Capitol Newsletter Captures Iowa Caucuses and Truck Legislation
Iowa caucuses drew national press and over 1 million spent by candidates as Ford led Republicans and Carter topped Democrats. Legislature debated 65-foot twin trailers amid transport rule shifts and a request to review legality. Death of Rep Bert Fullerton spurred quick action to nominate candidates for vacancies.
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Iowa
State Department of Transportation
Transportation Commission
General Assembly
Gene Hill
Newton
Senate
Fullerton
Congress
Bert Fullerton
Correctionville
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Obituary for Edward DeWall of Estherville
Funeral rites for Edward Otto DeWall 70 of Estherville were held at Emmanuel Lutheran Estherville with Rev R B Fentgen officiating and burial at Graettinger Cemetery. He died Friday in Phoenix Arizona after wintering there. He was born June 26 1905 in Emmet County lived in the area his whole life and worked as a crane operator for Fagre Construction Co. Survivors include wife Mildred of Phoenix son Charles of Phoenix one grandchild sister Elmes Peterson Elsie Whitish Anna Baedke and two other sisters and a brother Albert Wallingford. Henry Funeral Home Estherville handled arrangements.
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Edward Otto DeWall
Estherville
Immanuel Lutheran Church
North Sixth Street
R. B. Fentgen
Graettinger Cemetery
Phoenix
Ariz
Mr. DeWall
Emmet County
Claude and
Amanda Matthews DeWall
Fagre Construction Co
Amanuel Lutheran Church of
VFW
Moose Lodge
Mildred
Charles
Albert
Wallingford
Elmes
Emma
Saddle Up Pony Express Meeting February 1
The Pony Express Riders of Iowa Inc announce their annual Saddle Up meeting at Camp Sunnyside Main Lodge on Sunday February 1 at 2 PM. Special guests include Kelly Stoltzfus, Easter Seal Child II, and Jeff Hill, Easter Seal Child I. The event will reveal the 1976 Honorary Chairman for the April 16 and 17 statewide ride. Last year over 8,500 volunteers participated.
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Pony Express Riders of Iowa, Inc
Camp Sunnyside
Iowa
Kelly Stoltzfus
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Hill
Des Moines
Essay Winners Go to Washington
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative announced an all-expense paid Youth Tour to Washington D C for eight finalists from a 500 word essay contest on The Electric Cooperative and Its Affect On History. High school juniors in the coop service area may enter. deadline March 5 1976 postmarked. eight finalists will be interviewed for the trip with visits to iconic sites and meetings with officials from NRUA REA and other groups.
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Emanuel G. Kraska
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Kraska
Electric Cooperative
Sandra Ludwig
Laurens
Mark Ankeny
Emmetsburg
Washington, D.C
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Rural Electric
U. S. Capitol
Senate & Howe
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
White House
REA
Washington Cathedral
FBI
Turn out Best Ever For Iowa Democrats
Tom Whitney the state Democratic Party chair praised Iowans for a record turnout at Monday's neighborhood Democratic gatherings with estimates well over 50,000. He noted precinct attendance rose statewide and cited Mt Vernon with over 200 people, more than will attend county conventions on March 6. He stressed national media coverage helped spur local participation as the core goal of the election year.
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Tom Whitney
Democratic Party
Whitney
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Rockefeller To Speak in Des Moines April 14
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller accepted an invitation to speak at a statewide Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines on April 14. GOP officials said most tickets will be about 50 dollars, with details to be released to county officials soon as organizers promote a Bicentennial year rally ahead of the 1976 elections.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Tom Stoner
GOP
W. H. Goodrich
Rockefeller
Des Moines
Stoner
Iowa
Sewing Meeting At Estherville
A sewing meeting is set for Monday February 2 at Estherville to discuss coordinating fabrics figures and patterns. The program, staged by extension Home Economists from Emmet and Dickinson Counties, runs 1 30 p m and 7 30 p m at the DEK Building focusing on figure types and fabrics.
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Estherville
Dek
Emmet
Dickinson
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Richard Turner
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Farm Service Co
Democrats
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Land Olakes Research and Technology
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