Iowa lawmakers weigh special session on property taxes
Des Moines AP reports concern over how higher property valuations may force local budget increases and higher income taxes. Gov. Ray unavailable for comment. Sen. Bass Van Gilst notes potential need for future tax hike, while Rep. Dehn Stromer and Republicans push for a special session to address inequities and set spending limits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Ray
Bass van Gilst
Dick Gilbert
Bay
Paptun New Guinea
Dehwyn Stromer
Gerald Bair
Rock Island Seeks To Join 3-Line Merger
CHICAGO UP I report says bankruptcy Rock Island Lines plans to seek inclusion in a Missouri Pacific merger. Trustee William Gibbons said he will ask U S District Judge Frank McGarr for permission to file with the ICC. The move aims to blend Rock Island with Missouri Pacific and two subs, Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Texas and Pacific, creating a stronger regional system.
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UPI
Rock Island, Lines
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
William Gibbons
Gibbons
U.S
Frank McGarr
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Chicago & Eastern Illnois
Texas and Pacific
St. Louis
McPac
McGarr
Ice
We Transportation Department
Kansas City
Tucumcari
N.M
Southern Pacific
Denver
Denver and Rio Grande
Tax Term Reduced Hultman Focuses on Scheme Backers
U S Attorney Evan Hultman said the Dubuque tax fraud case remains active as investigators pursue unnamed individuals who encouraged the Dubuque 15 to use fraudulent tax withholding forms. He plans to present material to a grand jury on possible additional violations connected to the case.
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Dubuque 15
U.S
Dubuque Area
Ali
American Constitutional Rights Protective Assa
Evan Hultman
Working girl and the changing social safety net
A brief note reflects on the evolving protection for working women, contrasting past reliance on Heaven with modern acts like wage hour laws unemployment compensation social security health insurance and pensions. The fragment hints at copyright and policy shifts shaping workers’ rights.
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Parents Win School Bus Appeal Near Cedar Rapids
The state Department of Public Instruction upheld Grant Wood area education agency order to provide bus transportation to Hiawatha elementary for Twin Pines North children. Cedar Rapids Community School Board had argued DPI lacked authority, citing 1.8 miles to school though two miles rule applies. Routing deemed unsafe along Blairs Ferry Road, justifying bus service.
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Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Grant Wood Area
Twin Pines North Area
Hiawatha
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Public Instruction
Des Moines
Arbore
Cedar Rapids School Board
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Senate approves amendment to curb racial busing policy
The Senate passed an amendment to the HEW appropriations bill aimed at stopping the use of federal funds to compel school systems to bus students by race. Supporters call it the first substantive move to prevent busing, though it excludes court-ordered desegregation. The measure would bar funds from being conditioned on race-based student placement in schools.
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Senate
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Delaware
Joseph Biden
Vietnam
HEW
CIA Poison Could Kill 50000 Says Expert Before Senate
Dr Edward Schantz a former Fort Detrick biologist told the senate select committee on intelligence that a 10 gram cache of shellfish toxin stored by the CIA could kill 30000 people. He testified the toxin remained potent after five years and noted past requisitions to outside labs for research.
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Washington
UPI
Edward Schantz
Army
Biological Laboratories
Fort Detrick
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
CIA
Frank Chirch
Idaho
Schante
U.S. Postal Service
Sign of Upturn as Profits Jump Forty Percent
United Press International reports manufacturers profits rose 34 percent after taxes in the April to June quarter, with big gains in rubber, glass, and textiles. Auto sales lagged while transportation profits surged, helping overall job gains and a record private payroll rise in August. Personal income advanced 1.5 percent to 1.257 trillion, and the balance of payments reached a record 4.06 billion, though housing starts growth cooled and mortgage rates climbed.
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United Press International
FTC
Washington
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Jordan Rejects Hawk Missiles Over Insulting Conditions
Jordan says it will not buy the U S Hawk anti-aircraft missiles because of what it calls insulting limitations in President Ford's message. Prime Minister Rifai notes Jordan would regretfully decline, seeking to keep autonomy over its defenses and deliveries, amid talks of a Soviet system if the deal dies.
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Amman
Jordan
United States
Ford
Congress
Zaid Rifal
Hussein
Soviet Union
Ifai
U.S
House Votes To Tighten Oil Price Controls
The House, ignoring White House veto warnings, passes a comprehensive energy bill to restore stricter oil price controls. Old oil would be capped at 3.25 dollars per barrel, new oil at 7.50, and Arctic or offshore oil up to 14 dollars. The chamber also trims chauffeur limits and faces a looming November price shift risk cited by Frank Zarb.
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White House
Clarence Brown
Robio
Brown
Ford
United States
Arctic
Jim Sant
D-Nev
Frank Zarb
Tat
Congress
Zarbaid
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