Campaign trains on track for Iowa political and football trips
The Iowa Democratic Party pushes ahead with The Anderson Special campaign train set for Oct. 9 from Altoona to Iowa City with stops along the route. Insurance hurdles remain, with Rock Island trustee Gibbons asking about $100 million liability coverage before trains can roll.
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Des Moines
Iowa Democratic Party
University of Iowa
Bob Anderson
Newton
Rock Island Railroad
Anderson
Rock Island
William Gibbons
Chicago
Altoona
Iowa City
Lloyd-Jones
Iowa
Gibbons
Hancher Auditorium
U of I
Roxanne Conlin
Neal Smith
Lynn Cutler
Grinnell
Marengo
Iowans Back Right to Work Law in Poll Findings
A Des Moines poll shows 81 percent of 1007 Iowans favor retaining the states right to work law, 10 percent back repeal, and 9 percent have no opinion. IMR Opinion Research conducted July 26-30 with a 3 point margin of error. </s>
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Des Moines
Herbold
Imr-Opinion Research
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Roxanne Conlin
Evans to vote to override Reagan veto on spending bill
Rep. Cooper Evans of Iowa's 3rd District said he will vote to override the president's veto of a 14.2 billion supplemental appropriations measure. He argued the bill funds education highways and elderly services while spending less than requested, avoiding a defense bias. He noted the veto reasons misdirected and pledged support.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Cooper Evans
Appel urges overriding Reagan veto in new bid
Brent Appel a Democratic candidate in Iowa’s 2nd District pressed Tuesday for a congressional override of President Reagan’s veto of a 14 billion supplemental bill. He framed the package as saving 2.1 billion while adding 217 million for college access, 148 million for poor education, and 211 million for elderly community service jobs.
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Reagan
Dubuque
Brent Appel
Washington
Elderly Iowans Sought for Diazepam Learning Study
University of Iowa psychologist James Hinrichs plans to recruit 50 volunteers aged 60 to 72 from Iowa City for a five hour session testing how diazepam strengthens or impairs learning and memory. Participants will be paid 30 dollars, with some receiving tranquilization, in a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and conducted with University Hospitals staff.
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Jureau
Iowa City
Iowa
Hinrichs
National Institute of Mental Health
FAA probes fatal plane crash near Liscomb Iowa
FAA investigators work after a light plane crashed five miles north and 214 miles west of Marshalltown near Liscomb Iowa, killing pilot James Sherwood Snittjer 63 Wellsburg and passenger Norma Jean Barton 45 Denver both aboard a Wellsburg registered craft. Officials say the crash occurred at about 8 p.m. and was witnessed only by the explosion. The cause remains undetermined and the investigation may take time.
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Marshalltown
Federal Aviation Administration
James Sherwood Snittjer
Wellsburg
Iowa
Norma Jean Barton
Denver
Highway 14
Liscomb
Osterberg Benefit Set in West Branch Spotlight
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre hosts a charity show at West Branch High School Auditorium to aid David Osterberg of Mount Vernon in the 43rd Iowa House race. The 8 p.m. performance features Heartland Consort and Kenton the Magician. tickets cost 5 dollars.
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Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Sity
Duck’s Breath
West Branch High School
Heartland Consort
Kenton the Magician
Iowa City
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Johnson County
Center
U of I’s Spence Laboratories of Psychology
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Wellsburg Company
Marshall County
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