Clinton County Votes Tilt Between Parties and Races
Clinton County Iowa shows shifting preferences as Democrat Culver gains in 1964 and 1966 while Linn and Dubuque areas influence congressional outcomes. Local races include sheriff contest John Corder versus Gary Mulholland, and battles for auditor clerk and clerk positions amid party organization and presidential race impacts.
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Clinton
Harold Hughes
Robert Ray
Hughes
Clinton County
U.S
David Stanley
Clark
Jack Miller
Culver
Stanley
Iowa
No Audit Possible Due to Agency’s Records
State Auditor Lloyd Smith says records of the American Indian Council on Problem Drinking and Drug Addiction are so incomplete that a full accounting of 487,057 dollars cannot be made. The council operates multiple programs in Sioux City and Des Moines, with Nebraska funding and several payroll and procurement irregularities cited. Authorities have submitted the audit to state and federal investigators for possible action.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Lloyd Smith
Smith
American Indian Council On Problem Drinking and Drug Addiction, Inc
Iowa
Nebraska
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Federal General Accounting Office
GAO
Council
Iowa Drug Abuse Authority
Banks Cited as Discriminatory in Lending Practices
The National People’s Action coalition cites 49 financial institutions in 28 cities for redlining 1975 investments. In Waterloo two institutions show strong non redlined lending on the west side while the east side sees limited loans. Davenport’s Citizens Federal backs northwest Davenport far more than the west end, ranking high among cities for redlining findings. President Ford proposed airline control reductions on this date in 1975.
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Chicago
UPI
Iowa
Waterloo
Davenport
National Peoples Action
West Side
East Side
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Waterloo Savings Bank
Coalition
Citizens Federal Bank
Northwest
West End
Citizens Federal
Deputy Appointed by Cedar Supervisors in Tipton
TIPTON The Cedar county board of supervisors approved the appointment of Robert Bixler, 23, Clarence, as deputy sheriff replacing Jerry Kingery who has resigned. Bixler, married, had driven for Bixler Brothers Trucking in Clarence and will start Oct. 11. Kingery takes a driving job with Hawkeye Transport from Stanwood.
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Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Robert Bixler
Clarence
Jerry Kingery
Bixler
Bixler Brothers
Kingery
Hawkeye Transport
Stanwood
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and subscription details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids IA. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 weekly by mail Afternoon Ratio and Saturday and Sunday morning 7 issues 4204 weeks 52 weeks. Other states and US territories 70.00 52 weeks. No Mail Subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Clark counters Ford on 1974 World Food Conference aid claim
Sen Dick Clark disputed President Ford’s assertion that the U S led the 1974 World Food Conference in feeding the hungry with a six million metric ton donation. Clark, at the Rome meeting, said the administration sought about 4.5 million tons, with actual shipments about 4.8 million tons.
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Washington
Dick Clark
Ford
United States
Iowa Democrat
Clark
Rome
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Past Election Results in Clinton County
Lorin Oxley of Tipton listed as American Party of Iowa candidate for Congress. James Roberson nominated by petition for Congress. Walter Killean of Clinton and Gary Mulholland also mentioned as candidates.
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Clinton County
Lorin Oxley
Tipton
American Party of
Iowa
James Roberson
Clinton area faces supervisor race and open legislative contests
Wanger challenges Republican incumbent James Vining for supervisor as Clinton city dominates the field. Five legislative seats are at stake with three in small county portions. Incumbents Brice Oakley and Jay Mennenga retire, shaping two key districts. Oakley’s 78th district leans Democratic while Mennenga’s 77th district favors Republicans. Candidates include Democrat Jean Pardee, Republican John Pelton, Democrat Thomas Clancy, and Republican Hugo Schnekloth. Voter registration totals show 13 165 unaffiliated, 9 209 Republicans, 9 017 Democrats. 2000 new registrations pending since the June 6 primary.
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Wanger
James Vining
Clinton
Brice Oakley
Jay Mennenga
Oakley
Mennenga
Clinton City
Jean Pardee
John Pelton
Charles Pelton
Thomas Clancy
Hugo Schnekloth
Eldridge
Scott County
78Th
Rays to Visit Bangkok Hong Kong After Far East Trip
Governor Robert Ray and his wife Billie plan visits to Bangkok and Hong Kong during a Far East tour. State Department officials in Washington said there is no reason for them to cancel, despite the Thai coup, with Ray in Taiwan and his schedule coordinated through assistant William Jackson.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Billie
Thailand
Far East
U.S. State Department
Ray
Taiwan
Bangkok
William Jackson
State Department
Washington
Rays
Hong Kong
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By Frank Nye
BCC
Culver and Clark
John Culver
United States Senate
Lyndon Johnson
James Bramwell
Talle
Henry Talie
Decorah
Bromwell
Leonard Wolf
Elkader
Riley
Tom Riley
Mike Blouin
Dubuque
Blouin
Linn
Linn County
American Party of Iowa
American Party
Oxley
Roberson
Paul Pfeffer
Don Arenz
Don
Blouin-Riley
Tom
Pfeffer
Arenz
DeWitt
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
John Corder
Gary Mulholland
Marvin Bruhn
Clinton Republican
Sheriffs Authority
Walter Killean
Betty Sunthen
Paul Murphy
Charles Anderson
Bill Ell
Fayette
The
Assn. of American Indian Social Workers, Inc
Sergeant Bluff
National Institute of Health
Cedar
Associated Press
Rawgi
Rocki
Dino Kei Laurentiis
Paramount Pictures
Mm Bea
Kentucky
Janes ES
James B Beam Distilling CO
Clermont
Beam
Paul Ponder Merlin Hulse
Dist
Edgar Holden
Bill Ellwanger
Rep
Dem
Michael Blouin
Sen
Monticello
Scott Newhard
Katharine Winsor
Anamosa
Herbert Hinkhouse
24Th Dist
West Branch
Jones County
Times Camera
P.S
Gazette
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