Historic Iowa election eyed amid record turnout predictions
Ken Sullivan notes Iowa's 1982 general election may top one million voters though no federal races are on the ballot. Dems and GOP cite registration shifts, with Conlin Branstad contest in the 3rd District drawing crowds. Voter-signal signs, yard campaigns, and vandalism reports reflect vibrant but contentious turnout dynamics.
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Lerner corrections and campaign events in Iowa politics
Footnotes corrected Harold Hughes tenure from 12 to 16 years. Linn County Democrats host a 3 p.m. voter program rally at Machinists Union Hall with Roxanne Conlin expected at 4 p.m. Former Sen. Dick Clark lectures at Wartburg College on South Africa. Two public convocations set and IPBN will air Lt. governor candidate discussions tonight.
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Dick Clark
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Dean Miller
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Campaign Calendar Highlights Iowa Campaign Trail
Multiple Republican candidates including Terry Branstad Tom Tauke and Cooper Evans hold rallies, door to door campaigns, and site visits across Davenport Cedar Rapids Dubuque Waterloo Oelwein and other towns. The schedule covers breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and airport events as well as party headquarters contact and a door to door push in Linn County. The article also notes vehicle inspection law concerns and inspection accuracy metrics.
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Cedar Rapids
Wathan Flying Service
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Sacred Heart
Dubuque
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Marshalltown
Joanne Petrick
Linn
Monty Bertelli
Palo
Branstad
Oelwein
Waterloo
Republican
Decorah
Charles City
Tauke
Hickory Grove
Kiwanis Club
Julian Motor Inn
William C. Brown Publishing Company
Cedar Country Central Committee
Tipton State Bank
Tipton
Evans
John Deere Component Works
Columbus High School
Sale Barn
Waverly
Bertelli
Precinct
Linn County
Independence
Allerton- Axtel Inn
Clinton County
Grundy Center
Marshall County
Poweshiek County
Grinnell
Ramada Inn
Truman Helgeson Civic Center
Lake Mills
Branstad & Schwarm Law Offices
Des Moines Marriott
Petrick
IDOT to Auction 180 Used Vehicles in Ames
The Iowa Department of Transportation will auction more than 180 used vehicles on November 6 starting at 9:30 a.m. on the IDOT lot south of South Fourth Street in Ames. Viewings run November 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and November 6 from 7:30 a.m. to auction time. Vehicles are sold as is with no guarantees, requiring a $200 deposit and final payment by November 12. assets include cars, vans, pickups, trucks, tractors, a forklift, trailers, and other equipment used by IDOT, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
South Fourth Street
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Pranksters Leave Goat on Editor’s Yard in De Witt
In De Witt Iowa editor Steve Parrot of the De Witt Observer reports a prank left a brown white hornless goat on his front lawn Tuesday morning. Police hold the animal at a local farm until its owner claims it. A separate note lists a flea market event in Center Junction on Saturday Nov 6 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Community Building.
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County per capita cost of elected official salaries
A Des Moines study by Harrison and Gretchen Thomas calculates county government salary costs per resident using 1980 population and 1982 83 salaries. Polk County shows 84 cents per person while Adams reaches 23.22. Eastern Iowa counties range from Linn 1.57 to Keokuk 1011.
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Adams County
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Dubuque
Johnson
Clinton
Muscatine
Jackson
Clayton
Fayette
Buchanan
Benton
Winneshiek
Delaware
Jones
Tama
Washington
Allamakee
Cedar
Keokuk
Taxpayers for Johnson Pushes Ballot Action
A urging nonpartisan note requests voters to turn the ballot and fill the box beside Robert M L Johnson for State Senator in the 25th District. It emphasizes no special interest commitments and asks taxpayers to support Johnson with the back-page name.
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Robert M. Johnson
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