Reform voter bill eyed as Iowa legislature opens
A 1970 Iowa Legislature session debates Senate File 665 on election reforms. Critics warn the bill may hinder participation by requiring more frequent re registration and voter ID. Mobile registrations and city residency rules face overhaul, potentially raising lines and disadvantaging elderly, disabled, and non drivers. Citizens urged to contact state senators and representatives with views.
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Mississippi school integration triggers white flight to private academies
A Mississippi incident shows white students leaving public schools after integration, enrolling in privately run segregated academies at $25 a month. White teachers also resign to work with white parents forming the schools. A local editor defended desegregation but warned it could lower education standards, arguing equality in law does not guarantee equal abilities.
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Unlimited possibilities bill targets grape purchases to pressure growers
A congressional bill proposes halting Defense Department grape purchases in California to pressure table grape growers amid union activity. It notes the 1968 Defense Dept ranking as a top grape buyer and its annual two million pounds to Vietnam, asking whether other military supplies should face similar stoppages if manufacturers balk at terms.
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Legislative report by Joan Lipsky opens 1976 Iowa session
Des Moines reports the second session of the 68th General Assembly has started strongly with over 28 bills passed by day three and a first act defeating a juvenile court bill. A five-member committee will study child labor law changes, aiming to expand opportunities for 14 and 15 year olds and end gender discrimination in employment.
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Northwestern Bell posts 1969 record year in Iowa telephones
Northwestern Bell reports a record year in Iowa with 1,084,000 phones served, 41,000 new lines, and daily local calls averaging 4.8 million. The firm says 1969 saw $55 million in new construction, a 6 percent jump in long distance calls, and over 1,300 miles of underground cable.
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Cedar Rapids Library Amnesty Month Transforms Fines
During January Cedar Rapids residents could return overdue books without fines as the Library Board declared January a month of amnesty. All past fines were wiped and overdue materials accepted without questions to encourage returns and reengagement with the library. Starting February a new policy shifts from punishment to billing for overdue materials and replacement costs.
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