Ray opposes gas tax hike despite highway funding needs
Iowa Governor Robert Ray said he would oppose any effort in the Legislature to raise the 10 cent gas tax. IDOT warns maintenance costs rise 30 percent while fuel tax revenue falls as gasohol use grows. Gasohol exemption may be phased out later, but Ray avoided committing to timing.
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Grassley to declare candidacy for U S Senate Monday
Des Moines UPI Grassley will announce his bid for the U S Senate on Monday aiming to unseat Democratic incumbent Culver. He must first win the Republican nomination against Tom Stoner, who has led in fundraising but trails in name recognition.
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U.S. Senate
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Culver
Tom Stoner
Senate
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Stoner
Iowa
Republican Party
NAACP leader critiques piecemeal energy policy in Iowa
Margaret Bush Wilson, NAACP chair, urged unified standards for public interest and warned of continued oil imports amid Carter administration energy focus on conservation. John McKetta forecast solar and fusion growth by 2020, calling for deregulation and market-driven fuel choices.
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NAACP
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Coalition For the Orderly Development of Energy
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University of Texas
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Niday Sentenced for Second Degree Murder in Dubuque Case
Niday, 20, of Dubuque, was sentenced to 25 years in state reformatories after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of Rodney Howell near Strawberry Point on June 2. The case was heard in Clayton County District Court by Judge Dennis Damsgaard. A separate historical note recalls a 30 year old hurricane in Houston with minimal damage.
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Jeff Niday
Dubuque
Clayton County
Dennis Damsgaard
Niday
Rodney Howell
Strawberry Point
1968 Czechoslovakia agrees to Soviet troop stationing
On this date in 1968 the Czechoslovak leaders yielded to Soviet demands and agreed to the indefinite stationing of foreign troops in their country, a move that solidified Warsaw Pact influence and drew international concern.
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Grassley Senate bid sparks 3rd District GOP scramble
The report notes Chuck Grassley's entrance into the Senate race triggers a fight for the 3rd District seat. Rep James West Sen Bill Hansen Cooper Evans lead three veterans in the GOP race with other names like Evan Hultman mentioned. On the Democratic side Lynn Cutler plans to seek the nomination with possible challenge from Rep Lowell Norland still uncertain.
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Senate
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Congress
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State Center
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Cedar Falls
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Grundy Center
Evan Hultman
Waterloo
U.S
Black Hawk County
Lynn Cutler
Cutler
Lowell Norland
D-Kensett
Iowa City couple deny murder plot by hired killer
Attorney for one Kern says a friend could plan and execute the murder of Ady Jensen alone. Jeanne Jensen has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and will testify. Jensen, 39, was shot at his parents’ rural West Branch home. Trial moved to Jackson County District Court after Cedar County change of venue. Prosecutor expects 50 to 60 witnesses.
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