Tauke proposal on Social Security cuts sparks mixed reactions
Rep. Tom Tauke proposed a 40 billion dollar deficit plan including ending COLA raises, drawing heavy media attention and mixed constituent mail. Iowa Senator Grassley faced praise for a similar freeze in 1985 while Harkin suggested he would vote for a broad freeze if needed, framing the Social Security issue within wider deficit debates.
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Washington
Republican House
Tom Tauke
Tauke
Iowa
Senate
Grassley
Tom Harkin
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Albert Gore Jr
Tenn
Freeze Harkin
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Harkin
Tom
Free Medical Clinic Aims to Help Iowa City Poor
In a basement hallway at the Wesley Foundation, the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic serves 40 to 50 people on Mondays and Thursdays, offering free care and training for U I students. Volunteers include about 200 people and a core staff of three paid directors. patients face poverty with many diagnoses from STD checks to HIV counseling, pregnancy tests, and birth control requests.
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Lyle Muttersett
Johnson County
Owa City
Wesley Foundation
Iowa City
Beth Lotspeicht
Veterans Administration Medical Center
United States
N. Dubuque St
Jean Hagen
Hagen
Colette Brodersen
Sandy Pickup
Daid
Brad Gilchrist
Gilchrist
University of Iowa Pharmacy
Burlington
U of I
Charities urged to give with facts not feelings
Cedar Rapids BBB director urges consumers to verify charities before giving and to beware of high pressure pleas. Officials say many groups are legitimate but fraud exists and laws to protect buyers are weak. Check unfamiliar agencies with the BBB, question fundraising shares, and prefer checks to cash.
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Sy Nancy Stevens Gazere
Deb Moran
Cedar Rapids
BBB
Lois Keller
American Heart Association
March of Dimes
Iowa
Richard Cleland
Cleland
Better Business Bureau
Still cookin after 50 years at the King Tower Cafe
Tama’s King Tower Cafe marks a 50 year milestone on Highway 30. Leonard Taylor, Wes Mansfield and Irene Mansfield are highlighted for keeping the cafe a local hub with longtime regulars like Jim Smith and the East Wall Gang. The piece recalls the cafe’s 1937 origins, past motel ties, and the sense of home it provides to travelers and workers alike.
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Donna Leevison
Gazene
Iowa
Tama
Grandma
Grandpa
Bridge Club
King Tower
Leonard Taylor
Srease
Toledo
East Wall
Jim Smith
Fast Wall
Irene Naniot
Florence Prusha
Marshalltown
Prusha
East Wall Gang
Highway 30
Taylor
Wes
Irene Mansfield
Belle Plaine
Wes Mansfield
Mansfields
King Tower Cafe
Smith
Cafe
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Stete
Washington Bureau
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Arown
Polisians
White House
Om Harkin
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LW. Ward
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