Iowa must improve bias compliance in social services says HEW
Des Moines AP The Department of Health Education and Welfare says Iowa fails to meet federal anti discrimination rules for minorities and the handicapped in services funded by federal money. HEW warns of possible loss of funds if Iowa does not comply within 90 days. The state replies detailing planned steps and notes delays. The agency criticizes limited affirmative action to employment not services and cites informal handling of discrimination complaints.
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Des Moines
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Iowa
Department of Social Services
HEW
Iown Department
Social Services
Victor Preisser
Iowa Department
Pelicans in Spirit Lake Slough Threaten Iowa Trailer Plan
An Iowa Audubon official warns a slough at Spirit Lake, eyed for a trailer court, may host white pelican nesting. About 30 pelicans were seen last summer, with immatures among them. The zoning change, approved by Dickinson County, heads to the County Board of Supervisors amid opposition from local groups.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa Audubon Society
Linda Hinshaw
State Audubon Council
U.s.-Canadian
Fred Dowden
Slough
Dickinson County
County Board of Supervisors
Spirit Lake Protective Association
Iowa Conservation Commission
City officials shift stance on property tax limits
Iowa city leaders soften opposition to limits on property tax increases adopting a measured stance. The League of Iowa Municipalities backs rational reform, calls for funding mandated statewide costs, and urges equitable assessments across districts ahead of the 1979 Legislature.
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Des Moines
Iowa
California
Robert W. Harpster
League of Iowa
Northeast Iowa women share love of rosemaling art
Fifteen women from northeast Iowa meet twice weekly to practice the Norwegian folk art rosemaling. The activity fosters friendship, preserves heritage, and provides creative fulfillment as they exchange patterns, techniques, and stories.
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