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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

06 Oct 1977

Page 10

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Oct 06, 1977

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10

Icebergs May Bring Water To Drought States

California physicist John L. Hult proposes a 30 million project to tow two icebergs from polar regions to California as a drinking water source. The plan envisions a year-long voyage with one berg insulated and the other exposed, funded by souvenir sales and public interest. The idea emerges at an International Conference on Iceberg Utilization in Ames Iowa sponsored by Prince Mohamed Al Faisal.

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Iowa State University Ames California John L. Hult Hult Santa Monica Calif Mohamed al- Faisal Faisal Middle East Alaska
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Iowa Gift Law Under Review Faces Reform Debate

Witnesses before a Des Moines subcommittee urged rewriting Iowa gift and conflict of interest laws. They split on banning gifts versus setting a dollar cap, noting current $25 threshold for state officials. They urged uniform standards for all public officials and supported prohibiting gifts intended to influence decisions.

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Des Moines Iowa Richard Haesemeyer Haesemeyer
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Jernigan Denies Conflict Charge

Iowa official Kenneth Jernigan, director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind, denies a conflict of interest claim by Sen. Earl Willits over his role as incorporator of the National Eye Care Association and potential insurance ties. He says his state job and eye care advocacy are not in conflict.

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DES Moines Kenneth Jernigan Iowa Commission For the Blind Earl Willits Jernigan National Eye Care Association Commission
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