Senate House panel fights over 400 tax credit for insulation
A conference committee wrestles with a proposed 400 tax credit for home insulation and other energy saving devices. The outcome could determine the fate of President Carter's energy program as talks stall. A separate item notes a doctor defending the liquid protein diet amid government warnings linking it to ten deaths, and another report says a New Orleans suspect in a shooting rampage is held in isolation after alleged prior violent acts.
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Old elm pits parking plan against plant expansion
Rockwell International executives weigh expanding the Collins Telecommunications plant in Cedar Rapids while preserving a valued old elm tree. The item highlights the tension between growth needs and environmental preservation in a local industrial setting.
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Rockwell International
Collins Telecommunications
Weather Forecast Says Cold Night Clear Skies Ahead
Clear and cold tonight with lows in the teens. Friday partly cloudy with a high near 40. The note echoes a newspaper page with many section labels and a joke about penny candy wrapped to 15 cents.
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Iowa
Iowa Public TV probe set by Iowa Legislative Council
A six member special investigative panel will be created by the Legislative Council to probe mismanagement and alleged criminal misconduct at the Iowa Public Broadcasting Network IPBN. Senator William Palmer called for the probe citing audits and claims of pornographic film use on state equipment and misapplied funds. The council approved the panel with three House and three Senate members while critics urged action by appropriate agencies and officials to follow up on the audit findings.
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IPBN
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Ditzel
Ators
Phillip Hill
R-Des Moines
Legislative Oversight
Hill
Richard R. Ramsey
Rosceola
Carter sees 7 percent unemployment. expects stimulus impact next year
President Carter said unemployment is roughly 7 percent and that the $21 billion stimulus package will take time to affect jobs. He cited a world slowdown and projected 725000 jobs under the education training program by next June. He endorsed a Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill aiming for 4 percent unemployment within five years. He commented on Middle East violence, Helms conviction, health insurance talks, dam safety, and energy legislation.
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D-Minn
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Middle East
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Israel
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
CIA
Richard Helms
Helms
Senate
Chile
Toccoa
Georgia
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Bergland seeks simpler milk pricing after Iowa breakfast
U S Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland told dairy leaders in McGregor he will study a simpler milk price method. Independent Wapsie Valley Creamery manager W C Neilson pressed that the $9 per hundredweight price is not paid by processors and suggested a protein basis. Bergland said a USDA study group is examining the issue and invited national dairy leaders to meet after proposals are finalized. He urged dairymen to offer advice by letter and noted other topics from additives in ice cream to energy rules and fairer food policy.
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USDA
Bacon
Carol Foreman
Bergland
Blizzard Leaves Iowa Buried In Snow And Closures
Northwest Iowa endures first season blizzard with 10 foot snowdrifts closing Sioux City airport and I-29. Two Minnesota deaths reported as storm blankets the upper Midwest with wind driven snow. Local centers shelter stranded motorists while hotels fill.
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Sloan
South Dakota
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Nebraska
Dakotas
Onawa
Estherville
Storm Lake
Denison
Council Bluffs
Iowa National Guard
Israel Regrets Civilian Deaths After Lebanon Raid
Casualties from Israel's air attack on southwest Lebanon exceed 100 dead and 150 wounded, mostly civilians. Prime Minister Begin says regrets the deaths but not the operation, while U.S. envoy Samuel Lewis is asked to convey regrets. Sadat signals willingness to meet in peace talks as Geneva formula avoids PLO. Reports note Lebanon's Sidon province tally and ongoing rubble searches.
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Lebanon
Menahem Begin
Begin
U.S
Samuel Lewis
Jerusalem
Vote mix up in Robins mayoral race transposes candidates
Incumbent Joseph Le Grand and challenger LaVerne Carstensen had their names transposed on the Robins voting machine, Linn County deputy auditor Bill Schneider said. The error raises questions about ballot integrity and the impact on the result.
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Robins
Joseph LeGrand
LaVerne Carstensen
Bill Schneider
Linn County
LeGrand
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