Congress races to adjourn amid major looming actions
Congress plans an October adjournment target while facing Gramm Rudman budget cuts to hit a deficit under 154 billion by Oct 1, battles over debt ceiling and spending bills, Rehnquist and Scalia nominations, and the Claiborne impeachment. Farm policy debates and Senate battles color the rush, with 33 Senate seats contested and leadership pushing a farm bill.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington
Congress
Gramm-Rudman
William Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Senate
U.S
Harry Claiborne
Nevada
Democratic Party
Tom Harkin
lIona
Robert Dole
Dole
Iowa
House
Gramm- Rudman
Harpsichord Craft Adds Note to University Music Doctor
Edward Kottick, a University of Iowa music professor, builds harpsichords at home after day duties. He has completed 26 instruments for Michigan clients and created 53 replicas of medieval instruments. His interest began in the 1950s while studying musicology at the University of North Carolina.
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Edward Kottick
University of Iowa
Michigan
Vivian Buchan Sane
Owa City
Kottick
University of North Carolina
Clermont mill restoration planned in Clermont Iowa
Clermont plans to restore its Turkey River mill power plant and dam with an $8000 Community Cultural Grant. Mayor Everett Rowland seeks tourist draw tying Montauk to a broader town revival and historic demonstrations of water wheels and flour milling.
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Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Lermont
Clermont
Fayette County
Turkey River
Everett Rowland
Montauk
William Larrabee
Rowland
Ambassadors to sell the sizzle of Iowa
In a Des Moines Bureau piece Mike Murwin of the Iowa Department of Economic Development notes that chance airplane encounters can influence where firms expand. He urges Iowa citizens to learn how to leverage such meetings to attract industry to the state.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
ES Moines
Illinois
Iowa
Mike Murwin
Brothers rise to chief roles in Lisbon and Mount Vernon fire services
Bob Caspers age 39 leads Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department while Paul Caspers 43 heads Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department both citing family influence and lifelong ties to firefighting Their units each have 25 members plus five auxiliaries and require training across ten areas before probation ends They balance volunteer duties with full time jobs and emphasize safety and community pride
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Nancy Stevens
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Bob
Paul Caspers
Linn County
Paul
Marine Corps
Bobh
Sons of
Allen Motors
Cedar Rapids
Schwan’s
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Scalia
Claiborne
Towans
Branstad and
Jenkins
Mys
Tom Jorgensen
McGregor
Clayton
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Marwin
Fire Department
Vietnam
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