Iowa lawmakers prepare for special session on collective bargaining
Iowa legislators return to a summer special session to fund collective bargaining for about 38 000 state employees and pay raises for 30 000 more. Secretaries will be shared as many regular staff are unavailable, with 71 possible for 100 House members and 65 as a minimum. Gov. Ray will present his recommendations in a joint session Tuesday morning as committees begin drafting the package to balance pay, staffing, and revenue projections.
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Des Moines
Iowa
David Wray
House
Senate
Wray
Robert Ray
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
Ray
Polk County
Iowa Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Abortion Funding Ban Faces House Rerun Clash
In Washington the House passed a measure to bar federal money from funding abortions by 201-155, largely affecting Medicaid patients. The same session includes a committee vote to tax utilities switching to coal, and a probe into Gulf Oil’s possible antitrust ties to a uranium cartel.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Carter
Ways and Means
Gulf Oil Corp
John E. Moss
D-Cal
Gulf
Rescue of Tortured Woman Unfolds in St Louis Raid
Los Angeles woman rescued by St Louis police and FBI after days of torture and threats to extract ransom of 25000. Twelve suspects were arrested in a west end apartment raid on drug charges as detectives describe the group as a drug ring. The victim, Betty Champagne, suffered burns and knife wounds but was found alive and grateful to officers.
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South Africa
Kwanabuhle
Kabah
ST. Louis
Los Angeles
FBI
West End
Missouri
James Tippett
Archie Jackson
Betty Joyce Champagne
Tippett
Kevin Illin
Mia
Lela Nicholson
Watts
Set George Maurer
Maurer
Ilia
Fianna Fail landslide in Ireland as Lynch set to lead
Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave conceded defeat as Fianna Fail headed for a record landslide in Ireland. Lynch, a 59-year-old lawyer and former sports hero, led the party to a strong majority with 79 seats in the 148 member Dail, signaling a change in government and potential strain with Britain over Northern Ireland.
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Dublin
Ireland
Liam Cosgrave
Jack Lynch
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Cosgrave
Lynch
Ames Golf Course Water Use Triggers Farmer Protest
Ames farmers accuse the private Ames Golf and Country Club of wasting scarce water to keep the course green. Hal Briley says his well went dry after selling cattle, while neighbors report drought and rationing across Iowa. The Iowa Natural Resources Council may suspend the club’s irrigation permit if complaints prove valid.
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Ames (Ap
Ames
Ames Golf and Country Club
Briley
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Country Club
Robert Borgmeier
Borgmeyer
Gilbert
Iowa Natural Resources Council
James Wiegand
Iowa
Clark moves to shield Boundary Waters wilderness
Senator Dick Clark of Iowa said he will introduce legislation to preserve the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. He argues the area is a key recreational and scientific resource and should be protected to the maximum extent, with a moratorium on logging extending and 35,000 adjacent acres added, and the area renamed as a wilderness site.
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Davenport
Dick Clark
Lown
Boundary Waters
Minnesota
Clark
Upper Midwest
Rockies
Lowan
Wadena author writes high fiber cookbook
Mabel Cavaiani of Wadena, a registered dietitian and author of three cookbooks, releases The High Fiber Cookbook. Drawing on 20 years in Chicago restaurant management and U.S. Army dietitian work, she offers practical fiber rich recipes like bran biscuits and sauerkraut cake, promoting health with down to earth guidance.
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Mabel Cavaiani
Wadena
Euell Gibbons
Chicago
Hamilton County
Cavaiani
Iowa State University
Ames
U.S. Army Research Center
U.S. Food Planning Center
Army
Armed Forces Recipe Service Committee
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