Senate campaign clash
The race between Republican Roger Jepsen and Democrat Tom Harkin intensified after leaflets distributed near churches claimed Harkin backs abortion rights and declaring death for rape with abortion. Jepsen and Grassley demanded evidence and condemned the flier as a smear during a Monday news conference.
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Roger Jepsen
Tom Harkin
U.S. Senate
Jepsen
Senate
Charles Grassley
Harkin
Iowa Senate clash draws national focus amid close race
Iowa voters await late tallies in the U S Senate contest between incumbent Republican Roger Jepsen and Democrat Tom Harkin. National attention centers on whether Reagan's national edge helps or hurts Jepsen as farm economy mood and party mobilization shape the outcome.
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U.S. Senate
Iowa
Senate
Roger Jepsen
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Reagan
House
Jepsen
ISA
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Harmon
Gazette
Rita Reed
Sane
Marion
U.S World
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
U.S. House
Jim Leach
Kevin Ready
Tom Tauke
Joe Welsh
Cooper Evans
Joe Johnston
Robert Lockard
Neal Smith
Jim Lightfoot
Jerry Fitzgerald
Darrel Rensink
Berkley Bedell
Democrat
Ason City
Walter F. Mondale
Ken Sullivan
Nathan Naiticot
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